The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest something rather unexpected. After years of worsening affordability, the picture has begun to improve. Wages have risen faster than house prices since 2021, nudging the headline affordability ratios in the right direction. On the face of it, that feels like progress. Across the country, the average … More York Property: Why the affordability crisis isn’t what you think

Over the last few weeks, there has been a growing narrative in the national press suggesting that the housing ladder is becoming increasingly difficult to climb. Much of this centres around the widening gap between smaller and larger homes, with many commentators suggesting that homeowners are becoming “stuck” and unable to move up. There is … More Is the Gap Between York 2-Bed & 3-Bed Homes Really Stopping People Moving?

When you have had your property on the market for a while, many sellers eventually face the same difficult decision: whether their asking price needs adjusting to reignite buyer interest. The reason why, over the past few years, the number of homes available has increased significantly. In February 2021 there were around 1,779 properties for … More 1 in 9 York Homeowners Cut Their Asking Price

We often discuss the York property market through house prices. Yet long before price comes a home’s character. And long before its character comes its age. Every town or city has its own housing fingerprint. Not just streets and postcodes, but a layered history of building booms, social change, and shifting design. York is no … More York’s Homes & Their Hidden History

When most homeowners decide to put their York home on the market, they assume one thing. The chances their home will sell are very good. After all, why wouldn’t it? You ask an estate agent to place your home on the market, the board goes up, pictures of your home appear on the portals and … More Why York’s Higher-Priced Homes Are Facing Tougher Selling Odds in 2026

The property market is frequently misunderstood, especially amid dramatic news stories. Here’s what York homeowners need to know to avoid costly traps. To understand the property market, it is important to consider the broader context. Nationally, house price growth is treading water at 2.5% a year, and there were 663k UK homes available for sale … More York Homeowners, Avoid the Overpricing Trap

Many York rental problems do not start with bad landlords or difficult tenants. In York, as in many cities across the country, they usually start with good intentions and silence. Silence about rent reviews. Silence about maintenance. Silence about what happens when life changes. Let me give you a scenario I see more often than … More The Myth of the “Kind” York Landlord.

In early 2023, property forecasters predicted a significant UK housing downturn over the next two years, citing rising interest rates following Liz Truss’s departure. Halifax expected an 8% drop, Savills predicted a 10% drop, and Nomura Bank forecast up to a 15% drop. While these gloomy forecasts successfully grabbed headlines and generated clicks, the actual … More York House Price Crash in 2026?

If you are a York homeowner or landlord thinking about selling your property, one of the first questions you will ask is simple, how long will it take? The honest answer is that it depends. Location, property type, number of bedrooms, price point and market conditions all play a part. To give York homeowners some … More It Takes 90 Days to Sell a Home in York

In 2025, 21.72% of agreed property sales in York did not complete, and this is more important than many homeowners think. In York, where sales chains are often longer and buyers are more sensitive to price, this has a bigger impact. Agreeing a sale has never meant a guarantee, since properties are sold ‘subject to … More 21.7% of York Home Sales Fell Through in 2025 What this means for York homeowners

When you look back at the average rents achieved in York over the last five years, from 2021 through to 2025, a clear pattern emerges. York saw extraordinary growth in rents as the market experienced a period of exceptional pressure post pandemic, yet in the last 12 months, is now settling into something far more … More York Rents Hit £1,578 Per Month

As we enter a new year, many local homeowners are facing a familiar question. Should they bring their York home to market in January, or wait until the late spring? In recent conversations I have had with York buyers, sellers, and buy-to-let landlords in the run-up to Christmas, one question kept cropping up in relation … More What Could Happen to York House Prices in 2026?

As we hit the third week of December, the York property market does slow down ready for the big day. It’s at this time of year, I like to work out the total value of every home in York, and how that value has changed since 2010 (as that was the bottom of the market … More York’s Property Market Now Worth £20.851 Billion

The Chancellor’s Autumn Budget has finally arrived after months of rumour, leaked ideas and speculation. Many households in York had braced themselves for a sweeping new annual tax on homes above £500,000. That proposal has now been dropped, which removes the biggest cloud that had been hanging over the local market. Instead, the Government has … More What Will the Budget Mean for York Homeowners and Landlords?

If you listened to the doom merchants, you would think first-time buyers (FTB) in York had no chance at all. According to the loudest voices, buying a first home is impossible, the ladder has been pulled up, and the only people who buy their first homes today are lottery winners or those with wealthy parents. … More York FTB Homes Are 35% More Affordable Than 18 Years Ago.

With only a few weeks to go before the end of the year, as a York estate and letting agent, I wanted to share what has happened in both the UK and York property markets in 2025, analysing the trends for York homeowners, home buyers and landlords alike… and then compare them to previous years. … More The 2025 York Property Market A study of this year’s property market and what will happen in 2026?

Some homes in York fly off the market within weeks. Others sit for months, attract only a handful of viewings, then quietly disappear from the portals, unsold. The difference isn’t luck, it’s sellability. Would it surprise you that of the 10.94 million homes that have left UK estate agents books since January 2019, only 6.33 … More Which York Homes Actually Sell, and Which Don’t

If you walk down almost any York road or street, you will see the quiet signs of life playing out behind the front doors. Families growing. Kids leaving home. Kitchens are being refitted for the second or third time. Yet somewhere in that rhythm, every homeowner starts to feel it again … the gentle itch … More The 6 Year & 8 Week York Itch That’s Driving Half of All Home Moves.

Yet never did. Here is why. If you have ever thought about selling your York home, you will know how tempting it can be to stretch the asking price. After all, it is your biggest tax-free asset, and those extra few thousand pounds can feel like a sensible cushion. Yet in the York property market, … More Why 10,343 York Homeowners tried to move since Covid…

As the York property market shifts, more homeowners are facing the decision of when and by how much to adjust their asking prices. The choice can feel difficult, but in today’s climate, it is often the difference between attracting a buyer or sitting unsold for months. The supply of homes for sale in York has climbed sharply, from … More Why do 1 in 9.8 York Home Sellers End up Reducing Their Asking Price?