Liverpool’s property market is continuing to attract "plenty of investor interest" despite the 3% Stamp Duty increase, according to city experts. Local agents reported a rush for deals on second homes and buy-to-let properties being completed prior to the rise being introduced at the start of April, however one month later the ... Read More...
City Residential
The property market in Liverpool city centre was boosted by healthy investment during the last quarter, according to analysis from local estate agent City Residential. The company’s Residential Report for Q1 of 2016 indicates that the residential sales sector grew by 1.24% during the three-month period ending 31 March, an annual ... Read More...
Liverpool’s property experts have expressed concern over the government’s decision to go ahead with planned stamp duty reforms, as announced in the 2016 Budget. Agents are worried that the reforms will result in a decline in demand for residential property. Phil Hartley-Chambers, director at City Residential, says: “The budget was fairly unspectacular for ... Read More...
Across the UK demand for rental property is near record-high levels with 13.8 tenants chasing every new rental that comes to market. It is therefore unsurprising that investors are eager to add to their property portfolios and are driving the buy-to-let market, particularly in Liverpool. Your move explores why the city ... Read More...
New private rented sector (PRS) developments totalling £150 million are expected to be announced for Liverpool in the coming months, as property experts call for more "proper residential stock". City Residential’s managing director, Alan Bevan and Adam Challis from JLL revealed the plans and discussed changes needed to improve Liverpool’s property future at ... Read More...
The government’s new Help to Buy: ISA will be a welcome enhancement to existing schemes for first-time buyers when it is launched today (1 December), according to Merseyside property experts. The initiative was announced by Chancellor George Osborne as part of his Budget in March, and will see the government provide ... Read More...
A further one million sq ft of underused office space has the potential to create ‘much needed’ residential accommodation in Liverpool, according to a city agent. The government’s housing and planning minister, Brandon Lewis announced yesterday (Tuesday 13 October) that temporary measures making it easier to convert old office buildings into ... Read More...
Historic half a million pound Georgian properties in Liverpool will go on sale in the next few months, according to estate agent City Residential. The properties on Faulkner Street, one of the city’s last remaining cobbled streets, are being converted into four and five-bedroom homes. Priced at £495,000, there will be 23 ... Read More...
The first enquiries for apartments in Chancery House near Liverpool ONE have been registered - before work has even begun on renovation of the historic building. The building, which is located near to the John Lewis Store on Paradise Street in the city centre, was the subject of planning approval for ... Read More...