Waiting is even riskier. We all know the feeling. When you think about buying a home, you check the headlines, look at interest rates, and then tell yourself, “Maybe we’ll wait until things calm down.” Waiting feels safe. You stay in control, you avoid risk, and you carry on as you are. However, when it… Continue reading Buying a Home in SE16 Feels Risky.
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SE16’s Property Saleability Secret:
The Numbers Every SE16 Homeowner Must See If you’re an SE16 homeowner or landlord thinking about selling in the next couple of years, the question on your mind is simple. How long will it take to find a buyer? New data on the 155 SE16 homes sold in the last 3 months has revealed some… Continue reading SE16’s Property Saleability Secret:
Extend or Move in SE16 in 2025?
A step-by-step guide for SE16 homeowners You want more space. The kitchen bleeds into homework time. The spare room became an office, then a dumping ground. The obvious answer used to be to extend. Yet over the last few years, the sums have changed. This is an article for SE16 homeowners who are weighing up… Continue reading Extend or Move in SE16 in 2025?
How Many SE16 Homes Bought During the Pandemic are Returning to the Market?
In the summer of 2020, SE16’s property market, like the rest of the UK, roared back to life after weeks of pandemic lockdown. It was a strange moment in history. The pause in the British housing market had created a bottleneck of pent-up demand, and when the doors reopened, homes that might have taken months… Continue reading How Many SE16 Homes Bought During the Pandemic are Returning to the Market?
Why SE16 Homeowners Need to Pay Attention to This Pricing Gap
If you’re a homeowner in SE16 thinking about selling, brace yourself for a bit of uncomfortable truth. There is a growing gap in our area between what SE16 home sellers want and what buyers are actually willing to pay. And the evidence for this is laid out, month after month, in cold, hard numbers. Since the summer of 2020,… Continue reading Why SE16 Homeowners Need to Pay Attention to This Pricing Gap
SE16’s Semi-Detached Houses Rise by 754% in 30 Years
Once mocked as middle-of-the-road suburbia, SE16’s semi-detached homes have quietly become one of the strongest performers in the property market. Looking at SE16 house price data has given the humble semi the last laugh, with an astounding average price increase of 754% over the past three decades. This impressive rise in house prices has made… Continue reading SE16’s Semi-Detached Houses Rise by 754% in 30 Years
Generation Rent or Generation Patient?Why SE16’s Under-34s Are Taking Longer to Buy a Home
It’s no great revelation that young people in SE16 are finding it increasingly difficult to buy a home. Rising living costs, modest wage growth, and stricter mortgage lending rules have all contributed to a noticeable shift in the housing landscape. For many under 34, homeownership feels more like a long-term goal than a near-term reality.… Continue reading Generation Rent or Generation Patient?Why SE16’s Under-34s Are Taking Longer to Buy a Home
SE16 Homeowners Pocket £12,356 A Year in Profit Since 2005
As we are now half way through 2025, it’s certain the SE16 housing market has been more restrained than the post pandemic 24 months of summer 2020 through to July/August of 2022, and I believe that the ‘steady as she goes’ outlook will continue into the rest of 2025 and beyond. As I always say… Continue reading SE16 Homeowners Pocket £12,356 A Year in Profit Since 2005
Will There Be an SE16 House Price Crash in 2025?
In early 2023, most property forecasters anticipated a significant downturn in the UK housing market over the following two years. Halifax predicted an 8% drop in house prices, Savills went further at 10%, and Nomura Bank predicted a fall of up to 15%. While these gloomy forecasts grabbed headlines, the actual data told a different… Continue reading Will There Be an SE16 House Price Crash in 2025?
4,660 SE16 Homeowners Let Down:
The Silent Scandal of Estate Agents Overvaluing If you have ever thought about selling your SE16 home, chances are you have been tempted to push the asking price a little higher than advised. After all, it’s your biggest tax free asset. A few extra thousand on the asking price of your SE16 home sounds like… Continue reading 4,660 SE16 Homeowners Let Down:
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