New research has shown that the difference between a child going to a ‘good’ primary school and an ‘outstanding’ school is £37,000 on average in housing cost. Higher house prices in catchment areas 20 per cent of schools in England are listed as grade 1 (outstanding...
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Main talking points from the 2017 Housing White Paper
This year’s Housing White Paper on ‘Fixing Britain’s broken housing market’ has been released. In general, the 104-page paper presented a number of pledges but little detail on how they would increase the amount of properties available. Here is a summary of the top...
William Naylor featured in the Leicester Mercury
Earlier this month, an article from William Naylor of Naylors Estate Agents was published in the property section of the Leicester Mercury. This article offers advice to potential vendors as the new year brings thoughts of moving home. Read the full article below
Predictions for house prices in 2017 announced
2016 has been a turbulent year for the housing market; house prices have gone full circle with rises and falls throughout the year due to the decision to leave the EU. But now, as Britain begins negotiations over leaving the EU, we look to what the New Year has in...
Market Harborough is a housing hot spot
Market Harborough has been found to have house prices that are rising faster than any surrounding town. Despite the higher prices, buyers are not being put off, and demand for housing in the area is maintaining. According to Rightmove, over the past year, detached...
How the Help to Buy ISA has got more people on the property ladder
The Help to Buy ISA was launched in December to give first-time buyers a boost onto the property ladder. The scheme was announced to great acclaim, but what have been the effects in practice? Since the launch, latest government figures show that the scheme has been a...
First time buying is now cheaper than renting
People looking for their first home in the UK are better off purchasing rather than renting, as the gap has more than doubled in the last five years, new research has found. On average, first time buyers are £865 better off each year when compared to those who rent....
Buying to let will still be a viable option in Market Harborough
William Naylor is featured in this week's Harborough Mail discussing why he believes buying to let will still continue to be important in 2016. Click on the image below to read the full article
Property price growth is weakest since 2013
Nationwide Building Society has announced that house prices rose at their slowest annual pace for nearly two years in August. Property price growth was marked as a rise of 3.2% compared with August last year, with prices across the UK rising by 0.3% on a...
More homes to be built in Harborough area
2015 has been a great year for new housing proposals in the Market Harborough area and the rest of the Harborough district. Several proposals are in varying stages of development, with a new developer last month requesting feedback on their plans to build up to 70...