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As summer draws to a close, the property market gets busier and busier. Many homes come to the market in the autumn [more]

It’s been nearly 18 months since Sajid Javid, the Tory Government’s Housing Minister published the White Paper “Fix [more]

If you’re keen to sell your home this summer, there are some quick fixes you can do to make your home more sellable [more]

Michelle Niziol catches up with online property news outlet Estate Agent Today about the future of estate agency.  [more]

Property inventories are crucial for both landlords and tenants. They help you to stay organised and protect yourse [more]

The simple fact is we are not building enough properties! If the supply of new properties is limited and demand con [more]

A noteworthy number of buy to let landlords in Britain plan to buy more properties over the next year despite the r [more]

Nearly 5 babies have been born for every new home that has been built in Cherwell since 2012, deepening the Biceste [more]

Many people assume that high net worth individuals don’t need mortgages, and if they do, that the bank will have no [more]

CEO Michelle Niziol catches up with online property news service, Property Reporter, for their ‘In the Spotli [more]

Our CEO Michelle Niziol discusses her love for property in an exclusive interview with The mortgage Lender. Michell [more]

The average asking price of property in Bicester dropped by 4.1% or £15,493 compared to a year ago, taking the curr [more]

Due to the growth and success of the firm, we have relocated to a new office at 8 Deans Court in Bicester. The sign [more]

The Bank of England is expected to increase interest rates in the next few months. If the committee votes for an in [more]

Bicester Millennials were born between the mid 1980’s and late 1990’s thus making them between the age of around 22 [more]

The rents paid by Bicester tenants are now standing at £1,079 per calendar month (pcm), a rise of 0.45% year on yea [more]

Our very own Michelle Niziol gives an exclusive interview with What House. She tackles the topic of mortgages, fina [more]

The degree to which young Bicester people are locked out of the Bicester housing market has been revealed in new statistics. I was chatting to one of my landlord’s last week about how the homeownershi [more]

Read Michelle Niziol’s article on how to get a mortgage with bad credit history, as published on What Mortgag [more]

Buying and selling a home in Bicester isn’t the easiest or cheapest thing you will ever do. Estate agent fees, soli [more]

We are looking to expand the size of our workforce by 20% to deliver our strategic plans for growth over the coming [more]

A little bit of good news this week on the Bicester Property Market as recently released data shows that the number [more]

As our families grow bigger the need for more space, be that bedrooms or reception rooms, has grown with it. Also, [more]

According to the National House Building Council (NHBC), more than 26,142 new homes were registered to be built in [more]

That got your attention … didn’t it! But before we start, what is Generation X, let alone Generation Z, Mille [more]

One of the best things about my job is helping Bicester landlords with their strategic portfolio management. Gone a [more]

After a year of uncertainty, what will 2018 bring for your mortgage? The impact of an Interest Rate rise The Bank o [more]

After a year of uncertainty, what will 2018 bring for the housing market? House Prices House prices are reliant on [more]

Buy to let landlords need to be aware of new regulations and government policies that will impact how they operate [more]

If you are planning to move home in the new year, put the wheels in motion now and take advantage of the upturn in [more]

Our CEO Michelle Niziol gives her reaction to today’s Autumn Budget: “Our nation is in the grips of a housing crisi [more]

IMS Property Group CEO, Michelle Niziol, gives her thoughts on future increases in interest rates and the impact th [more]

A price war amongst mortgage lenders is good news for people coming to the end of their mortgage deal or those appl [more]

Michelle Niziol, CEO of IMS Property Group, aims to motivate and inspire entrepreneurs through her keynote address [more]

A House in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) is typically rented out to professional sharers and students. They are partic [more]

We are really excited to be holding a first-time buyer event on Thursday 5 October at Bicester Hotel, Golf and Spa. [more]

Despite changes to legislation and regulations bought in to make it harder for people to purchase a buy-to-let (BTL [more]

