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Portsmouth Homeowners: Miss the 5th of June 2024 Deadline and You Might Miss Christmas in Your New Home

By Samantha Cartwright
News
26 April 2024

As May comes into view, with the anticipation of the warm summer months ahead of us, with sun-drenched hot beaches and cold ice cream, the thoughts and contemplations of Christmas seem a million miles away.

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Portsmouth Property Owners Reap £7,023 Yearly Gains Since 2001

By Samantha Cartwright
News
22 April 2024

As we are now nicely into 2024, it's certain the Portsmouth housing market over the last 18 months has been a little more restrained than 2020, 2021 and early 2022, and I believe that the ‘steady as she goes’ outlook will continue into the rest of 2024 and beyond.

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2-Bed or 3-Bed Portsmouth Homes: Which Sells the Fastest?

By Samantha Cartwright
News
16 April 2024

Understanding the nuances of property sales is essential for both homeowners and investors in the dynamic Portsmouth property market.

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Portsmouth Q1 2024 Property Market Report

By Samantha Cartwright
News
8 April 2024

In the articles on the Portsmouth property market, we like to provide an insight into the real story of what is happening in our Portsmouth (and national) property market and address the misconceptions that some of the ‘doom monger’ media have been spreading.

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The Portsmouth Property Market Report for March 2024

By Samantha Cartwright
News
3 April 2024

As a practised estate and letting agent based in Portsmouth, I like to monitor the Portsmouth property market, compare it to the UK property market, and then share it with Portsmouth homeowners and landlords.

Portsmouth’s £3.85 Billion Inheritance from Baby Boomers Won't Save Gen X and Millennials

By Samantha Cartwright
News
2 April 2024

Many Portsmouth people I talk to in their late 30s to late 40s are relying on the inheritance from their Baby boomer generation parents to help them in their home buying and retirement future.

71 Days to Sell a Property in Portsmouth

By Samantha Cartwright
News
27 March 2024

Whether you are a Portsmouth landlord looking to liquidate your buy-to-let investment or a Portsmouth homeowner looking to sell your home, finding a buyer and then getting the legal work done can take a frustratingly long time.

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Portsmouth's Restless Homeowners: The 5 Year 13 Week Itch in the Portsmouth Housing Market

By Samantha Cartwright
News
6 March 2024

There are 28.4m households in Britain, of which 17,693,200 are owned, worth a total of £5,127,807,837,600 (£5.1 trillion). When you add all the private rented homes and council houses, that figure reaches just over £8.5 trillion!

41.1% of Portsmouth households are 3-bedroom homes. Is that enough?

By Samantha Cartwright
News
29 February 2024

As an estate and letting agent with a keen eye on local Portsmouth property trends, it becomes imperative to delve into the nuanced landscape of property types, mainly through the lens of bedroom distribution across various tenures.

The Future of the Portsmouth Buy-to-Let Market in 2024

By Samantha Cartwright
News
19 February 2024

The UK's property market is facing a significant challenge as the availability of homes for rent has plummeted to its lowest level in five years, exacerbating the difficulties tenants face in finding affordable accommodation.