Recent Articles in Trading Up Property Checklists

Thinking of Trading Down? Read our trading down advice
Apr 7, 2015

If you are looking at trading down from a larger to a smaller home, you are likely to have lived in your home for some years.

The good news is you probably own your property outright – over 50% of homeowners today in England do - or you are likely to have lots of equity and when you trade down it may mean you won’t need a mortgage at all.  

Latest Land Registry London borough analysis
Mar 2, 2015

Every month we track the performance of each of the 32 London boroughs to find out, how are they performing this year versus last; is the growth/decline more or less than the long term average; what and when was the highest house price growth ever; how much did prices fall during the last recession and are current property values more or less than the 2007/08 peak. Find out what's happening in your London borough!

Barratt Homes suggests a fresh start for 2015
Jan 28, 2015

Leading homebuilder Barratt Homes is urging people who are considering moving to make a fresh start in 2015 with a brand new home. New-build homes rival older properties in a number of ways, some of which buyers may not be aware of, so the developer is highlighting just a few of the reasons why buying a new home can be beneficial.

What's supply and demand like in your area of the country?
Dec 12, 2014

Supply and Demand are key concepts in the property market, you need someone to sell you a property if you want to buy one and vice versa. Here I look at how supply and demand is affectign the market and what the various indices are saying.

George Osborne overhauls Stamp Duty after 300 years: New rates and savings you can make
Dec 4, 2014

So here it is, at last, the end of the worst 'slab tax' in history. Now time for a refresher and some facts and figures so you know the impact it will have.