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…
If you walk down almost any Melksham road or street, you will see the quiet signs of life playing out behind the front doors. Families growing. Kids leaving home. Kitchens are being refitted for the second or third time. Yet…
Yet never did. Here is why... If you have ever thought about selling your Melksham home, you will know how tempting it can be to stretch the asking price. After all, it is your biggest tax-free asset, and those extra…
As the Melksham property market shifts, more homeowners are facing the decision of when and by how much to adjust their asking prices. The choice can feel difficult, but in today's climate, it is often the difference between attracting a buyer or sitting…