The best place to buy a home for your parents to live in
Are you looking to give back to your parents by helping buy them a new home? If you’ve reached a stage in your life where you’re financially stable and are able to help Mum and Dad out by finding them the perfect, peaceful home, we’ve created a guide to the best places to buy a […]
Finding homebuyers with Facebook advertising
The impact of the pandemic means the property sector continues to adapt and find innovative ways to market properties digitally. With this in mind, The Guild has launched a new product, Hooked, which uses data-driven Facebook advertising to find prospective buyers for Guild properties. How does Hooked work? Hooked is a tool that helps you […]
Where To Buy A Holiday Home In The UK
Holiday lets can be extremely rewarding. And in the current climate, with the Coronavirus pandemic, staycations are on the rise, adding value to a holiday home purchase in the UK. If you are thinking about where the best place is to buy a holiday let, or how to start your search, then you have come […]
Moving Home During the Four-Week Lockdown
On Saturday 31 October, the UK Government announced a four-week lockdown in England, which came into effect on Thursday 5 November. But what does this mean for home buyers and sellers? Fortunately, there is no direct impact on the property sector and so those looking to move will be able to continue the process. While […]
Don’t Wait to Take Advantage of the Stamp Duty Holiday
“Property transactions are taking far longer to complete than before due to the surge of activity and higher volumes of transactions” With only a few months left to the deadline, many buyers and sellers will be thinking they have plenty of time to take advantage of the Stamp Duty holiday which ends 31st March. However, […]
Autumn Market Report: Post-Lockdown Momentum in the Market
The UK housing market starts autumn with momentum following a post-lockdown mini-boom, making summer 2020 busier than usual. Buyer demand has soared, up 34% on a year ago according to Zoopla, while supply to the marketplace is at its highest level since March 2008, according to Rightmove. Over 81,000 property sales were recorded in August, […]
Regional Property Market Update Autumn 2020: Southern
It is estimated nearly two million people own buy-to-let property across the UK (Resolution Foundation 2019), with property being regarded as a ‘safe-haven’ asset. At 4.9% and 4.7% respectively, the gross yields on residential property across the South East and South West are attractive. Southampton and Portsmouth are the current top performers in the Southern […]
Regional Property Market Update Autumn 2020: West Midlands and Wales
It is estimated that nearly two million people own buy-to-let property across the UK (Resolution Foundation 2019), with property being regarded as a ‘safe-haven’ asset. At 5.4% and 5.7% respectively, the gross yield on residential property across the West Midlands and Wales is attractive. Ceredigion is currently the strongest performer in the area, followed by […]
Regional Property Market Update Autumn 2020: West of England and South Wales
It is estimated that nearly two million people own buy-to-let property across the UK (Resolution Foundation 2019), with property being regarded as a ‘safe-haven’ asset. At 4.7% and 5.7% respectively, the gross yields on residential property across the South West and Wales are attractive. Areas across Wales currently offer the most attractive returns, taking nine […]
Regional Property Market Update Autumn 2020: Thames Valley, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire
It is estimated that nearly two million people own buy-to-let property across the UK (Resolution Foundation 2019), with property being regarded as a ‘safe-haven’ asset. At 4.9% the gross yield on residential property across the South East is attractive. Reading, Milton Keynes and Cherwell are currently the top performers across the Thames Valley, Berkshire, Oxfordshire […]