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Well, with the General Election just over the horizon and having been asked by a number of Bishop’s Stortford homeowners and Bishop’s Stortford buy to let landlords what the different main parties would do to the local property market, in…

In 1979, Margaret Thatcher was voted in on a Tory landslide with the ‘right to buy your own council house’ being a mainstay of Conservative policy. She encouraged people to buy their own their own council flats and houses, although…

First time buyers have two weeks to open a Help to Buy: ISA; the savings account which helps first time buyers to save more through a 25% top-up from the government. As most of us already know, getting a foot…

If you are either selling or buying a property in Sawbridgeworth, there are a few reasons why it may be taking some time to sell your Sawbridgeworth home or find that perfect place to call your new home. It may be…

The Government’s Annual Housing Survey is 50 years old this year.  It has taken a snap shot of the UK’s property market every year since 1969 and in the recently published report for 2018, it wasn’t a surprise that owner…

The long-lasting issue of the Sawbridgeworth and East Hertfordshire property market are laid bare as the final 2018 property transaction figures have just been published and they continue the post credit crunch trend of less people moving. 25.1% less of…

Lots of people say moving home is one of the top ten most stressful events in your life. Fortunately, there is a way to mitigate your stress. In a nutshell, start as early as you can, plan ahead and do…

Has England’s green and pleasant land all of a sudden become England’s green and overcrowded land? With the nation’s ever-increasing population and the double whammy that people are now living longer, this means as each year goes by, there is…

Looking back at the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landing a few months ago, it reminded me of the huge changes that have happened to Sawbridgeworth and more specifically the Sawbridgeworth property market since WW2. Back in 1946, the average…