Please find below our press releases and media exposure from 2013. If you have any queries about sponsoring a checklist please contact Kate at Designsonproperty.co.uk or call 07585 897128.

Kate Faulkner, consumer property expert, author of Which? property books, Future Homes Commissioner and property media commentator (BBC, ITV, Radio 4, 5Live, Telegraph, Independent, Daily Mail) will always be available for commentary on residential property issues and is always happy to provide a checklist for any property project you are covering.

December 2013

BBC Radio 5Live - Kate presented the Wake Up to Money programme with Adam Parsons on 31st December taking a look at the property market for 2014.

Landlord Today - Kate was quoted in the article Buy to Let - What will 2014 Bring?

Property Drum - Kate's monthly property price report summary is published in Propertydrum magazine.

BBC Breakfast - Kate was interviewed on BBC Breakfast about the impact of negative equity.

Daily Telegraph - Kate is the buy to let expert for the Telegraph Property Club.

Property Reporter - How will buy to let fair in 2014? Read Kate's article.

November 2013

First time buyer - Kate answered questions as the Agony Agent in the November issue of First Time Buyer Magazine.

Moneywise - Kate was quoted in the November issue of Moneywise Magazine online in the article about renting in retirement.

BBC Breakfast - Kate was interviewed on BBC Breakfast about the inplications of mortgage rate rises.

Dispatches - Kate took part in the Channel 4 Dispatches programme which looked at pensions vs investing in property for a retirement income.

Property Reporter - Potential buyers still opting to rent - read Kate's article.

Property Drum - Kate's property price report summary is published monthly in Propertydrum magazine.

LBC - Kate was asked to give her comments on whether you should expect tenants to move to a smaller home when they have a spare bedroom.

Daily Telegraph - Kate is the Buy to Let Expert for the Telegraph Property Club.

BBC Radio Nottingham - Kate is interviewed on BBC Radio Nottingham about the local property market.

Property Reporter - Recovery does not mean bubble - read Kate's article.

BBC Radio Nottingham - Kate was reviewing the weekend newspapers on BBC Radio Nottingham.

Your Money - Kate appeared on Your Money with Declan Curry discussing when is the right time to buy a home.

Moneywise - Propertychecklists was quoted as the website to go to for advice with our checklists -How to Avoid a Rogue Landlord and Quick Guide to Renting a Property.

October 2013

Daily Telegraph - Kate was quoted in the Telegraph article Five Dirty Tricks in Today's Rising Housing Market.

Your Money - Kate appeared on BBC Your Money to chat about private sales websites.

BBC Breakfast - Kate was on BBC Breakfast discussing private sales websites, do they work and can they really save you money?

Moneywise - Kate was asked to comment for the article - What are the tax implications for buy to let landlords.

BBC Radio Nottingham - Kate was chatting about the local property market on BBC Radio Nottingham.

This is Money - Kate comments on how to get an Estate Agent to help pay some of the costs of selling a house.

Property Drum - Kate's monthly property price report summary is published in Propertydrum magazine.

LandlordZONE - Tougher rules on mortgages is sensible says property expert. Read Kate's comments.

ITV - Kate was asked to comment on the London property market.

Daily Telegraph - Kate is the Buy to Let Expert for the Telegraph Property Club.

This is Money - Kate comments on buying off plan.

Moneywise - Kate's article - Optimism Returns to the Property Market was published in the October edition of Moneywise Magazine

Property Reporter - Has Help to Buy had a negative impact on the bouyant rental market? Read Kate's comments.

September 2013

Your Money - Kate appeared on BBC Your Money with Declan Curry to discuss the implications of a limit on house prices.

The Observer - Kate was interviewed for an article in the Observer Can you be a Buy to Let Landlord and still be eithical?

ITV - Kate was asked to comment on the prices of houses in the London region and whether they would go up or down.

BBC Radio Nottingham - Kate was chatting on BBC Radio Nottingham Breakfast Show about RICs suggestion to limit house price rises.

Property Drum - Kate's property price report summary is published monthly in Propertydrum magazine.

BBC Radio 5Live - Kate was part of a discussion on the possibility of a house price bubble.

BBC Breakfast - Kate appeared on BBC Breakfast to discuss the proposed 5% limit on house price rises.

Telegraph - Understanding Property Tax - read Kate's article the Telegraph Property Club.

Daybreak - Kate appeared on ITV Daybreak on Friday 6th September to discuss how young people can afford their first home.

Telegraph - Landlords need to make sure they keep their identity safe - read Kate's article in the Telegraph Property Club.

August 2013

This is Money - Kate appeared in an article about the need for surveyors and how to build relationships with a prospective buyer when selling your home.

