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We have been holding our breath to see how political and economic changes have affected the property market. Thankfully, whispers of a crash have proven unfounded and we much prefer Zoopla’s take on conditions. The portal says we’re experiencing a property market ‘shake out’.

Property prices have recently been subjected to some doom and gloom in the media, so I’ve taken a closer look at what is happening with asking prices in Wellingborough up to and including November 2022. 

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The average five-year fixed mortgage rate fell below 6% for the first time in seven weeks on Tuesday, and remained there on Wednesday, the financial information service Moneyfacts said.

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There are definitely shades of psychology behind buying and selling property, with ‘love at first sight’, ‘gut feelings’ and ‘the heart ruling the head’ coming into play when making decisions. For sellers, how your home makes a potential buyer feel could be the difference between an offer and a ‘thanks, but no thanks’.

After marketing your property for rent and going through the process of viewings, applications and references, you can finally rest easy, knowing that you’ve chosen a great tenant for your home and they are happy and settling in.
You have signed a 12-month contract with them, so you know you won’t have to go through this process again for at least 12 months and can relax a little.

Any letting agent worth their salt will undertake reference checks on potential tenants. Referencing is a vetting process to ensure only the most genuine, trustworthy and financially-sound renters can reserve a property.

In May and June this year, there was a small dip in the asking prices of properties for sale in Wellingborough. This is usually expected during this period as people are away on holiday and/or are enjoying the summer weather.
Since this dip, the average asking price has risen for four consecutive months, reaching it’s current high of £271,923, 4.4% higher than the ‘mini-dip’ in June and 21.6% higher than in January 2021.

It was all change across the UK in October, starting in England. It was only a month ago that we wrote about a new Prime Minister and Chancellor at the helm. Unbelievably, we are reporting the very same news a matter of weeks later, swapping Liz Truss for Rishi Sunak and Kwasi Kwarteng for Jeremy Hunt.

In May and June this year, there was a small dip in the asking prices of properties for sale in Wellingborough. This is usually expected during this period as people are away on holiday and/or are enjoying the summer weather.

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