It may come as no surprise that York is a fabulous place to live in with all its fantastic fundamentals, several shops, cafés and restaurants as well as its rich history and just all-round being a beautiful city.  This invariably makes York a great place to visit. I’ve made it quite clear in other articles…

I have seen over the last 10 years alone so many changes to legislation in the Private Rental Sector from deposit regulations, Energy Performance Certificate guidelines, Immigration Policy, Gas Safety Certification, Housing Health and Safety Rating Systems, changes to licencing. The latest announcement surrounds the electrical safety of private rental properties.  For some (not all)…

Well here we are, a new year and a new decade.  The last year was a particularly turbulent time in the property market as I mentioned quite regularly in some of my other posts.  Did this do anything to quash the York property market?  Well looking at the datasets, the average rent in York is…

One of my favourite Charles Dickens novels has to be A Christmas Carol, a reflection of one’s life, past, present and future.  Other than watching a Christmas Carol on the television, one other tradition I like to stick to is watching the Queen’s speech.  However, I’m not going to favour her announcement on the impending…

It’s always around this time of the year as we start to wind down towards Christmas where I find myself reflecting on what’s happened over the last year, specifically, whether I’ve accomplished all or most of what I set out to achieve at the start of the year. I also like to see what’s happened…