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For many first-time buyers, the excitement of securing a new home is often followed by the immediate pressure of mortgage repayments. But what if you could have a bit of breathing space before those payments kick in? That’s where Delayed Start Mortgages come into play—an innovative option that’s turning heads in the Cheadle property market.

Explore the latest trends in the Cheadle property market for April 2025. This update delves into significant changes post-stamp duty, the rise in property listings, and how local areas SK8 and SK3 are performing amid economic uncertainties. Discover insights on house prices, demand, and future predictions that could impact your buying or selling strategy.

We may sound like a broken record but property presentation really does matter when you’re trying to attract buyers and achieve the best price for your home.

While the cost to set up a new tenancy is far lower than buying a property, recent research found 1 in 5 tenants are getting into debt to pay for a deposit. The findings were the result of a survey by Reposit, who questioned 1,000 current renters from all age brackets in each UK region.

Did you know purchasers will pay more for a smart home? The claim was contained in the latest Smart Home Buyers Index produced by Samsung. If you want to know just how much more a smart home is worth, the tech giant’s research found buyers will pay a 7.7% premium.

Try as we might to adopt a more European attitude and feel totally comfortable with renting our entire lives, many of us aspire to homeownership. It’s an aim that stems back to the 1980s when the then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, set out to create a ‘property-owning democracy’.

Earlier in the year we reported on indoor air quality and it’s such a hot topic that Which? has conducted further research into the matter. Its most recent area of analysis concerned gas hobs – an appliance found in millions of UK homes.

Skips. Cement mixers. Brick dust. People with hard hats and high-viz jackets milling about. How do these make you feel? Just like Marmite, homeowners have a love/hate relationship with renovations. What camp do you fall in?

You may have heard people talk about second-charge mortgages and wondered what they are. If you’re a landlord, they can be a beneficial way of accessing a lump sum of money. Here’s our Q&A guide to second-charge mortgages for owners of buy-to-let properties.

Maurice Kilbride’s Cheadle Property Market Update – February 2025: The Most In-Depth Analysis of SK8 & SK3 House Prices, Trends & Buyer/Seller Sentiment.

Stay ahead of the market with the most comprehensive look at property prices, key trends, and what they mean for buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants in Cheadle and surrounding areas.

When you sell your home, you’ll want as many people to be impressed as possible. Buyers will make an assumption about your property within seconds, whether that’s when browsing photos online or looking at your property during a viewing.

You’re telling us to paint or wallpaper the ceiling? Have you gone mad? The answer, surprisingly, is no. One of the hottest interior design trends for 2025 is decorating our ceilings with something more than a lick of magnolia.