Recent Articles

Do you understand what Green Belt actually means? (in: Building a Property Checklists)
Jan 27, 2021

The Green Belt is one of the central mysteries of the English planning process. Most people think they have an idea what it is and what it is for – and often they are only half-right.  So let’s try to unravel the myths and explore when building on Green Belt land is allowable after all.

Kate Faulkner's property price report - January 2021 (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Jan 20, 2021

The NAEA perhaps have some of the most startling facts this month from the indices, especially considering we had our second lockdown in England during November and with price rises for the year recorded of over 5% for most of the indices, Hometrack capture the reason succinctly. Read Kate Faulkner's property price report for January to find out what's really happening.

Latest leasehold changes explained (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Jan 13, 2021

Following last week’s government announcement outlining proposed reforms to the leasehold system, Mark Chick, ALEP Director and Senior Partner at Bishop & Sewell looks in detail at the changes outlined and considers what they mean for the enfranchisement sector. Read more for the latest leasehold changes.

Rental market forecasts - 2021 and beyond (in: Tenant and Landlord Property Checklists)
Dec 29, 2020

Over the next year or so, it’s likely to that rents will stagnate – even though some are predicting continued rises. The reason being is that rents are very much tied to wages and it’s hard to see how these will increase that much next year. Read more for our rental market forecasts for 2021 and beyond.

Property price and market report - December 2020 (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Dec 15, 2020

Each month we’ve been following property prices since the market opened in May and we’ve seen house price rises increase more and more each month. And it appears any fears of the second lockdown holding back the market are unwarranted, with Rightmove saying that “first six days of the second lockdown seeing demand up by 49% on this time last year”. Read Kate Faulkner's latest comprehensive property price report here.