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 the lives of every homeowner and the property-owning buy-to-let landlords in Marple. This shift in [...]
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 and the massive fall in GDP during the pandemic. Yet, a less observed trend is [...]
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 and deteriorating and why could that become an issue for the whole of Marple? A [...]
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. The year-on-year cost of living rose by 4.2% in October, its highest rate in almost [...]
In recent articles on the Marple property market, I have been talking a lot about house prices over the last 12 months and 5 years in Marple. When it comes to newspapers talking about the property market, the headline most people look at is what is happening to house prices. [...]
Albert Place is a bespoke new site by Mansion House group, a stunning development of 20 new apartments in the heart of Marple town centre. All apartments are two bedrooms with two bathroom, open plan living with all modern fixture and fittings. All apartments are finished to a high standard with [...]
With grocery, energy and other household prices/costs rising and hitting everyone’s back pocket, inflation (rising prices) may feel like an unimportant issue when it comes to the cost of keeping a roof over your head. Yet nothing could be further from the truth for many Marple homeowners and Marple landlords. [...]
The stamp duty tax holiday is over, furlough finished at the end of September, unemployment is due to rise and inflation is rife … is this the end of the post lockdown Marple property boom? Surely, we are heading for house price correction? Forecasting what will happen in the Marple [...]
Join The Friends of Oldknow's Lime Kilns for a spooktacular time at Marple’s most haunted site! Friday 29th October from 5:00pm - 7:00pm at the Lime Kilns site on Strines Road They'll be serving ‘HELL FIRE CHILLI & MAGGOTS’ (£2 per bowl) (vegetarian option available), cakes (£1.50) and lots of [...]
As they struggle to meet demand, Argos have had to increase the wages of their HGV drivers from £11.41 an hour to £15 an hour - a rise of 31.2% meaning their pay goes from £27k to £35k. Care home providers are offering signing-on bonuses of many thousands of pounds [...]
