Blog: Residential

With plenty of opportunities for high yielding buy to let properties, should you be investing in the north of England? We ask youngsRPS’ Residential Lettings Experts, Fiona...

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YoungsRPS is one of the leading, independent local firms of RICS Rural and Commercial Surveyors, Land and Estate Agents with offices in...

YOUR NUMBER 1 AGENT FOR HEXHAM*

youngsRPS Hexham are number 1 across the board on stats published today by Rightmove Plus.

Lynn Nixon, Associate and Branch Manager at our Northallerton office, has over twenty-five years’ experience advising on the property market. Here she discusses the...

The latest stats from Rightmove say that average asking prices were almost flat in February nationally, with the smallest increase from January to February on record, confounding expectations that values would fall. However,...

Jump into JanuaryData released from Rightmove revealed the first working week of January was the busiest ever opening to a year for home valuation requests, and the first working day, 4th January, saw the fifth-highest number...

And in the blink of an eye, it’s Christmas time again already!Christmas often affords us a chance to pause from work and think back on the previous year both personally and professionally. After we successfully emerged as a...

Guest writer, Ellie Clements of Jacksons Law, takes a look at the common downfalls of Landlords during Residential...

Expanding their offerings into the west of the region

youngsRPS is delighted to once again be joining forces with Anvil Homes to promote their development of nine individually designed detached...

With all of the previous few weeks' ups and down's and prior to the Autumn Statement (now scheduled for November 17th), Lynn Nixon takes a look at the North Yorkshire property market and what the budget changes mean for buyers....

With the multi-level nature of the site and the need to undertake careful civil engineering works, together with the outbreak of Covid and more recently hold ups in the supply of building materials, the formal launch of

Following on from the announcement from Parliament yesterday, Lynn Nixon, Associate and Northallerton Branch Manager asks, can the Cut in Stamp Duty help you?

The Chancellor announced permanent stamp duty...

The recent spell of very sunny weather has many of us wishing our outdoor spaces were a bit more inviting for alfresco living. Here Rosie Spours, Branch Manager and Valuer at our Alnwick office looks at ways to make the most of...

Kim Harrison, Head of Residential, talks us through the continuing demand in the North of England property market.

“The North of England has, in our mind, always been the jewel in the crown. With the contrast of...

Who spotted Morpeth and Newcastle on Location, Location, Location last night?⁠ 
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Morpeth has always been a popular location here in the North East but has seen an even greater rise in interest over the past...

youngsRPS launches the sale of Westburn in Hexham for £1.5 million.

Westburn is a substantial Grade II listed Georgian...

Good news for North East and Yorkshire landlords!

Fiona Roe, Lettings Manager with youngsRPS, looks at the current state of the lettings market and what this...

Ria Welsh, Residential Sales Consultant, looks at why now is a good time to refresh your home this spring.

Spring has officially sprung and with the market remaining...

With over 20,000 applications made to the Homes for Ukraine scheme so far, Fiona Roe, Residential Lettings Manager based in our Northallerton office, takes a look at what requirements you should consider before applying to...

After the eighth successive month of house price growth was reported by Halifax this month, Rosie Spours, Valuer and Branch Manager with youngsRPS Alnwick gives us a...

Following the successful opening of our seventh office on Duke Street last June we caught up with Gabrielle McKenna, Manager and Valuer, to tell us how the first 6 months at youngsRPS Darlington have been.

“The...

We hear from Kim Harrison, Head of Residential on how the market has picked up thus far in 2022:

Don’t be put off by the season. Our offices across the board have hit the ground running with a continued increase of buyers...

The UK housing market has grown from strength to strength since it reopened in May last year; average house prices have grown by 8.5% and there has been a 36% increase in housing market demand since the start of 2021 alone. This...

Traditionally, spring has always been assumed to be the best time to list your property but year on year we see heightened interest across our property pages over Christmas that rolls on into the New...

YoungsRPS is pleased to report that our management team has been expanded and strengthened by successful internal promotions.

Paul Fairlamb, Kim Harrison, James Thompson and Tom Whitehead, have all been promoted to the newly...

We're delighted to introduce The Wool House in Hexham - a new development of 45 fabulous, contemporary one, two and three-bedroom apartments by Northumberland-based house builder,

As COP26 enters its second week in Glasgow we take a look at climate change issues surrounding the housing market. In the first of a two-part investigation, Rosie Spours, Branch Manager and Valuer with our Alnwick Office, looks at...

The UK government have announced that notice periods for Assured and Assured Shorthold Tenancies are set to revert to those prior to the pandemic from 1st October 2021. The Coronavirus Act 2020, which saw the government...

Searching for the perfect equestrian home?

As people continue to seek the country idyll, the demand for equestrian properties in the North of England continues to rise.

No matter the...

Kim Harrison, Associate, Head of Residential Property talks us through the company’s success and regional expansion whilst giving us her insight into the current sales and lettings market across the...

 Stamp Duty – When September ends!

The reduced rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)  payable on the PURCHASE of residential properties  ends on 30th September 2021. Some people are unsure as to...

The UK see’s around 13,000 bespoke home building projects each year and this could be the ideal solution for you too!

The benefit of building your own home is that you are involved from the very beginning in the...

How To Be A Good LandlordBecoming a landlord can be a daunting task!

There are currently over 500 laws and regulations that landlords need to comply with here in the UK. Not complying with laws and regulations can result in...

Our residential teams across the North of England and North Yorkshire have experienced the most resilient market for years. Rosie Spours, Alnwick Branch Manager and Valuer has worked in residential...

With the approval of planning permission for the development of a new Gigafactory in Blyth by Britishvolt, closely followed by Nissan set to confirm a similar project in Sunderland, the Free Port in...

Fiona Roe, Residential Lettings Manager explains why it is so important to have the support of a property management team when letting out your property to private tenants and the benefit of choosing...

After the huge success of our Darlington office launch, we caught up with Senior Sales Consultant, Amanda Boynton-Moohan to learn more about her role and her Darlington housing market insights.What do you do at youngsRPS and...

Residential: Now is a great time to sell your home

Mon 28 June 2021

Now is a great time to sell your home as there is a huge shortage of properties available for sale, and house prices are higher than...

Over the last twelve months, rental values have risen significantly across all regions of the UK, except London. The initial Covid countryside exodus and the need for more internal and outdoor space has continued to rise as...

Head of Residential Property, Kim Harrison explains how to prepare and market your property to achieve optimum value in the current market...

The pandemic caused construction in the new homes sector to practically grind to a holt in 2020, causing activity to fall to a level that hasn’t been seen since the global financial crisis.

YoungsRPS announce appointment to expanding Alnwick Office

Wed 2 January 2019

YoungsRPS announce appointment of new Valuer Manager to its Expanding Alnwick Office

The Alnwick branch of