Walsall Property – Back To The Future 1981!

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Walsall Property – Back To The Future 1981!
Walsall Property – Back To The Future 1981!

Oddly, for some reason, as a 5 year old back in 1981, I remember some things quiet vividly and others not so much thankfully!  I can remember there was a lot of snow and black ice everywhere which had me and my father playing games such as taking a running slide to see who can ski the furthest!  In other parts of the living world I was happily oblivious to the fact that; Mrs. T was in power, we had a Royal Wedding, England won the Ashes, Walsall FC were managed by Alan Buckley and Bucks Fizz won Eurovision!!

So what has happened to property prices since then I thought?  How have things transformed?  The number of homeowners and property investors who wished they had in hindsight, purchased up every house in Walsall all those years ago, particularly when you consider what has happened to Walsall property prices since…

…Walsall Property Values since 1981 have risen by 646%!

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Today’s Buy To Let Deal, 3 Bed Terraced House, Irvine Road, Walsall, WS3. With Yields Of 5.74%.

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A 3 bedroom mid terraced house on Irvine Road, Walsall, WS3, being marketed by Purple Bricks (01926 267 659). A nice spec for rental with little or no changes to make, which is improved by a modern kitchen and bathroom. Priced at offers over £115000.

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Today’s Buy To Let Deal, Hucker Road, Walsall, WS2. With Yields Of 6.00%.

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A three bedroom terraced house in the Pleck area of Walsall, WS2. It has literally just been added (two days ago). plenty of photos show a property that has an acceptable spec. Certain aspects of the decor and fixtures and fittings you may want to change over time, but this one could be let as is. It does have central heating and double glazing.

The selling price is good for the type and area being £90000 and it is located in an area popular for rented accommodation. How do I know this? I already manage a property in this very street.

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Walsall And The Next Generation Of Households.

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Walsall And The Next Generation Of Households
Walsall And The Next Generation Of Households

Do you remember the good old days of the 1970’s and 1980’s? The new generation may be surprised to learn certain facts such as the days when we had 24% inflation, 17% interest rates, a 3 day working week, 13% unemployment and power cuts! But hey…at least people could afford to buy their own home! So why aren’t the 20 and 30 year old’s buying in the same volume as they were 30 or 40 years ago?

A number of people blame the credit crunch and global recession of 2008, which had an enormous impact on the Walsall (and UK) housing market. For the most part, the 20-something first-time buyers who, faced with a tricky mortgage market, the perceived need for big deposits, reduced job security and diminishing disposable income, discovered it simply too challenging to get on to the Walsall property ladder.

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Today’s Buy To Let Deal, An Impressive 3 Bed Terrace, Kelvin Place, Walsall, WS2. With Yields Of 6.49%.

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A 3 bedroom terraced house in the Beechdale area of Walsall. Marketed with Webs estate agents (01922 312727). This is an impressive spec and absolutely ready to let.

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Today’s Buy To Let Deal 3 Bedroom Semi, Archer Road, Walsall, WS3. With Yields Of 6.27%.

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A 3 bedroom semi detached house in the north Walsall area, currently marketed by Acorns & Co (01922 312060). The property could be rented as is, but I would recommend making changes in certain areas eg parts of the decor and carpets.

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Walsall Unemployment Rates Drop to 7.3%! What Does This Mean for Walsall’s Property Owners?

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Walsall Unemployment Rates Drop to 7.3%! What Does This Mean for Walsall’s Property Owners?
Walsall Unemployment Rates Drop to 7.3%! What Does This Mean for Walsall’s Property Owners?

It was late May 2016, The Right Hon. Member for Tatton, Mr George Osborne, published an official HM Treasury analysis stating UK house prices would be lower by at least 10% (and up to 18%) by the middle of 2018 compared with what is expected if the UK remained in the European Union.  So, eight months on from the Referendum, are we beginning to show signs of that prophecy?

The simple answer is yes and no.

Good barometers of the housing market are the share prices of the big UK builders. Much was made of Barratt’s share price dropping by 42.5% in the two weeks after Brexit, along with Taylor Wimpey’s equally eye watering drop in the same two weeks by 37.9%. Looking at the most recent set of data from the Land Registry, property values in Walsall are 5.75% up month on month (however, the month before that, they had seen decrease of 0.1%) – so is this the time to panic and shout?

Doom and Gloom then?  Well, let me consider the other side of the coin.

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Today’s Buy To Let Deal, Yorkshire Grove, Walsall, WS2 With Yields Of 5.25%.

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A two bedroom semi detached house on the popular Beechdale estate in Walsall. The property is s very nice spec and good to go, that’s right, drive it straight off the forecourt.

There are two double bedrooms, one with en-suite as well as a family bathroom.  A modern kitchen with integrated white goods, a fair sized rear garden and off-road parking. It would be better appreciated by a viewing. The location is within easy reach of all the major road networks, services and other amenities lending easy access to Walsall town centre plus Reedswood Retail Park is just around the corner.

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Today’s buy To Let Deal, 2 bed Semi, Bentley Drive, Walsall, WS2. With Yields Of 5.48%.

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A 2 bedroom semi detached house on Bentley Drive, Walsall, WS2. The property is being marketed by Webbs estate agents (01922 312727). An excellent spec, which doesn’t necessarily need any upgrading, unless you really want to, however, the rear garden is quite large and could do with some TLC.

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Is the Walsall Buy to Let Market Over-Saturated?

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Is the Walsall Buy to Let Market Over-Saturated?
Is the Walsall Buy to Let Market Over-Saturated?

If I were a buy to let landlord in Walsall today, I might feel a little bruised by the assault made on my wallet after being (and continuing to be) ransacked over the last 12 months by HM Treasury’s tax changes on buy to let.

To add insult to injury, Brexit has caused a tempering of the Walsall property market with property prices not increasing by the levels we have seen in the last few years.  There is even a possibility we might even see a very slight drop in property prices this year and, if Walsall property prices do drop, the downside to that is that first time buyers could be attracted back into the Walsall property market; meaning less demand for renting ( ie rents will go down).

Before we all run for the hills, all these things could be serendipitous to every Walsall landlord, almost a blessing in disguise.

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