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...
Local housing development will help meet demand for commuter homes
Housing in Market Harborough and Northamptonshire is popular with commuters thanks to the region’s great transport links to London and other major cities like Birmingham and Leicester. New housing development for commuters A new development of five luxury...
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
New housing Harborough district
As Leicestershire prepares for high demand in 2017, a number of new housing planning applications have been put forward to prepare for what is likely to be a growing property market in the area over the next five years. The East Midlands’ price growth is estimated to...
Rail strikes make Market Harborough more attractive to commuters
The ongoing Southern Rail dispute has had a significant impact on those that use the service to travel into London from the South. So much so that the housing market in southern commuter hot spots are being affected according to a recent news story in The Times....
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...
Harborough district schools performing well, again
A secondary school in the Harborough district has been ranked by the Sunday Times as one of the best in the country. Leicester Grammar School in Great Glen has placed in the top ten independent secondary schools in the East Midlands as part of The Times’ Parents Power...
New home commitment stressed in Autumn Statement
The UK government has announced funding of close to £7bn to boost the building of new homes as part of the Autumn Statement. Hoping to offer a solution to the housing crisis, the funding has been divided into two nationwide projects and one in London. Chancellor...
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...
Property market picking up nationwide post Brexit
For the first time in seven months (since February) buyer demand and house prices both rose in September, according to the latest index report. The figures indicate a modest recovery following some hesitation in the market post-referendum. The September figures from...