RE: Panama27 Mar 2022 13:50
There is an sort-of interesting article in The Telegraph "A hidden crisis is hitting the property market " which basically says the bottom end of the house market has decreased siginificantly Y-on-Y:
Sub £100k sales
down 38% vis-a-vis 2021
down 42% v. 2019
£100 to £250k
down 21% v. 2021
down 1% v 2019
Wher the bottom end goes surely the middle and top will follow as no-chains able to form, possibly suggests housing market is about to collapse as per 2008. Could be wrong, has been known. [all depends on whether Uk Gov have hair-brained scheme up their sleeves to prop up said mkt]
We were thinking of splashing the cash and getting something nicer this year but are now going to sit on our hands (sounds familiar). One of my neighbours sold their 3-bed house for near on £800k just before Christmas - Blingtastic but still at the end of the day only a Barratts house - and thats in south-east Wales, that well-known hot-spot not.
Perhaps I'm getting old but that sounds an awfull lot for a 3-bed.....