The Busiest December for the Hitchin Housing Market Since 2006

Posted 10th February 2021 at 12:11

Over the last six months, the Hitchin Property Market has been flourishing. As soon as an estate agents ‘For Sale’ flag went up, neighbours would be checking out Rightmove to see the internal pictures and compare the asking price to their own home (go on .. admit you do that too – every Hitchin homeowner does). Flabbergasted by optimistic asking price tags, those same Hitchin homeowners stand open-mouthed to see a sold slip added to...

33% Drop in Hitchin Homes ‘For Sale’ in Last 4 Months. What does this mean for Hitchin property owners?

Posted 2nd February 2021 at 17:17

With most Hitchin families home schooling their children in lockdown and the forthcoming Stamp Duty Holiday deadline on the 31st March 2021, less Hitchin properties have been coming onto the Hitchin property market since the new year. This has prompted a 33% drop in the supply of Hitchin homes for sale compared to October 2020. For the past couple of decades, like clockwork, Hitchin estate agents’ busiest times for putting property onto the market is the...

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 apply to all new tenancies from 1 July 2020 and existing tenancies from 1 April 2021 LEGAL OBLIGATIONS OF LANDLORDS UNDER THE REGULATIONS Landlords have a legal obligation to make sure the electrical installations in their rented properties are safe. Under the regulations, they must: Ensure national standards for electrical safety are met. These are set out in the 18th edition of the ‘Wiring Regulations’, which...