Recent Articles

Latest Government changes and consultations (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Aug 12, 2020

Over the last few months there have been a huge amount of announcements coming from Government about the property market – and it isn’t easy to keep up with them all! These include, new rules which are coming into effect and suggestions, consultations about possible new rules. To help understand which is which, here are the key things to be aware of whether you are buying, selling, renting, letting, renovating or building a home.

July 2020 property price report (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Jul 21, 2020

Whilst there is a lack of robust data and some indices have been suspended, read my latest price report which not only looks at what's happening in the property market currently, but also try to understand where the market may be heading. To find out more, read the article here. 

Stamp Duty holiday due to Coronavirus (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Jul 14, 2020

Last week the Government announced some temporary changes to the amount of Stamp Duty paid on property purchases and I was on BBC Radio 4 and LBC chatting about the changes and my thoughts on whether they were a good idea or not. Read my article for the full details.

Help trading down
Jul 7, 2020

For those wanting to downsize and move to a smaller property, follow our 'help' page, covering top tips to successfully trading down, the costs involved, selling your home, storing your belongings, searching for a property, moving home and lots more.

How do landlords and tenants cope with the eviction ban? (in: Tenant and Landlord Property Checklists)
Jun 30, 2020

When lockdown was announced in March, this included eviction notices being extended from the normal two months under S21 to three. Although this may well protect vulnerable people from bad landlords, unfortunately with such a ‘blanket ban’ on evictions, many good landlords, tenants and nearby neighbours have been left in a position where tenants who are being anti-social or even arrested for aggressive behaviour cannot be evicted. This situation has now been made worse by the Government’s recent extension to the eviction ban until the end of August. So, how do landlords cope with the blanket eviction ban?