Is it a buyers or sellers market?

Sutton Coldfield property market Is it a buyers’ or sellers’ market?   Are you considering moving home in Sutton Coldfield during the next 6 to 12 months?   You may be a Sutton Coldfield landlord deciding whether to grow your portfolio or sell off a few properties. Or you're a Sutton Coldfield first-time buyer wondering if now is the right time to move.   Understanding whether the current property market favours buyers or sellers is key to making the right call. If you follow my regular Sutton Coldfield property updates, you'll know one of the most reliable ways to assess the market is by looking at the percentage of homes marked as "Sold STC" or "...

The Sutton Coldfield property market Is August a buyers’ or sellers’ market?

The Sutton Coldfield property market Is August a buyers’ or sellers’ market?   Knowing what is happening in the property market is really important if you are thinking of moving home in Sutton Coldfield in the coming few months. It’s also important if you are a Sutton Coldfield landlord wondering whether you should grow your portfolio or sell off a few properties? Or you're a Sutton Coldfield first-time buyer contemplating if now is the best time to move?   Knowing if the current local property market favours buyers or sellers is vital to making the right decision. If you follow my weekly Sutton Coldfield property market updates, you will know one o...

The 2025 Sutton Coldfield property market

The 2025 Sutton Coldfield property market A study of this year’s property market and what will happen in 2026?   With only a few weeks to go before the end of the year, as a Sutton Coldfield estate and letting agent, I wanted to share what has happened in both the UK and Sutton Coldfield property markets in 2025, analysing the trends for Sutton Coldfield homeowners, home buyers and landlords alike… and then compare them to previous years.   All statistics for each year are up to 16 November (to ensure a level playing field). Starting with the UK statistics, looking at new properties on the market (listings), sales agreed and houses sold (i.e. exchang...

Sutton Coldfield property market

Sutton Coldfield property market: How Q2 2026 Compared with the UK As an agent in the Sutton Coldfield property market, I believe it is important to offer local homeowners a balanced and realistic view of both the Sutton Coldfield and national property markets. Far too often in the last few years, national newspaper and social media headlines have focused on doom and gloom, creating the impression that the housing market is on the verge of collapse. Yet when you look beyond the headlines and examine the actual data, a rather different picture emerges. We are going to compare Q2 2026 against Q2 2025 and Q2 2023. Why? Well, 2025 was deemed to be a good post pan...

The Sutton Coldfield Asking Price Trap

The Sutton Coldfield Asking Price Trap There is a quiet unspoken problem sitting inside the Sutton Coldfield property market. In the last two years, only 53.77% of the homes that came on the market have ended up selling. Meanwhile, the remaining 46.23% of Sutton Coldfield homes, they didn’t sell. They simply sat, drifted, reduced, and eventually disappeared from the market unsold. That gap is not usually caused by greed. It is caused by hope, emotion and, sometimes, poor advice. For most Sutton Coldfield homeowners, their home is not just bricks and mortar, bedrooms and square footage. It is where their children were raised, Christmas mornings happened, ex...

Sutton Coldfield Q1 property market

Sutton Coldfield Q1 property market Was it a buyers’ or sellers’ market?   Are you contemplating moving home in Sutton Coldfield during the next 9 months?   You may be a Sutton Coldfield landlord wondering whether you should grow your portfolio or sell off a few properties? Or you're a Sutton Coldfield first-time buyer considering if now is the best time to move?   Understanding whether the current property market favours buyers or sellers is key to making the right call. If you follow my regular Sutton Coldfield property market updates, you will know one of the most dependable ways to assess the property market is by observing the percentage of ho...