It’s official, the school term is ending and many of us are starting to jet off to sunnier destinations to enjoy a well-earned rest.  But as your tenants leave for their holidays, have you considered that your property might be left vulnerable?  What measures have you...

Why choose a FIA Member Agent Membership of the FIA is by invitation only. We limit membership to one excellent local independent estate agent that meets our high standards and qualification criteria. Your member agent has been selected by the FIA exclusively in your...

Board games seem a thing of the past for youngsters nowadays with their consoles and mobile phones yet a family favourite in our household that will bring young and old together is Monopoly. Mayfair is the square everyone wants to buy and whilst it is the most...

Of the 27,200 houses and apartments sold in Chelmsford (CM1) since 1995, 2,740 of those have been new homes, representing 12.6% of property sold. So, I wondered how that compared to both the regional and the national picture …and from that, the pertinent questions...

In 1979, more than 4 in 10 British people lived in a council house, yet today that figure is only 1 in 12, whilst according to Shelter 65% of families on the Council House waiting lists had been on those lists for more than a year and 27% had been waiting for more...

Many Chelmsford people ponder the best places to invest their hard-earned savings and the best piece of advice I can give you is to do your homework and speak to lots of people. It depends on your attitude to risk versus reward. Normally, the lower the risk, the lower...

What does that mean for local Landlords and Homeowners? The balancing act of being a Chelmsford Buy To Let landlord is something many do well at. Talking to numerous Chelmsford landlords, they are very aware of their tenants’ capability to pay the rent and their own...

What Has Happened to the Chelmsford Property Market Since the Last Property Market Crash? A handful of Chelmsford landlords and homeowners have been asking me what would happen if we had another property crash like we did in 2008/9? The UK property crash in 2008/9...

The proportion of 25 to 34-year olds who own their home in Chelmsford has halved in the last 20 years, so what does this mean for all the existing Chelmsford landlords and homeowners together with all those youngsters considering buying their first home? Well, looking...

Anyone would think that national news, especially when it comes to talking about the property market, is just focused on London centric. In fact, over the last 5 years, the London property market has really manipulated the UK on averages to such an extent that many...