Category: property demand

What Determines the Price of your Home?

by macwitney, posted in Choosing the right agent, hot properties for sale, Housing Update, latest statistics, Local Info, market summary, property demand, property sales

Guest blog by Gavin Pike MNAEA – Senior Sales Partner, Martin & Co Witney

Ask any economics student what determines price and the instant answer will be ‘supply and demand’.  This is as true for housing as is for anything else from crude oil to bitcoin.

Critically for the house seller, some of these factors are beyond your control whilst others can be made to work in your favour.

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One of the reasons prices are so high is that a very small percentage of the housing stock is available at any one time. Last year less than 4.24% of Oxfordshire’s housing stock was sold.  In other words, any one Oxfordshire home comes to the market on average every 23½ years! Continue reading “What Determines the Price of your Home?” →

First Time Buyers Pushing Affordability Boundaries

by macwitney, posted in Housing Affordability, Housing Update, latest statistics, market summary, property demand, property sales
  • The latest NAEA report suggests that some first-time buyers, particularly in areas outside of London are pushing themselves further in order to maximise the benefit of stamp duty relief. In this way, they suggest, they are skipping the traditional first home and making the jump straight up the ladder to what might previously have been their second purchase, thus also saving on future stamp duty costs.
  • While shrewd of first-time buyers, if this becomes more widespread, pressure is likely to intensify on next rung of the ladder making it harder for those true ‘second-steppers’ who wish to move up the ladder out of their first home.
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The Growth of the Private Rental Sector

by macwitney, posted in Housing Update, latest statistics, Local Info, market summary, property demand, rental property

In 2016-17, the private rented sector accounted for 4.7 million or 20% of households.

The latest English Housing Survey (2016–17) has just been published and it reveals the continued growth of the private rented sector. Over a fifth of households (20.3%) now rent privately, up from 19.9% a year earlier and a higher proportion than ever before.

As is well documented, across all the regions, the growth in London’s rental sector has been most pronounced. It now accounts for 30% of households, up 11.6 percentage points from ten years ago. While there are over 2 million more households renting privately than there were ten years ago, almost half a million of these are in London.

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In 2006-07, about three quarters (72%) of those aged 35-44 were owner occupiers. By 2016-17, this had fallen to half (52%). While owner occupation remains the most prevalent tenure for this age group, there has been a considerable increase in the proportion of 35-44 year olds in the private rented sector (11% to 29%). The proportion in the social rented sector did not change.

The most recent available figures for West Oxfordshire show that 12.5% of households live in social rented accommodation and 14.9% (6,243 households) in privately rented accommodation. Delving into the detail a bit more; there are 1,525 privately renting households in Witney (13.4%) and 1,660 in Carterton (28.2%).

West Oxfordshire Property Event

by macwitney, posted in Events, Housing Affordability, Housing Update, insurance, latest statistics, Local Info, market summary, mortgages, property demand, Property Investment, property sales, rental property, Tax

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Would you like to know more about investing in local property? Whether you’re a seasoned landlord, just dipping your toe in the water or on a fact finding mission then this event is essential to get all the latest facts, tips and critical information to get the very best advice about investing in property in West Oxfordshire. Our panel of experts from local, Witney businesses are on hand to dispense free advice at 6pm on Thursday 9th November at the historic Witney Blanket Hall. Experts from Everyman Legal (solicitors), M Group (accountants), Martin & Co (local property experts) and London & Country (mortgages) will be on hand after the 1 hour presentation to answer any further queries you may have. We’ll even provide something to eat and drink!

Please register now for your free tickets as spaces are limited: witneypropertynews.com or look on Facebook for Martin & Co Witney for more details

BOOK TICKETS HERE

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What Property Makes the BEST Investment in West Oxfordshire?

by macwitney, posted in Housing Update, latest statistics, Local Info, market summary, property demand, Property Investment, property sales, rental property

I was recently asked by WODC to put together a brief paper on the local Private Rented Sector (PRS) to help inform a cabinet level debate. Having done the legwork I thought I’d share my findings with you as some light reading. The aim of this is to help any potential buy-to-let investors make an informed decision about the type of property to purchase. Continue reading “What Property Makes the BEST Investment in West Oxfordshire?” →

The growing market – the impact of migration and the retirement generation on West Oxfordshire property prices

by macwitney, posted in Housing Affordability, Housing Update, latest statistics, Local Info, property demand

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In their election rhetoric all the political parties informed us that the UK is experiencing a ‘housing crisis’, with all promising to deliver an additional million homes by the end of 2022. But what homes are needed and for whom? Here we look at one specific and growing market, the retirement generation.

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Supply of Witney Rental Property Hits Record Levels

by macwitney, posted in Choosing the right agent, Housing Update, latest statistics, Local Info, property demand, Property Investment, rental property

The supply of certain types of privately rented properties in Witney is currently well above average and, in some cases, hitting record levels. This is particularly true of 2-bedroom flats and 3-bedroom houses although there has also been a spike in 2-bedroom houses. Continue reading “Supply of Witney Rental Property Hits Record Levels” →

The Impact of Building Houses vs Flats

by macwitney, posted in Housing Update, latest statistics, Local Info, market summary, property demand, Property Development

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The balance of new build flats and houses swings dramatically over time at the national level. While we would expect to see differences between localities based on their size, setting and the dynamics of their local population the impact of government policy on the type of homes we build is highly significant. Continue reading “The Impact of Building Houses vs Flats” →

5 Reasons to buy property in Witney

by macwitney, posted in latest statistics, Local Info, property demand
  1. Supply – put simply, there aren’t enough houses being built locally. The Local Plan has identified that c.660 new homes need to be built in West Oxfordshire every year until 2031 but there have been fewer than this built over the previous years and there is no prospect of this changing in the immediate future. Did you know – West Oxfordshire is the second most sparsely populated district in South-East England!

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