Telegraph - How do you compete with new buy to let investors? Read Kate's article for the Telegraph Property Club.

TNT - Kate contributed to an article for TNT Lifestyle Living Magazine on how to avoid rogue landlords.

Telegraph - Lettings rules and regulations - how can you keep up? Read Kate's article for the Telegraph Property Club.

First Time Buyer - Kate features in the August edition of First Time Buyer as their property guru on the expert panel helping to solve reader's property problems and questions.

Sing Tao Daily - Kate has written a checklist for Asian property buyers who want to invest in the UK and the article was published in the Sing Tao Daily.

Property Reporter - Kate's property price report was pubished in propertyreporter.

Moneywise - Gloomy Homeowners Should be More Optimisic - Read Kate's article.

The Times - Kate features as one of the seven top names in finance. The article title was 'Learn from the mistakes of the experts' and Kate's piece was about a property she bought that had a derelict house next door so she had to drop the price when it came time to sell it but what they forgot to mention was Kate negotiated a discount when she bought the property!

Property Reporter - Kate's rental summary was featured on 9th August in Propertyreporter.

Property Drum - Kate's property price report appears monthly in the Propertydrum magazine.

Moneywise - Kate features in this month's edition of Moneywise writing about how to buy a new build property. Read the article here.

BBC Radio 2 - Kate was on the Jeremy Vine Show discussing what an investment of £100 in propertry sixty years ago would be worth at today's prices.

BBC Breakfast - Kate appeared on the BBC Your Money programme to discuss the pros and cons of buying off plan. Read the BBC article written to go with the programme.

July 2013

BBC Radio 5 Live - Kate appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live Drive Time to chat about house affordability in London. Listen again.

This is Money - Kate appears in This is Money on 26th July.

Daily Mail - Kate was quoted in the Property Mail section of the Daily Mail 'Why Buy Off-Plan?'.

Property Drum - Kate's property price report summary is published monthly in Propertydrum magazine.

BBC Radio Nottingham - Kate appeared on BBC Radio Nottingham to chat about the property market in Nottingham and the surrounding areas.

Telegraph - Are high street letting agents a waste of time and money? Read Kate's article as the Buy to Let Expert at the Telegraph Property Club.

BBC Breakfast - Kate appeared on BBC Breakfast news to comment on Help to Buy, will it cause a housing bubble or instead help buyers to get on or move up the property market.

Daily Mail - Kate's article commented on affordability for first time buyers.

June 2013

Property Reporter - Are Rental Indices showing consistent trends? Kate's article appears in Propertyreporter.

BuytoLet.com - Kate has written an article on Steps to Analysing a Buy to Let Deal for Buytolet.com.

LandlordZONE - Is the Property Market Really Taking Off? Read Kate's latest report in LandlordZONE.

BuytoLet.com - Read Kate's guest post 'Meet the Buy to Let Expert' on Buytolet.com.

Telegraph - Kate is the Buy to Let Expert for the Daily Telegraph Property Club.

Reader's Digest - Kate wrote an article and created a special checklist Preparing your Home for Sale for the June edition of Reader's Digest.

Property Drum - EPC's have run out of energy - should they be scrapped? Read Kate's comments in Propertydrum.

BBC West Midlands - Kate was asked to  comment on stamp duty.

ITV - Kate appeared on ITN news to discuss the latest report on land purchasing.

LBC - Kate was on LBC Radio on Sunday 16th June to talk about a lack of affordable rural homes in London and the South.

Daybreak - Kate appeared on Daybreak on 14th June to discuss a new report on the affordability of housing for first time buyers. Watch again Kate was on at 06.20.

LandlordZONE - Kate's Summary and Analysis of Rental Reports are published in LandlordZONE.

BuytoLet.com - Kate is the property expert for Buytolet.com, this month she has given her advice on the House price index guide.

LandlordZONE - Green Shoots but Frosty Patches still Ahead. Read Kate's latest property price report in LandlordZONE.

May 2013

Moneywise - Kate thinks the Help to Buy scheme is a good idea, read her article in Moneywise 31st May.

ITV - Kate was interviewed on ITN News Friday 31st May to talk about the National Housing Federation report on Affordable homes.

LBC - Kate appeared on LBC Radio on Tuesday 28th May to chat about the comments made by Nick Boles in the Daily Mail, he thinks new homes rather than green fields will make people happy.

Your Money - Kate was interviewed by Declan Curry on BBC's Your Money on Saturday 25th May on the Government's Help to Buy scheme, watch again on iplayer.

