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Renters' Reform Rights' act 2025

This is the biggest shake-up to private renting in decades.

From 1 May 2026 the rules around repossessions, deposits and property standards change, and that means landlords must act now.

 

5 Reasons Why Your Property Might Be Overpriced (and How to Fix It)

If your home has been sitting on the market without viewings or offers, it might not be the property that’s the problem, it could be the price.

In today’s Isle of Wight property market, pricing your home correctly is key to standing out from other homes for sale and attracting serious buyers.

 

Why People Say the UK Property Market Is “Dead” - And Why It Really Isn’t.

If you’ve chatted with anyone about property lately, you’ve probably heard someone say, “the market’s dead.”
But here’s the truth, it’s not dead at all. It’s just different.

After several years of post-pandemic, record-low interest rates, and properties selling in days for over the asking price, the market was bound to cool. What we’re seeing now in 2025 isn’t collapse, it’s correction.

 

How to Give Your Home the Best Chance of Selling at a Higher Price

 

Everyone’s saying the high-end property market is “struggling” right now. I don’t fully agree. Homes at the upper end of the market can and do sell, but only when they’re presented and marketed properly.

 

We’ve just agreed a couple sales at £1 million+, right at the top end locally, and it went because the presentation and marketing matched the price point. In my experience throughout the UK, the difference between a property that sits and one that sells often comes down to the small details.

When’s the Best Time to Sell Your Home?

On the Isle of Wight, many assume July and August are the best months to sell because the Island is busy with holidaymakers.

In reality, they’re usually the quietest. Families are away, kids are off school, and buyers are distracted. You might get viewings, but not always serious offers.

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