Warrington Property Blog for Landlords and Property Investors

Are Warrington First Time Buyers Being Squeezed Out Of The Housing Market?

22nd June 2017

I received a very interesting letter the other day from a Warrington resident. He declared he was a Warrington homeowner, retired and mortgage free. He stated how unaffordable Warrington’s rising property prices were and that he worried how the younger generation of Warrington could ever afford to buy. He went on to ask if it...

Ask Andy – ‘Help! My Warrington landlord won’t carry out repairs!’

15th June 2017

Question: ‘Hi Andy, I’ve reported some repairs to my landlord and they are refusing to do them, saying they are my responsibility as a tenant. I thought all repairs in a rented property had to be done through the landlord? What should I do? Thanks, Jane’ Andy’s Answer: Hi Jane, Without knowing the specific repairs...

How far do Warrington residents travel to move house?

8th June 2017

This was an intriguing question asked by one of my clients the other week. Readers of my property blog will know I love a challenge, especially when it comes to talking about the Warrington Property Market! For the majority, the response is not very far. It is much more common for homeowners and tenants in...

How will the General Election affect the 48,923 Warrington Homeowners?

1st June 2017

Of the 70,510 households in Warrington, 21,192 homes are owned without a mortgage and 27,731 homes are owned with a mortgage. Many homeowners have made contact me with asking what the General Election will do the Warrington property market. The best way to tell the future is to look at the past. I have looked...

Warrington Flats Out-Perform Property Market Average by 33%

25th May 2017

According to the Land Registry's latest House Price Index for Warrington and the surrounding locality, the value of apartments/flats are rising at a faster rate than terraced/town houses, semi-detached properties and even detached property. The values of apartments in Warrington have increased by 10.14% over the past year, which is 33% more than the average...

Should you be buying your next investment property in Warrington?

18th May 2017

About two years ago, I wrote an article comparing Warrington, Widnes and Runcorn’s property markets to see which town’s property market would give an investor the best return on their investment. If you remember reading that article, I looked at the average property prices and the average rents in each town. Two years ago, the...