Recent Articles

Top 10 things to consider when buying a leasehold property (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Dec 4, 2020

When buying a leasehold property, leaseholders need to be confident that they are aware of what is and what is not included in their lease and understand any changes they may face during the lifespan of their lease. This guide looks at key points and practicalities to consider before making a purchase.

Kate Faulkners property price report for November 2020 (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Nov 18, 2020

We all know that the market is ‘booming’ at this moment in time, but it is important to appreciate this is more of a boom in transactions rather than a boom in house prices. There is one surprise though and that’s despite this huge uplift in volumes, property prices, although rising potentially ahead of a recession, are not doing so at the pace we would normally have seen in the past. Read the full article to find out what's happening in your area.

What about 2021? Are we going to see crashes? (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Nov 11, 2020

I must admit, before the forecasts came out I was expecting to see falls, perhaps anything between 5-10%, but remarkably the property price forecasters are incredibly optimistic versus a few months ago. 2021 is also going to be a tough year to predict and get right – we don’t know if the ‘stamp duty’ cliff edge will be retained, the Help to Buy Scheme is being restricted, will home movers have ‘burned’ themselves out for the next few years, or are there plenty of home movers left to keep the market going at least for the first half of the year? Read my article here.

How have the forecasters performed in 2020? (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Nov 4, 2020

It’s perhaps a little unfair to see how the forecasters have performed versus the ‘actuals’ from the Land Registry for the first six months of the year, but it’s still a good exercise to do as it shows us how the market has performed so far. Read more to find out my verdict on the forecasters' predictions versus actuals for the first half of the year.

Kate Faulkner's property price update - October 2020 (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Oct 14, 2020

Over the last few months, we have been checking and scrutinising house market statistics as many were still being influenced by lockdown as the market didn’t open until mid-May. However, we are starting to see similar trends emerging between the indices suggesting that the stats are being less affected. But I would still only take averages with a pinch of salt. What matters to home movers and investors is what’s happening to property prices/rents on a particular street as at a local level, we see huge variations versus the ‘average’. Read my latest property price article here.