Open the door to your own home using Help to Buy
The Government’s ‘Help to Buy’ equity loan means it’s possible to buy a ‘New Build’ home up to £600,000 with a little as 5% deposit. For example: 5% deposit + 20% from Help
November 27, 2020
What's the News?
Our team at Clarkes Estates love keeping-up with the property industry news, but we also love telling our customers! Explore the recent estate agency news below.
Covid Lockdown Update – WE ARE OPEN to help with all your property related matters
As you are aware the Government has announced a second Covid related lockdown until 1st December with many businesses having to close. However, the property market for both sales and lettings remains open. Clarkes
November 6, 2020
Fundraiser Casino Royale Ball – Arundel Lido Project Leap
Clarkes are proud to be working in association with Arundel Lido to help raise in aid of ‘Project Leap’, turning this currently seasonal venue into an all year round leisure facility for the community.
March 5, 2019
Housing Market Round Up
From time to time there are lots of short but interesting snippets of news about the housing market. So, we thought it would be helpful to do a short ’round up’ of those
February 20, 2019
Landlord Mortgages get even cheaper – time to re-mortgage?
A sign of the times – with demand for buy-to-let loans significantly down by nearly 19% this year, lenders have responded by cutting rates and offering landlords rock-bottom deals. The current long term fixed
December 11, 2018
Why put your property on the market in December?
Answer – because it actually makes great sense! If you ask potential sellers when is a good time to put their property on the market, very few will immediately say ‘December’. However, it is
November 27, 2018
The Budget – stealth taxes and small print
The budget on Monday seemed quite a low key affair for the housing market, with the main announcements being about personal tax and the NHS – coupled with a long list of small items
October 31, 2018
Electrical Safety in Rented Property
The Government has recently published a report into Electrical Safety in Rented Property which looks as if it will make it a mandatory legal requirement for landlords to have five-yearly electrical safety checks. What’s
October 17, 2018
The World's Biggest Coffee Morning
Taking part in the ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ for McMillan this year was a lovely way to help raise money for cancer support and to come together in the community. With coffee mornings taking
October 9, 2018
Get the low down on the 'Out Run Cancer' Trail run
Supporting local charities and events is something we love to get involved where possible and we have been supporting Arundel lido for some years now. In September it was our privilege to be a
September 24, 2018
Buy-to-Let Interest Rates Tumble
It has certainly been a challenging environment for private landlords and investors in recent years. The Government has increased stamp duty with its ‘3% surcharge’ on second homes and investments and imposed tightening restrictions
September 17, 2018
Kids Back at School and a Good Autumn Market in Prospect
It’s that time of year again. The weather has a slight Autumnal feeling, summer holidays are sadly behind most of us and the children have returned to school this week. Even if the sun
September 7, 2018