Day: July 25, 2023

FIFE RENTS SMASH THROUGH THE £830 BARRIER: Are Fife Landlords Profiteering? (Watch/Read/Listen)

 

 

PODCAST: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fife-properties/episodes/FIFE-RENTS-SMASH-THROUGH-THE-830-BARRIER-Are-Fife-Landlords-Profiteering-e27deon 

 

The private rented sector for both Fife landlords and Fife tenants is facing immense challenges, with a shortage of available homes for rent putting renters under significant pressure.

 

And you can see why when the average UK rent in 2021 was £1,381 and in 2023 it has been £1,706, an increase of 23.53%.

 

Let’s look closer to home in the Fife area. Despite the rent controls set up by the Scottish Government in October 2022 …

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SELL NOW OR WAIT? What’s the right move for you? (Watch/Read/Listen)

 

 

PODCAST:  https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fife-properties/episodes/FPTV-EP-153-SELL-NOW-OR-WAIT–Whats-the-right-move-for-you-e27gq9m 

 

When the property market takes an uncertain turn, it can throw your moving plans into doubt.

 

Remember the post-Brexit wobble? And when Covid struck? Both looked catastrophic for sellers, but prices surged in the boom that followed with a massive shortage of property from such high demand.

 

Now, higher interest rates and inflation are causing many buyers to press pause and keep renting as they wait to see how things pan out.

 

While most people don’t move for financial reasons – factors like family, work and lifestyle are the ones that run the show – it’s money that makes every move possible.

 

So is selling your home a good or bad idea right now? Will you actually find a buyer? Or are you better off waiting, and for how long?

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