May 26, 2026
My first Marathon
Nope, not property, mortgage or data related but it does explain why I have not been doing much on the site.
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May 16, 2026
Mortgage Calculator Updated - Overpayments
The mortgage calculator now allows you to add an annual overpayment amount to show how much could be saved over the term and how the term is reduced.
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May 3, 2026
Land Registy updated and others
A few updates to the data on the site today. Updates have been slow in coming through from the various agencies during this period.
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March 11, 2026
Understanding the Property Market Through Data Signals
Explaining the new Market Insights feature that scans over 30 million HM Land Registry transactions to identify unusual property market signals across UK postcode sectors, including price spikes, demand collapses, liquidity shifts and emerging hotspots.
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February 15, 2026
Site fully updated to new PostgreSQL setup
I have finished all the changes I wanted to with regard to the switch from MySQL to PostgreSQL, as well as changing the server and location. This has made a significant difference to performance, which I hope all visitors will feel.
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February 4, 2026
Switching Database to PostgreSQL
With hindsight, expecting this site to be as popular as it is, I would probably not have built it with MySQL, but I did, before it gets any bigger, a change is needed.
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