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?

The typical first-time buyer home in York costs £289,389, which is a lot of money in anyone’s book. For years, the housing affordability debate has been framed in terms of house prices compared to average incomes. That makes a neat headline, but it isn’t how first-time buyers think. When you are weighing up your first home … More York First-Time Buyers: It’s Tough, But Not as Tough as You Think

We all know the feeling. When you think about buying a home, you check the headlines, look at interest rates, and then tell yourself, “Maybe we’ll wait until things calm down.” Waiting feels safe. You stay in control, you avoid risk, and you carry on as you are. However, when it comes to property, waiting … More Buying a Home in York Feels Risky. Waiting is even riskier.

If you’re a York homeowner or landlord thinking about selling in the next couple of years, the question on your mind is simple. How long will it take to find a buyer? New data on the 990 York homes sold in the last 3 months has revealed some striking differences depending on the type of … More York’s Property Saleability Secret: The Numbers Every York Homeowner Must See

Are you considering moving home in York during the next 6 to 12 months? You may be a York landlord deciding whether to grow your portfolio or sell off a few properties. Or you’re a York first-time buyer wondering if now is the right time to move. Understanding whether the current property market favours buyers … More York Property Market – Is it a buyers’ or sellers’ market?

You want more space. The kitchen bleeds into homework time. The spare room became an office, then a dumping ground. The obvious answer used to be to extend. Yet over the last few years, the sums have changed. This is an article for York homeowners who are weighing up an extension against moving. It gives … More Extend or Move in York in 2025? A step-by-step guide for York homeowners

In the summer of 2020, York’s property market, like the rest of the UK, roared back to life after weeks of pandemic lockdown. It was a strange moment in history. The pause in the British housing market had created a bottleneck of pent-up demand, and when the doors reopened, homes that might have taken months … More Why Are So Many York Homes Bought During the Pandemic Returning to the Market?

If you’re a homeowner in York thinking about selling, brace yourself for a bit of uncomfortable truth. There is a growing gap in our city between what York home sellers want and what buyers are actually willing to pay. And the evidence for this is laid out, month after month, in cold, hard numbers. Since the summer of 2020, … More Why York Homeowners Need to Pay Attention to This Pricing Gap

Once mocked as middle-of-the-road suburbia, York’s semi-detached homes have quietly become one of the strongest performers in the property market. Looking at York house price data has given the humble semi the last laugh, with an astounding average price increase of 470% over the past three decades. This impressive rise in house prices has made … More York’s Semi-Detached Houses Rise by 470% in 30 Years

It’s no great revelation that young people in York are finding it increasingly difficult to buy a home. Rising living costs, modest wage growth, and stricter mortgage lending rules have all contributed to a noticeable shift in the housing landscape. For many under 34, homeownership feels more like a long-term goal than a near-term reality. … More Generation Rent or Generation Patient?Why York’s Under-34s Are Taking Longer to Buy a Home

In an age of towering new build flats and sprawling three-storey town homes, there is something refreshingly honest about a bungalow. No stairs. No split-level gimmicks. Just a simple, all on one level home that offers practicality, privacy, and increasingly, prestige. If you had asked the average house hunter a decade ago to rank their … More The Great York Bungalow: Why it’s back in fashion (and why it never really went out)

As we are now half way through 2025, it’s certain the York housing market has been more restrained than the post pandemic 24 months of summer 2020 through to July/August of 2022, and I believe that the ‘steady as she goes’ outlook will continue into the rest of 2025 and beyond. As I always say … More York Homeowners Pocket £6,426 a Year in Profit Since 2005

In early 2023, most property forecasters anticipated a significant downturn in the UK housing market over the following two years. Halifax predicted an 8% drop in house prices, Savills went further at 10%, and Nomura Bank predicted a fall of up to 15%. While these gloomy forecasts grabbed headlines, the actual data told a different … More Will There Be a York House Price Crash in 2025?

If you have ever thought about selling your York home, chances are you have been tempted to push the asking price a little higher than advised. After all, it’s your biggest tax free asset. A few extra thousand on the asking price of your York home sounds like a smart move, doesn’t it? But here’s … More 9,727 York Homeowners Let Down: The Silent Scandal of Estate Agents Overvaluing

Over the past five years, York’s private rental market has experienced a significant growth in rents. The average monthly rent has increased from £1,073 in 2020 to £1,312 in 2025, representing a 22% rise. These local trends are interesting when compared with the national picture, where the average monthly rent increased from £1,331 in 2020 … More York Rental Property Market: 5 Year Overview & 2025 Landlord Outlook

At first glance, that number stands out. More homes. More choice. But that’s only half the story. Although the number of properties for sale locally has more than doubled since 2022, the number of homes selling has also increased. Nationally, regionally and locally in York, activity is up, prices are fluid, and buyer behaviour is evolving. This … More 135% More York Homes For Sale Than 3 Years Ago

When most people decide to put their York home on the market, they assume one thing.That it will sell. After all, why wouldn’t it? You instruct an estate agent, the board goes up, photos appear on the portals and viewings get booked and offers made. Simples! Except it is not. Because what most York homeowners … More Almost 4 in 10 York Homes Fail to Sell – How do you beat those odds?

If you are a York homeowner or landlord and considering selling your York property soon, you may have wondered how long it will take to find a buyer and sell. The time it takes to sell a home varies depending on location, property type, price range, bedrooms, and market conditions. For interested York property owners, … More 47 Days to Sell a York Home

You’ve heard of retirement. But what about ‘rentirement’?It’s not a typo. It’s a ticking time bomb. There are 2,362 households in York, aged between their early 50s and mid-60s, renting privately, not owning the York homes they live in. They’re heading towards retirement age with no bricks and mortar, and the implications for them, their … More York’s £31 Million a Year ‘Rentirement’ Time BombThe Hidden Crisis Facing the Area’s 50- and 60-Something Renters

Are you considering moving home in York over the next 6 to 12 months? You may be a York landlord deciding whether to grow your portfolio or sell off a few properties. Or you’re a York first-time buyer wondering if 2025 is the right time to move. Understanding whether the current property market favours buyers … More York Property Market May 2025 Update