2025 was not a great one for the UK property market. Budgets, wars, economic and political uncertainty all conspired to derail what was otherwise a steady gently upward trajectory. Although, as ever, the market remained remarkably robust, the increase in…
As we enter a new year, many local homeowners are facing a familiar question. Should they bring their Melksham home to market in January, or wait until the late spring? In recent conversations I have had with Melksham buyers, sellers, and buy-to-let landlords in the run-up to Christmas, one…
As we hit the third week of December, the Melksham property market does slow down ready for the big day. It’s at this time of year, I like to work out the total value of every home in Melksham, and…
The Chancellor’s Autumn Budget has finally arrived after months of rumour, leaked ideas and speculation. Many households in Melksham had braced themselves for a sweeping new annual tax on homes above £500,000. That proposal has now been dropped, which removes…
If you listened to the doom merchants, you would think first-time buyers (FTB) in Melksham had no chance at all. According to the loudest voices, buying a first home is impossible, the ladder has been pulled up, and the only…
The Autumn Budget delivered the expected changes to housing and taxation, although the impact will be felt more in sentiment than in immediate cost. The centrepiece was the new annual levy on homes worth more than £2m, due from 2028…
A study of this year’s property market and what will happen in 2026? With only a few weeks to go before the end of the year, as a Melksham estate and letting agent, I wanted to share what has happened…
We are delighted to announce our Christmas competition is BACK! We have once again teamed with our good friend Phil from I.D Newman Butchers over the road to give one lucky winner the chance to win a £100 Christmas Hamper…
In Richard's latest property market comment, he explains how a bumper Christmas could be on the cards for the housing market and especially after seeing recent reports of the market making a small rise in the last month. Watch his…
Some homes in Melksham fly off the market within weeks. Others sit for months, attract only a handful of viewings, then quietly disappear from the portals, unsold. The difference isn’t luck, it’s sellability. Would it surprise you that of the…