9 years ago
Yes, I said ‘rentirement’, not retirement … rentirement and it relates to the 369 (and growing) Newbury people, who don’t own their own Newbury home but rent their home, privately from a buy to let landlord and who are…
9 years ago
Market Comment from Lee Fenn-Tripp of Downer & Co. As we go headlong into 2018, I believe UK interest rates will stay low, even with the additional 0.25% increase that is expected in May or June. That rise will…
9 years ago
Market Comment from Lee Fenn-Tripp of Downer & Co. Talk to many Newbury 20 something’s, where home ownership has looked but a vague dream, many of them have directed their anger towards the Baby Boomer generation and their pushover…
9 years ago
Market Comment from Lee Fenn-Tripp of Downer & Co. I miss the good old days of George Osborne as Chancellor, with his hardhat and hi-vis jacket. He must have visited every new home building site in the UK with…
9 years ago
Market Comment from Lee Fenn-Tripp of Downer & Co. As the winter months draw in and the temperature starts to drop, keeping one’s home warm is vital. Yet, with the price of gas and electricity rising quicker than a…
9 years ago
Market Comment from Lee Fenn-Tripp of Downer & Co. As I mentioned in a previous article, the average house price in Newbury is 9.86 times the average annual Newbury salary. This is higher than the last peak of 2008,…