WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FLAT AND AN APARTMENT IN MARPLE?
The word ‘Apartment’ derives from the French word ‘Appartement', which comes from the Italian form of the word, ‘Appartamento’. The core of that Italian word ‘appartare’ means ‘to separate’, as in ‘separate a building’. The [...]
THE SHIFTING MARPLE PROPERTY MARKET
The Marple property market is on the cusp of a tipping point. It’s a tipping point that will influence Marple house prices, the number of properties available to buy, demand for those Marple properties and [...]
MARPLE HOMEOWNERSHIP RISES BY 482 HOMES IN THE LAST 5 YEARS
The Marple housing market over the last five years has behaved oddly. Marple house prices are 32.9% higher than in 2017, even though during those five years, the British economy had the uncertainty of Brexit [...]
1 IN 59 HOMES ARE SITTING EMPTY IN THE MARPLE AREA
2,233 homes in the Stockport area are empty, which represents 1 in 59 homes. 1,879 of those have been empty for more than six months and are worth £511million. Why are those properties standing empty [...]
MARPLE PEOPLE’S ADDICTION TO THEIR SPARE BEDROOMS?
The Housing Minister, Chris Pincher, has suggested older homeowners are “rattling around” in their homes as they are too big for them. He implied they are selfish and should sell up and move to a [...]
MARPLE HOUSE PRICES – THE EFFECT OF RISING INFLATION
House prices tend to rise with inflation, so with the UK annual inflation hitting 4.2% last week, that’s good news, isn’t it? Yes and no – let me explain what it means for Marple homeowners. [...]