Hitchin property prices have increased by 17.2% over the last two years. Hitchin house prices have risen on the back of several things, including changes in how people see their homes and how they live and work (i.e., working from home), a lack of properties on the market and government tax incentives (the stamp duty holiday in 2020). Yet, the tide could be beginning to turn as the number of houses coming on the market is increasing...
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The predicament of the Hitchin 20 to 30 year olds who rent and their inability to get onto the housing ladder is often discussed in the press. There are 4.43m properties in the UK that are still in the private rented sector (compared to 2.13m in 2002). This group of people in their 20s and 30’s, who rent from a private landlord, are often called ‘Generation Rent’. Yet would it surprise you that since 2017, the number of...
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• "An apartment is over £100 grand and a flat under £100k", said my friend. • Joking aside, there is no difference, call it what you will, the humble apartment/flat has served Hitchin well over the years. • The average sale price of an apartment in Hitchin in 2021 was £239,180, making it an excellent first-time buyer purchase and buy-to-let investment. • In this article, I want to look at the apartment/flat in Hitchin and how it could solve the county’s housing...
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