Property News
Boston OAPs are Getting Jobs and Downsizing Properties to Beat the Cost-of-Living Crisis.
- 15 Sep 2022
Boston OAP retirees have to make tough choices with the onset of the cost-of-living crisis. Growing inflation, unpredictable financial markets and the high cost of living mean many former retired Boston people are returning to work in what has been dubbed the ‘great unretirement’. Some are even bringing forward their downsizing house move.
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Boston Tenants' Spiralling Energy Bills are About to Become Boston Landlords’ Problem
- 7 Sep 2022
As gas and electric bills rocket for Boston tenants, Boston landlords who do not start to make energy efficiency upgrades face lengthy void periods and will have to discount their rents. This is irrespective of the Government's plans to change the rules on renting properties with low Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings.
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What’s the Difference Between a Flat and an Apartment in Boston?
- 3 Sep 2022
"An apartment is over £100 grand and a flat under £100k", said my friend. Joking aside, there is no difference, call it what you will, the humble apartment/flat has served Boston well over the years.
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Why Aren’t Liz and Rishi Courting Boston’s Generation Rent?
- 1 Sep 2022
With the cost-of-living crisis beginning to hit, the 20 and 30-somethings of Boston urgently need the help and support of the Government to help them get on the property ladder.
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Boston’s ‘Generation Stuck’ and Their £782m Tied-up Equity
- 11 Aug 2022
The predicament of the Boston 20 to 30 year olds who rent and their inability to get onto the housing ladder is often discussed in the press. There are 4.43m properties in the UK that are still in the private rented sector (compared to 2.13m in 2002).
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Will the Cost-of-Living Crisis Mark the End of the Booming Boston Property Market?
- 9 Aug 2022
Boston property prices have increased by 29.9% over the last two years. Boston house prices have risen on the back of several things, including changes in how people see their homes and how they live and work (i.e., working from home), a lack of properties on the market and government tax incentives (the stamp duty holiday in 2020).
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