• 720 properties have sold in the Hitchin area in the last 12 months. • It only takes 49 days to sell a Hitchin home, so why does it take 124 days from the sold board going up to the buyer getting the keys? • With a shortage of solicitors and a sub-standard conveyancing system, this article discusses what Hitchin house sellers (and buyers) can do to speed up the house buying process. Nationally, the average length of...
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• In 1981, 34.3% of properties in Hitchin (and the North Hertfordshire District as a whole) were council houses. Today, that figure stands at 7.1%, a proportional drop of 79%. • Why has the number of council houses dropped so much in those 40 years? • How has that changed the dynamics of the Hitchin property market in those 40 years? The ability of local authorities to build council houses came into law in July 1919 with the 1919...
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The terraced house is one of the most familiar styles of home in Hitchin (and the UK as a whole). 20.9% of Hitchin people live in a terraced home, interesting when compared with the national average of 22.7%. So, what is it about the humble terraced/townhouse us Brits love so much? In this article, I look at the history of the terraced house, how it relates to Hitchin and what the future holds for terraced homes. A terraced...
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