Chorley Property Market – Outlook for 2019 Chorley property values are currently unexpectedly 5.1% higher than at the end of 2017, notwithstanding the uncertainty and threats over the potential impact of Brexit in 2019. This has exceeded all the predictions (aka guesses) of all the City of London economists, in an astonishing sign of strength […]

“I couldn’t hand in my assignment today because the dog ate my homework.” “The train to Preston is cancelled due to the wrong kind of snow falling.” “I can’t make it into work today boss because a ghost in my house has kept me all night.” Excuses, excuses, excuses. That last one was taken from […]

5 Reasons Why LOCAL High Street Estate Agents are Better Than DIY Internet Estate Agents There doesn’t seem to be a week going by that a new online call centre based estate agency opens offering unbelievable services at quarter of the price, implying their service is just as good as the so called ‘expensive’ high […]

LANDLORDS – 21.4% of All Chorley Properties were Bought Without a Mortgage in the Last 7 Years.  For most Chorley people, a mortgage is the only way to buy a property. However, for some, especially Chorley homeowners who have paid off their mortgage or Chorley buy to let landlords, many have the choice to pay […]

Chorley property blog – powered by Forbes.  Around this time last year, a poll came out from YouGovshowing what the most popular resolutions were among people in the UK. The top ten below haven’t really changed for the past five years. But we’d hazard a bet to suggest some people will want to cut down […]

Live in Chorley? About to Retire and Privately Rent? You Could be £2,500 a Year Worse Off! You read the personal finance pages of the newspapers and it all seems to be the impending pensions crisis … where people aren’t saving enough for their retirement. But it’s not the lack of Chorley peoples’ future pension […]

We’re a musical bunch at Forbes Estates, or some of us like to think we are. Which means we love a bit of carol singing and festive songs on loop in our office. Have you got your Christmas list ready? I don’t ask Santa for much, in fact All I Want for Christmas is (A […]

Chorley ‘Home Owning’ Movers and Shakers in 2018 It’s now commonly agreed amongst economists and the general public that the dramatic rise in Chorley property prices of the last six years has come to an end. Read the National newspapers, and they talk of doom and gloom in the British housing market with such things […]

5 First Time Buyers Tips.   1969 was the first time a human landed on the moon. 1954 was the first time a man ran a mile in under 4 minutes. Could 2019 be the first time you buy your own property? There’s a first time for everything in life – including buying your first […]