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If you are a Melksham homeowner or landlord thinking about selling your property, one of the first questions you will ask is simple, how long will it take?  The honest answer is that it depends. Location, property type, number of bedrooms, price point and…

What this means for Melksham homeowners     In 2025, 24.77% of agreed property sales in Melksham did not complete, and this is more important than many homeowners think.    In Melksham, where sales chains are often longer and buyers are more sensitive to price, this has a bigger impact…

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…