Southwater area guide

Brock Taylor has won the prestigious 5-star award for the Best Estate Agent in Sussex at the UK Property Awards, for the 15th year running.

Preparing Your Home for a Successful Autumn Sale

Selling your home in autumn can be a rewarding endeavor, as the season brings its unique charm and potential buyers looking for a cozy place to settle in before winter....

Getting your property in Horsham ready for viewings is so important. You need to sell buyers not just on the space, but the idea of living there themselves. It’s important that potential...

Getting your...

Purchasing a property can be a daunting prospect, with many potential first time buyers thinking it is out of reach. However, the government has created the Help to Buy schemes which are...

In 2018 we have expanded our team, continued to be the leading independent estate and lettings agency in the Horsham area, and enjoyed continuing to support a high number of schools and good...

In 2018 we...

With the constant demand for more housing to be built the demand for developable land is higher than ever. So, if you have a large garden, your property is set on a large corner plot, or you own a...

With...

When it comes to selling your home, it can be quite a daunting and scary experience, due to the amount of important tasks involved. One of the most overwhelming tasks can be getting your home...

When it...

It has been reported that a quarter of UK parents move house to ensure they are in the right catchment area for the best schools for their children. If you are considering moving house to ensure...

It has...

The increasing requirements for additional homes around the Horsham District has been well documented over the past few years. By 2031, there is a minimum of 16,000 new homes planned for Horsham,...

The...

If you have a large garden attached to your property, you might like to consider selling a portion of it for development, capitalising on your land to release funds.At Brock Taylor, we are...

If you have a...

From 1st April 2018 new minimum EPC ratings have been in place and landlords can no longer rent properties if they do not have an EPC certificate rating of E or above.When the legislation was...

From 1st...

In the South East and Horsham, it’s a fantastic time to invest in property with house prices rising 6% in the Horsham District in 2017, ahead of the 5.4% rise nationally, and by 34% in the...

In the South...

For Brock Taylor, sales and lettings in 2017 have been our busiest on record, but what about a complete overview of the Horsham market? Using leading property statistics from Data Loft,...

For Brock Taylor,...

As we look towards the end of 2017, the team at Brock Taylor are delighted on the success of the last year and in particular, our recent industry awards and recognition.Top 1% of UK Estate...

As we look...

Figures just released by the Bank of England, show that for the first half of 2016, £128.73bn was lent by UK banks to buy UK property – impressive when you consider only £106.7bn...

Figures just released...

“A pound saved is worth two pounds earned . . . after taxes” is what my Grandfather used to say. He loved his irony, yet was always a wise man, and it is tax I want to talk about...

“A pound saved is...

Back in the Spring, there was a surge in Horsham landlords buying buy to let property in Horsham as they tried to beat George Osborne’s new stamp duty changes which kicked in on the 1st...

Back in the...

“How’s the Horsham housing market doing?” asked an upbeat Horsham landlord last week. “Quite strange”, I replied. Our landlord was perplexed! Let me explain…...

“How’s the Horsham housing...

The Horsham Property Market continues to disregard the end of the world prophecies of a post Brexit fallout with a return to business as usual after the summer break.The challenge every...

The Horsham...

I was having a most interesting chat the other day with a Horsham landlord when we were looking at a property. As I am sure you are aware, I am always happy to cast my eye over any potential buy...

I was...

As the trees turn from green to hues of red and brown, the Horsham property market has a confident feel to it. With the underlying fundamentals of a continued lack of properties being built, a...

As the...

Well its been a few months since Brexit and as we settle into the Autumn with Great British Bake Off, Strictly and the Football season … the newspapers are returning to their mixed messages...

Well its...

You might ask, what has the plight of the Horsham savers to do with the Horsham Property Market … everything in fact. Read the newspapers, and every financial wizard is stating that with...

You might ask,...

A few weeks ago I was asked a fascinating question by a local Councillor who, after reading the Horsham Property Blog, emailed me and asked me – “Are Horsham Landlords meeting the...

A few weeks ago I...

Roll the clock back 35 years to 1981, and Mrs. T was in power, we had a Royal Wedding, Britain won the Ashes and Bucks Fizz won Eurovision with ‘Making your Mind up’. Haven’t...

Roll the clock back 35...

Call me old fashioned, but I do like the terraced house.   In fact, I have done some research that I hope you will find of interest my Horsham property market blog reading friends!In...

Call me old...

I had an interesting chat with a Colgate landlord who owns a few properties in the town. He popped his head in to my office as his wife was shopping in the area (and let’s be honest talking...

I had an...

Horsham is already in the clutches of a population crisis that has now started to affect the quality of life of those living in Horsham. There are simply not enough homes in Horsham to house the...

Horsham...

Let me speak frankly, even with Brexit and the fact immigration numbers will now be reduced in the coming years, there is an unending and severe shortage of new housing being built in the Horsham...

Let me...

The orthodox way of classifying property in the UK is to look at the number of bedrooms rather than its size in square metres (although now we are leaving the EU – I wonder if we can go back...

The...

Even the most sane person in Britain has to admit the Brexit vote will, in one shape or another, affect the UK Property market. Excluding central London which is another world, most commentators...

Even the...

I was having an interesting chat with a Horsham buy to let landlord the other day when the subject of size of households came up in conversation. For those of you who read my Brexit article...

I was having...

Horsham faces a predicament. The population is growing and the provision of new housing isn’t keeping up. With the average age of a Horsham person being 42.1 years (compared to the South...

Horsham faces a...