Recent Articles

Kate's views on the latest news: New PM, Brexit battles, property market (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
May 28, 2019

It's a little tricky just now to know exactly where the property market is heading.  We know from past evidence that typically the level of uncertainty we currently have with a new PM pending, Brexit in 'no mans land' and a parliament and politicians seemingly at a 'loss' to know how to get us out of the mess Mr Cameron kindly got us into in the first place, that this would slow the property market.  Buyers and sellers don't like uncertainty.

The ten year rule explained (in: Building and Renovating Property Checklists)
May 21, 2019

Want to know more about the Ten Year Rule? Read more.

Property market no longer a game of two halves (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
May 16, 2019

Normally around this time of year the market is buoyant, in fact looking back over past reports, I was often saying post the credit crunch the market was a ‘game of two halves’ with the first half of the year rising, and the second half of the year falling back. So far this year, prices have pretty much ‘limped along’ from one month to the next showing little growth. 

Plumbers shine the spotlight on dripping taps during Water Saving Week (in: Problems and Complaints Checklists)
Apr 29, 2019

WaterSafe is helping to pull the plug on water wastage by encouraging homeowners to potentially save thousands of litres of water a year by fixing leaky taps. Read WaterSafe's top five tips to help save water in the house.

New legal decision to impact flat owners? (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Apr 24, 2019

The Upper Tribunal has handed tenants an important victory concerning ‘common parts’ including roof spaces and airspace leases in leasehold enfranchisement. The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has held that a lease of the airspace above, and the subsoil below a leasehold block of flats must be classed as "common parts" of the building when deciding if they were to be acquired, in a decision that could potentially have a profound impact on the property sector. This means that freeholders may not able to sell 'air space' to people who wish to develop on top or below an existing block of flats. This is particularly important if it remains law as the Government is relaxing planning rules on building on rooftops, for example, to help create more homes in London.