9 years ago
In November 2015, George Osborne disclosed plans to restrain the buy-to-let (BTL) market, implying its growing attractiveness was leaving aspiring first time buyers contesting with landlords for the restricted number of properties on the market. One of things he…
9 years ago
Market Comment from Lee Fenn-Tripp, Director of Downer & Co There are 23.36 million properties in England and Wales with 64% being owner occupied and 36% being rented either from a private landlord, local authority or housing association. Over…
9 years ago
Market Comment from Lee Fenn-Tripp director Downer & Co “How far do Newbury people go to move to a new house?” This was an intriguing question asked by one of my clients the other week. Readers of my property…
9 years ago
The Newbury Property Market is a very interesting animal and has been particularly fascinating over the last 12 years when we consider what has happened to Newbury rents and house prices. There’s currently much talk of what will happen…
9 years ago
Market Comment from Lee Fenn-Tripp, Director of Downer & Co This was a question posed to me on social media a few weeks ago, after my article about our mature members of Newbury society and the fact many retirees…
9 years ago
Market Comment from Lee Fenn-Tripp, Director of Downer & Co 1,826,560 People use Newbury Train Station a year How does that affect the Newbury Property Market? It might surprise you that it isn’t always the villages around West Berkshire…