We have appointed Thomas Honour as head of sales and business development. The role is newly created and will see T [more]

Michelle Niziol, vice president of ARLA Propertymark and director of IMS Property Group, discusses what Purplebrick [more]

Michelle Niziol, Director of IMS Property Group, has been elected vice-president of ARLA Propertymark (Association [more]

IMS Director Michelle Niziol comments on the result of the General Election. Niziol says: “We continue to face days [more]

Michelle Niziol,director of IMS Independent Mortgage Solutions, explains all about interest-only mortgages. Interes [more]

We’ve got some exciting news to announce – our director Michelle Niziol is a candidate in the ARLA Prop [more]

Our own Michelle Niziol put her thoughts forward on alternative lending options for the ‘unlendables’ i [more]

IMS Director Michelle Niziol took part in a quick fire 60-second interview with publication Landlord Today. Here [more]

What do you do if you want to get out of Help to Buy? If you got a leg-up to buy a brand new home, here’s how to sell or remortgage. More than one million people have taken advantage of the Gove [more]

Pupils of Marsh Gibbon Pre-School enjoyed an Easter party on the last day of term before the spring holidays. All c [more]

Our very own Michelle Niziol has written an article for What Mortgage magazine about the benefits of re-mortgaging [more]

The Bicester housing market is buoyant with properties that are well presented and correctly priced selling well, a [more]

In the Spring Budget Statement on 8 March, Chancellor Philip Hammond made no mention of help for Britain’s ho [more]

Our very own Michelle Niziol’s reaction to today’s Budget 2017 statement has been included in an articl [more]

Today’s Spring Budget announcement by Chancellor Philip Hammond was a missed opportunity for the housing mark [more]

IMS Independent Mortgage Solutions recently became the only mortgage broker in Bicester and one of just three in Ox [more]

Our very own Michelle Niziol gave her thoughts on the rising cost of housing in Oxford and how to tackle the proble [more]

Growth in rental values in London may have slowed in recent months, but the capital remains by far the most expensi [more]

Property Insider Blog has published an article written by our director Michelle Niziol about why buying to let is s [more]

IMS Independent Mortgage Solutions have been selected as the only independent mortgage broker in Bicester on the Help to buy panel and one of only 3 brokers in Oxfordshire, for more information see ou [more]

It can be difficult to find a lender willing to offer you a mortgage if you have had past credit problems. But all [more]

Read my comments about rising rents in the South of England here in Landlord News

Our Director Michelle Niziol commenting on what’s next for the rental market in Southern England in 2017, as [more]

The local community is important to us and we have chosen to support for Marsh Gibbon Pre-School. Our director Mich [more]

Whathouse? Have featured Michelle Niziol’s comments on the autumn statement, to read the full article please [more]

The Metro newspaper contacted the Director here at IMS, Michelle Niziol, to discuss the housing in Aylesbury, read [more]

The Oxford Mail have picked up the IMS Shoebox Appeal, to raise awareness of a great cause, click here to read the [more]

Every year the IMS team gather together to pack shoeboxes for operation christmas child, this year we did 12! Its s [more]

IMS had a fantastic partner meeting this week with Bicester Technology Studio. IMS have always supported local charities and Director Michelle Niziol has a passion to encourage the younger generation [more]

Read my comments in Property Wire here: https://www.propertywire.com/news/europe/landlords-urge-uk-follow-irish-example-abolish-change-tax-relief/

The 11th edition of the hugely popular show, The Apprentice, returned to our TVs on 14th October. Advisor Baroness [more]

Michelle Niziol who recently made headlines in the Daily Mail Online about this edition of The Apprentice by becomi [more]

All You Want to Know About Michelle Niziol, the Apprentice 2016 Candidate Michelle Niziol, who has had articles abo [more]

IMS have a fantastic offer at the moment of 0.75% inclusive of VAT to sell your property! The price includes all marketing costs, we have a professional photographer and floorplan specialist, these ar [more]

Thank you so much for the support you have all shown me on what was the opportunity and experience of a lifetime! Being an Apprentice candidate was a dream come true, I have enjoyed every minute of it [more]

IMS Property Solutions in Bicester took part in the channel 5 show ‘House Doctor’ which airs on Friday 7th October at 11.15am, tune in to watch our estate agents improve the value of our c [more]

Lets all get behind Michelle and support her through her journey to be Lord Sugar’s next business partner!

