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Bank Rate cuts boost optimism for 2025 despite Budget pause Average new seller asking prices drop by 1.4% (-£5,366) this month to £366,592, a bigger fall than the usual, seasonal 0.8% drop seen at this time of year, likely due to pre- ... read more »

Lots of us are thinking about the day-to-day changes we can make to be greener, particularly at home. Energy prices have fallen in recent months, but household bills are still much higher than before the big surge in wholesale energy costs... read more »

Leading up to the general election this July, we have had both Sellers and Landlords asking how the property market will be affected.   Rightmove Property expert, Tim Bannister, says: “With the date now set for a summer general election,... read more »

Here at Signature Lettings we keep an eye on the changes in the rental market, not only locally but across the country too. With changes in the sector being discussed in parliament and worries on the horizon for landlords we took a closer look at th... read more »

As the leaves change colour and the air turns crisp, the cosy ambience of winter descends upon us. It's a season to snuggle up indoors with a warm cup of cocoa, but it's also a time when condensation and mould can make their unwelcome appearance. Whe... read more »

If you’re looking for a new home to rent, you may already have first-hand experience of how busy it is right now. In the past two years, average rental prices have kept rising, and more people are looking to rent homes than there have bee... read more »

Bedford has been a market town from the early Middle Ages, and its name is thought to derive from the name of a Saxon chief called Beda, and a ford which crossed the River Great Ouse – Bedford’s local river. Later in the 19th Century... read more »

If you’re thinking of buying a home, or you’re coming to the end of your current mortgage deal, you might be wondering what’s going to happen to mortgage rates over the coming months. The Bank of England will announce their ne... read more »

If you’ve been following the property market recently, you’ll know that prices, whether that’s homes to rent or for sale, have been rising. And one of the main reasons for these increases is because there aren’t enough homes ... read more »

After more than a year of rising energy bills, regulator Ofgem has reduced the Energy Price Cap from July to September. This is because wholesale energy prices are starting to fall. But Ofgem says it’s unlikely that prices will return soon to t... read more »