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The Taunton property market can often feel far more active than it really is.

Every week, new for sale boards appear outside people’s homes on your...

For some homebuyers, the kitchen is the deal maker. For others, it is the number of bedrooms, the school catchment or the distance to the railway station. Yet for a sizeable group of buyers, the garden matters just as much as...

There is a quiet unspoken problem sitting inside the Taunton property market.

In the last two years, only 62.65% of the homes that came on the market...

When Britain voted to leave the European Union on 23rd June 2016, many predicted the UK housing market was heading for trouble.

Then Chancellor, George...

Taunton's private rental market has changed considerably over the last five years. In 2021, the average monthly rent in Taunton was £832. So far in 2026, that figure stands at £1,122. That is a rise of 34.9%. To put that into...

For much of the last two decades, bungalows have quietly slipped out of fashion. Overshadowed by those glossy new build developments, three storey townhouses and open plan ‘modern living’, they became seen by many as...

Since the mid 2000s, Britain has been told the same bad news housing stories. Young people have been locked out of homeownership. Deposits are impossible to save. Mortgage rules are too strict. And ‘Generation Rent’ is now...

Across the UK and here in Taunton, the property market remains surprisingly active despite the issues at home and abroad. House prices are steady, buyers are still being selective, and the market itself is evolving.

 If you are a homeowner or landlord in Taunton and thinking about selling in the coming months, one question tends to rise above all others. How long is this going to take?

It is a fair...

One of the most important decisions a landlord will ever make is choosing the right tenant.

Get it right, and you could enjoy steady rental income, minimal stress and a smooth tenancy that lasts for years. Get it wrong,...