Recent Articles

Why every landlord must be aware of the dangers of cannabis factories (in: Tenant and Landlord Property Checklists)
Feb 26, 2018

The news that a letting agent used a huge property portfolio to run a £7m network of cannabis farms is a timely reminder that to be a landlord, you have to be educated on all manner of things, and especially the danger of being vulnerable to criminal activity.

Belvoir's tips for letting with pets
Feb 22, 2018

Last week Jeremy Corbyn unveiled a draft animal welfare policy, which included plans from Labour to make it mandatory for tenants to be allowed to keep pets in rental properties. However, property management franchise Belvoir, which has over 300 High Street offices, has many landlords who already support this initiative, and has some top tips to help tenants secure a rental property with their pets.

Is it really impossible for first-time buyers to get on the ladder? (in: First Time Buyer)
Feb 22, 2018

There have been some recent features in the media about first-time buyers finding it impossible to get the property ladder. You'll have seen six-figure numbers quoted as being necessary for a deposit as well as the supposed astronomical average house prices around the country.

However, is this really the case? And if not, what’s the correct story?

Kate's comprehensive property price update for February 2018 - data from the UK house price index (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Feb 19, 2018

It seems the days of double digit price growth are over for the property market, for the moment at least...

Part 2: Essential FTB data from the English Housing Survey. (in: First Time Buyer Property Checklists)
Feb 12, 2018

The English Housing Survey (EHS) is one of the most interesting and useful reports on our housing stock that exists. Here is my summary of the latest findings for housing in England, plus a few of my thoughts.

A more detailed analysis will follow when the full report comes out in the summer.