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And how new Government rules will mean draughty low-eco Hastings homes will drop in value. ‘It’s Not Easy Being Green’, was the song that Kermit sang on Sesame Street. Yet now being green is a normal way of life for most of us. Walking or cycling places instead of taking the car, recycling and even …

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Would it surprise you, even more, when we said the ratio of house prices to wages are still lower today when compared to 1871? Yes, you read that correctly, as a proportion of average wages, British house prices are 17.6% proportionally cheaper today than they were in 1871. We wish to talk about the last …

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… whilst possible new mortgage rules for Hastings homeowners would make it harder to sell their draughty old properties As the UK has committed to a legally binding target to be carbon neutral by 2050, one of the biggest producers of greenhouse gasses are residential properties. To hit that target, every UK property will need …

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…as Hastings first-time buyers now only need a 5% deposit for a mortgage. Hastings landlords, sell your property portfolios, your tenants will soon be leaving in droves as they buy their first home with the new 5% deposit mortgages backed by the Government’s new mortgage-guarantee scheme revealed in March’s budget! These 95% mortgages are to …

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So is it a good idea to rent in between moving home, to be chain-free? Moving home is said to be the third most stressful thing you can do, so if you can do anything to reduce that stress, so much the better? When buying your next Hastings home, being chain-free can certainly reduce your …

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With all of us completing the Census a couple of weeks ago, it made us realise profoundly that our and our family’s life, which from our own point of view seems unique and delightful, makes us all into a series of statistics for the Census gatherers to pore over. To digest and regurgitate facts, figures …

Continue reading "Hastings Property Market: 2011-2021. A look back at the Hastings housing market over the last decade"

The Hastings property market, for people looking to sell, is at its sturdiest for at least the last five years with home buyers jumping on to the Hastings property ladder with abandon. Hastings house prices are anticipated to rise throughout 2021 after the stamp duty cut (and subsequent extension until the autumn) and the newly …

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