Wales Property Market: Key Insights for Investors & Professionals Over the past 12 months, Welsh cities have shown a mixed housing landscape: Neath leads in price growth with a +10.3% annual rise. Cardiff and Newport offer standout rental yields—8.4% and 8.8% respectively. Transactions are down across all cities, with Newport Read more…
Why Investing in Cardiff and South Wales Property Still Makes Sense. Despite economic headwinds and shifting market dynamics, Cardiff and South Wales remain compelling regions for property investment. With strong rental demand, resilient yields, and a diverse housing stock, investors can still find excellent opportunities—especially when armed with local insight. Read more…
Tenant demand in Cardiff and South Wales is rising substantially. For agents in the lettings market, the busy season is approaching. Analysis of tenancy start dates based on data from the past 5 years indicates the market starts to accelerate in June, with nearly one third of all tenancies starting Read more…
This is a very important question, as by the time a second agent has come along, normally over 12 weeks or 3 months have passed. In recent data released, the overwhelming trend confirms that nearly 60% of properties that have been marketed to sell, finally sell once the first agent Read more…
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It’s Halloween and we are all in need of something to lift our spirits ; ) There have been 3,550 house sales at the top 20 spookiest road names since 1995. 67% of these were on Cemetery Road and 20% on Dark Hill. Lucky for some, we don’t all get Read more…
If you’re considering becoming a landlord, there are many elements to consider and understand before you purchase a property. The process of buying a buy-to-let property differs compared to buying a residential property that you will live in yourself, so it’s good to know what exactly to expect. Of course, Read more…
You may own many properties in your portfolio. You may own just one rental property. You may look after them yourself, or you may instruct an agent to do this for you. Either way you should be keeping an eye on how your properties are making you money, because, sure, Read more…
One in five students choose to live at home, a figure that has remained unchanged over the past three years. One in six however (17%) now live in their own residence (a property which may be owned or rented by them), up from 15% in 2014/15
I am often asked “What is going to happen in the Cardiff property market?” or “Where is the best place in Cardiff to invest for my next purchase?” These can be seemingly simple questions, however the answers are not. To address these questions I think we start by looking at Read more…