Recent Articles

Part 1: Essential information from the latest English Housing Survey (in: Buying and Selling 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.

Housebuilders need to go wild for eco-habitats (in: Building and Renovating Property Checklists)
Feb 8, 2018

The Wildlife Trusts are urging developers to consider wildlife when building new homes – and have come up with a list of ways to “build housing in a nature-friendly way”.

5Live Investigates: high street agents vs online agents (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Feb 5, 2018

I was on 5Live investigates this weekend, as they were looking into online-only estate agents and whether their “cut price, up-front fees really do offer value for money”.

Choosing an agent – should you go with online or traditional? (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Feb 5, 2018

This is actually the wrong question to ask! What you should be asking is: ‘who is most likely to sell my home’?

Mundy v. the Sloane Stanley Estates – a blow for leaseholders? (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Jan 29, 2018

Last week's Court of Appeal ruling in Mundy v. the Sloane Estates has caused consternation in certain sections of the property industry. Many had been hoped the ruling would go the other way, leading to significant reductions in the cost of extending a lease...