20.09.2016 What Mortgage First Time Buyers article

After qualifying for Level 3 Technical award in the sale of residential property, IMS Property Solutions is now registered with the NAEA, this gives vendors and buyers the reassurance that you are in [more]

I was asked to comment on the property market post Brexit by the Oxford Times, read my article here: Michelle Niziol comment in OT Aug 25 2016-1

I was asked for comment by the popular Mortgage Solutions magazine regarding second charge loans, read the article here; https://www.mortgagesolutions.co.uk/news/2016/09/07/knock-effect-mcd-means-cons [more]

Coventry Building Society, Santander, Barclays and NatWest became the first brands to pass on the Bank of England’s 0.25% rate cut to borrowers, after today’s Monetary Policy Committee (MCP) unanimous [more]

Until today, the Bank of England Base Rate had been held at 0.5% since March 2009. The Bank of England has also extended Quantitative Easing (QE) by £60bn to £435bn by a vote of 6-3. In the second mee [more]

IMS are pleased to announce that we are the agent for the hiring of conferencing and events facilities at the new Bicester Technology Studio school. We were invited on site visit this week by the Prin [more]

With the growing prospects of rising house prices, historically low interest rates, increasing longevity and delayed retirement, more and more people are considering borrowing for longer. Last year, s [more]

“In an ever connected and interrelated world some powers  – such as those to do with climate change, international trade, organised crime, cultural terrorism and financial governance ̵ [more]

A MASSIVE thank you to all IMS clients! 124 client testimonials have been posted on our website! THANK YOU! Testimonials

Property finance expert, Michelle Niziol is the founder and director of IMS Independent Mortgage Solutions in Bicester. Michelle talks about exciting times ahead for Bicester, and the demand she has s [more]

IMS Independent Mortgage Solutions now have access to a 1% Cash Back deal for Buy To Let Mortgages. A Buy to Let mortgage brings with it many costs to budget for. With legal fees, management fees plus [more]

The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold for August, and also held off from any more stimulus measures, as had been expected. Its rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to m [more]

Mortgages are likely to be the biggest and longest ‘loan’ any individual or couple will take out in their lifetimes. But what happens when incomes dramatically change due to a death, illness or unempl [more]

UK interest rates have been held for the 30th month running at 0.5% by the Bank of England’s MPC. Economists had expected rates to remain unchanged due to concerns about the strength of the econ [more]

Will first time buyers in 2015 be put off making the commitment by impending interest rate rises? Interest rates are widely predicted to rise in the final quarter of 2015 if not in early 2016 and this [more]

There is a small possibility that the Bank of England may cut rates to 0.25% on the back of last week’s weak GDP figures which showed the economy is shrinking faster than feared. The Bank is to announ [more]

  The article by Gill Oliver, which was featured in The Oxford Mail recently, highlights how the high demand and low supply of properties in Oxfordshire means first time buyers are in a difficult [more]

IMS Independent Mortgage Solutions’ expert in mortgages and finance, Michelle Niziol recently gave an interview to That’s Oxford TV, talking about how we can cope with living in the most expensive cit [more]

Alex Wolfe hosted a Talk Oxford housing special with guests Michelle Niziol and Frank Webster. See the video here:

The second part to Michelle’s recent That’s TV interview:

Does your business depend on the performance of some key people? Does your business have debt that is supported by one or more people? What happens to control of the business if a shareholder dies or [more]