Markets are always changing. I was once told by a very successful and experienced investor that all markets are actually driven by sentiment (as opposed to fundamentals), which drives prices up or down, as it strengthens or weakens and greed changes to fear. So what is happening 'at the coal face' of the prime Cornish property market right now - and crucially what could that mean for both sellers and buyers?
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In the last 15 years years the UK property market has suffered turbulence from the global financial crisis, Brexit and of course the Coronavirus 19 pandemic.
Variety is the spice of life so they say.
Well Cornwall's market is unique and I am pretty sure there is no other county in the UK where there are so many hugely different types of property, in so many contrasting locations.
After pumping up the UK housing market over the craziness of 2020/21, some of the tabloid newspapers now seem to be trying to push it off a cliff with lots of talk about falls in average UK house price. Surprise, surprise!
But before we get carried away, what does this 'average' statistic actually mean - and is it helpful?
After pumping up the UK housing market over the craziness of 2020/21, some of the tabloid newspapers now seem to be trying to push it off a cliff with lots of talk about falls in average UK house price. Surprise, surprise!
But before we get carried away, what does this 'average' statistic actually mean - and is it helpful?
Photography has always been one of the most important elements necessary for a successful sale, but in recent years this fact has become much more widely appreciated across the real estate industry.
Over the last 25 years, I have learned a few of the golden rules of property photography and thought I’d share them here.
There are of course many taxes which many people generally feel are unfair. Inheritance Tax is probably the prime example. After all why should our death be taxed, when we have paid income tax all our lives?Another tax which seems wrong is the Stamp Duty Land Tax, or SDLT. At its most simplest, it’s a tax on moving home.
