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Where is the market going? This is the real question for now. Not will prices fall in 2023, but by how much? Read more to find out what's happening to the property market in your area now and what may happen in the future.
Are you living in or buying a Listed building and thinking about making some changes? Do you know what you can and can't do and why not all Listed buildings are the same? Read more to find out.
The more 2022 continues, the more I think property prices are going to be extremely dependent on the individual supply and demand for that property at the time it comes up for sale. This is tough for the media to get across to buyers/sellers, but it’s essential for agents in particular to do so. Using the average results from the stats we have seen to date rather than an agent’s local knowledge is essential for buyers to listen to. I’m also not a great fan of the automatic valuations often used to drive leads as when the data is like this, it could end up under-pricing some and overpricing others – and we know how badly that ends for everyone! Read my latest property price analysis here.
Radio 4's Moral Maze asks 'What is our countryside for?'. I was recently asked to be a witness to support housing in the countryside. To do this, I did quite a lot of research and thought it would be useful to highlight how ridiculous the call is that developers are ‘concreting’ over Britain. My key point is that we have a housing crisis in the UK – but one that is rarely properly defined. The true housing crisis isn’t greedy landlords and developers, who are often blamed, it’s simple - read my article to find out more and listen to Kate Faulkner again.
With the current fuel crisis seeing an increase in energy prices, ongoing hikes in household bills are proving to be a major concern for millions of households across the country, including the UK’s renters. Research, commissioned by Smart Energy GB, has revealed that renters think landlords could be doing more to help. Read more to find out how landlords can support their tenants to be more energy efficient.
