What have we learned in the first month? From talking to most of the Darlington estate and letting agents and our own findings, it might surprise many of you that new
Is this the beginning of the end for buy-to-let in Darlington?
And should Darlington landlords & Darlington homeowners be worried? In 2019, the private rented sector accounted for just over four and a half million households or 19.9% of UK households,
Are buy-to-let landlords to blame for Darlington’s housing crisis?
Isn’t it funny that nobody boasts they are a buy to let landlord anymore? Roll the clock back to the early millennium and you couldn’t go to the local golf
Is this a good time to buy your first home in Darlington?
Should you wait to buy your first home in Darlington or buy now? What sort of mortgages are available? What sort of deposit is required? These are questions all Darlington
The ‘Lockdown Landlords’ of Darlington
Despite Government regulations that have been in place since the 26 March 2020, when in-person viewings were made illegal, Darlington buy to let landlords have during that time been chomping at
335 Darlington families in ‘limbo’ due to the Coronavirus pandemic
An immediate fallout of the Coronavirus pandemic is that it has placed many Darlington families house moves on hold. Government guidelines state all house buyers and house sellers who are
7.7% of Darlington workers worked from home before Covid-19: wonder how many more do now?
Before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, 3,254 Darlington people worked mainly from home, or about 7.7% of Darlington’s 42,401 workforce (compared to the national average of 14.9%). Yet over the last
What will be the effects of Covid-19 on the Darlington property market?
So now we are only a matter of a couple of weeks into lockdown, yet can you believe it I am still speaking with agents from all over the UK,
The rights, obligations & responsibilities of the 3,156 Darlington landlords and 7,796 tenants during the Coronavirus pandemic
The last three or four weeks, unquestionably, have been one of the most life-changing times we have seen since WW2. The imminent threat of the Coronavirus has taken over the
New Electrical Safety Regulations could cost each Darlington landlord £350+ in the next 13 months
Darlington Electricians are going to very busy in the next 13 months as they will have to test the electrics of every private rented property in Darlington and potentially may