Market highlights: Open Living Curated by Natasha Young The Avenue, NGV Liverpool, L11 Hints of green and wooden frames and furnishings give a natural look to this open plan kitchen and dining room, which is complemented by plants. The large contemporary space welcomes an abundance of natural light through skylights and French doors which open ... Read More...
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A Liverpool estate agent has forecast a “promising” future for the private rented sector (PRS) regardless of the outcome of next Thursday’s General Election. Helen Griffin-Booth, director at Bluerow Homes, says the big three parties have taken a similarly positive stance on PRS in their respective manifestos - each pledging to ... Read More...
Prime Minister Theresa May's proposed summer general election could increase stability in Liverpool's residential property market, according to local experts. Helen Griffin-Booth, director of estate agent Bluerow Homes, believes the potential 8 June vote will bring consistency to the sector in the wake of post-Brexit disruption. She says: “In the current political climate ... Read More...
Liverpool homeowners seeking to sell their property have been advised to "act fast" to take advantage of the current market conditions. New figures from LSL Property Services/Acadata show that house prices in the Liverpool City Region have risen by 5% in the last year. Commenting on the data, Helen Griffin-Booth, director at ... Read More...
Liverpool’s first-time buyers market has gotten off to a strong start in 2017, according to a city agent. National figures from Halifax suggest more people took their first steps onto the property ladder in 2016 than at any time since the start of the financial crisis, and Bluerow Homes has noted ... Read More...
A new prediction that house prices could increase by at least 3% in 2017 is said to be “welcome” news for Merseyside’s property market. According to RICS’ annual housing market forecast the rise is expected across the UK during the course of next year, although the North West could potentially make ... Read More...
New measures announced in the government’s Autumn Statement could bring rising rental costs, according to Liverpool property experts. Industry insiders have questioned whether Chancellor Philip Hammond’s decision to ban letting agents from charging fees to tenants will really benefit those renting homes. Following the Chancellor’s announcement yesterday (23 November) that landlords should ... Read More...
Liverpool’s property market will “continue to thrive” despite new uncertainty over Brexit, according to an industry expert. Yesterday (3 November) the High Court ruled that the government would not be able to trigger Article 50 to begin Britain’s departure from the European Union without approval from parliament. Helen Griffin-Booth, director of Liverpool’s ... Read More...
A significant rise in North West house prices could be good news for Liverpool's first-time buyers, according to a local agent. The latest residential forecast announced by property agent JLL predicts the region’s home values will see a 18.1% boost over the next five years. The new report anticipates that Brexit uncertainty ... Read More...
New regulations to protect home buyers from being misled have been welcomed by Liverpool agents. Revised codes of practice by The Property Ombudsman (TPO) will take effect from tomorrow (1 October), preventing agents from hiding price cuts online and giving the impression a property is new to the market when it is ... Read More...