The Independent - Kate is quoted in an article by The Independent on 25th May: Ready to Make your Move - but are you sure the Price is Right?

Telegraph - Kate is the Buy to Let Expert for the Telegraph Property Club. 

Belvoir - Kate presented the Buy to Let Seminar for Belvoir Evesham on May 22nd. Melanie Carter who owns the Evesham office said 'I am absolutely delighted with the number of people who attended and the feedback has all been very positive which is extremely encouraging and bodes well for future events'.

ITV - Kate interviewed by ITV news on Monday 20th May to discuss house prices - what is happening at the moment and what is the trend for the near future.

BBC Radio 5Live - Kate took part in a panel talk on BBC Radio 5 Live on Saturday 18th May discussing the pros and cons of Help to Buy and whether Mervyn King was right to criticise it.

BBC Radio Nottingham - Saturday 18th May Kate was on BBC Radio Nottingham  reviewing the newspapers with Francis Finn.

BBC Breakfast - Kate interviewed on BBC Breakfast Business News on May 17th at 6.50am talking about the different government schemes including Funding for Lending and Help to Buy followed by 7.50 interview talking about the impact these schemes may have on the property market and discussing why property price changes were different at a regional level.

BBC Radio 5Live - Kate was interviewed on Friday 17th May, Wake up to Money 5Live speaking about what’s happening in the private rental sector and the potential impact of government housing schemes including Help to Buy.

BBC Radio Nottingham - Kate appeared on BBC Radio Nottingham Wednesday 8th May to talk about the local residential housing market.

BBC West Midlands - Kate appeared on BBC Radio West Midlands to talk about the pros and cons of selling a home yourself.

April 2013

Property Reporter - Propertyreporter published Kate's article 'Has the Residential Property Market Finally Turned a Corner? on 2nd April.

LandlordZONE - Kate's article 'What's Happening to Property Prices?' was featured in LandlordZONE on 2nd April.

Property Reporter - Kate's Summary and Analysis of Rental Reports was published on 10th April in propertyreporter.

Telegraph - Kate is the Buy to Let Expert for the Telegraph Property Club and gave her advice on property shows, courses and seminars - are they worth it?

The Property Investor Show - Kate presented seminars on both days of The Property Investor Show at Excel on 19th and 20th April. Kate also held a Property Clinic to help visitors with their property queries.

BBC Radio 5Live - Appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live Friday 19th April as part of their Wake Up To Money debate.

Your Money - Interviewed on BBC Your Money on Saturday 13th April about the pros and cons of selling a home yourself.

BBC Radio 5Live - Interviewed on BBC Radio 5 LIve on Saturday 13th April about the pros and cons of selling a home yourself.

BBC Breakfast - Interviewed on BBC Breakfast on Saturday 13th April about the pros and cons of selling a home yourself.

March 2013

LandlordZONE - Great Start to Property Market but will it Last? Kate's article appeared in LandlordZONE on March 6th.

Telegraph - Ask the expert your property questions - Kate Faulkner is the Property Expert for the The Telegraph's Property Club.

BBC Radio Nottingham - Appeared on BBC Radio Nottingham to discuss tenants expectations of landlords when repairs are needed.

LBC - Appeared on LBC  to discuss the new scheme to help first time buyers get a mortgage.

EMPO - Buy to Let Seminar at the East Midlands Landlord Expo in Nottingham - Buy to Let Economics, what does the future hold? Presented by Kate Faulkner.

Landlord & Letting Show - Kate presented a Buy to Let Seminar at Landlord & Letting Show, London in March, Buy to Let is it Worth the Hassle? 

BBC Radio Nottingham - Appeared on BBC Radio Nottingham on Wednesdy, 6th March - reviewing the Nottingham property market with Mark Dennison.

Daily Mail - Kate Faulkner quoted in the Daily Mail Now is definitely the time to sell a property.

February 2013

Lancashire Telegraph - Kate's article appeared in the Lancashire Telegraph on February 7th  with the title  'How local experts are essential to help buyers and sellers'.

Nottingham Post - Kate's article on the local property Market was featured in the Nottingham Post.

Property Reporter - Kate Faulkner's report in Property Reporter - Summary and Analysis of Rental Market Reports.

LBC - Appeared on LBC Saturday 16th February to discuss if buying is cheaper than renting.

BBC Radio 5Live - Appeared on BBC Radio 5Live on Monday, 4th February - to discuss what makes a perfect home with Tony Livesey.

January 2013

Best Finance Info - Best Finance Info published Kate's comments on the OTF report into home buying and selling on 29th January.

Nottingham Post - Kate's article on the local property market appeared in the Nottingham Post.