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Why Hasn’t the Portsmouth Property Market Crashed?

The UK property market has demonstrated remarkable resilience despite facing significant challenges over the past 18 months. Many analysts in the autumn of 2022 predicted a severe downturn in house prices, driven by economic uncertainty, a cost-of-living crisis, and rising mortgage rates.

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Portsmouth Buy-to-Let Property Market: A Portsmouth Landlord's Perspective on Recent Trends

Over the past few years, the UK rental market has experienced significant fluctuations, with rents increasing dramatically during the Covid-19 pandemic. Between 2020 and 2022, demand far exceeded supply, driving rents to unprecedented levels.

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Making Sense of the Portsmouth Property Market's £310 per Square Foot Value

Portsmouth, a vibrant city with a diverse property market, offers countless opportunities for homeowners seeking their next home. However, navigating this landscape requires a strategic approach to avoid common pitfalls. If you're a current Portsmouth homeowner weighing up your options for a potential move, this guide will shed light on some key factors to consider.

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Is it a Portsmouth Buyers’ or Sellers’ Property Market?

Navigating the property market in Portsmouth? Understanding the current market dynamics is essential whether you're looking to buy a dream home or sell a cherished property. Recent data reveals a fascinating surge in property transactions across the UK, with Portsmouth included in all this bustling activity.

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

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

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?

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

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

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.

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

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.

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71 Days to Sell a Property in Portsmouth

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

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!

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