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What will happen to house prices in 2024?

The housing market this year has been better than many predicted, with lower-than-expected falls in asking prices, and good levels of demand from home-buyers for the right-priced homes. However, rising mortgage and interest rates have stretched the affordability of many people planning to move. Average new seller asking prices are …

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Market analysis

New data from Rightmove has revealed that a new record number of sellers came to market on Boxing Day 2023. The 26% increase in new sellers beat the previous record of last year. Buyers also got their new year moving plans in motion on Boxing Day, with the number of …

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Upfront information

Happy New Year and welcome to 2024, the local property market this year will prove, hopefully, to be as active as the last. In late 2023 some changes/guidance for our industry occurred and I thought some of this may be of interest to our readers and clients. You will be …

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Merry Christmas from Tempertons

The partners and staff at Tempertons wish a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our past, present, and future clients and customers.

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Fixed rates have dropped

In recent news this month (October, at the time of writing) fixed mortgage rates have dropped across the spectrum, which is positive news for borrowers following a turbulent year. According to Moneyfacts data, the overall average two- and five-year fixed rates have dropped for the second consecutive month to 6.47% …

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Analysis of the current market

UK house prices fell last month at the fastest annual rate in 14 years, as higher interest rates adversely affected people’s ability to purchase property with a mortgage. According to Nationwide Building Society, residential property prices fell by an average of 3.8% year-on-year, the sharpest drop since July 2009 when …

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Energy, energy, energy

Thought I would offer this to you, the reader, this month; Reducing gas and electricity bills is trumping environmental and regulatory concerns for buyers seeking more energy-efficient homes, recent research suggests. Knight Frank’s latest sentiment survey found 35% of homebuyers rate rising energy costs as the biggest influence when purchasing …

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Spray foam insulation

As a Chartered Surveyor and a regular contributor to NOVA Magazine, I wondered whether I could share some current and relevant property-related topics here, with you, from time to time. With the present media, press, news, etc., all concerned about the ‘energy crisis’, cost of gas and electric bills, saving …

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EPCs and Net Zero –€“ how to face the challenges

Net Zero is “the economic opportunity of the 21st Century,” according to respondents to the Review of Net Zero, an independent assessment of the Government’s approach to its target. The Review recommends that the Government seize these opportunities and move quickly to reform areas such as how we create our …

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Market review

Annual house price growth has slowed further, dropping to 1.1% in January, from 2.8% in December, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index. But there are some encouraging signs that mortgage rates are normalising, although it is too early to tell whether activity in the housing market has started …

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A Tribute (RDT)

Some sad news in this month’s article. As many of our readers will know by now, our co-founder, Ron Temperton passed away recently. He was a kind, professional, and generous man, being well known and well respected by many people in Newport, Telford, and the surrounding areas. He had always …

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Long-term forecast for growth is positive

2023 will inevitably prove a very different housing market to 2022 but there will still be buyers who need to buy and sellers who need to sell. Price moderation and a sales slowdown are likely over the coming months but should be considered in the context of economic history, the …

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