Recent Articles

Louie Burns calls on the Queen to end our feudal leasehold system
Dec 7, 2017

Louie Burns, Managing Director of Leasehold Solutions, has called on the Queen to end her support for the UK's feudal leasehold system, by changing the land tenure for The Crown Estate's vast leasehold property portfolio. 

Planning is the key to a successful Grand Design, says Kevin McCloud (in: Renovating and Maintaining your Home)
Dec 7, 2017

We’ve all seen – and marvelled at – the spectacular creations featured on TV’s Grand Designs, but how many of us have actually considered building our own home?

Kate's first-time buyer report - November 2017 (in: First Time Buyer Property Checklists)
Nov 29, 2017

Here's what the various property price indices are saying about first-time buyers but remember national average prices can be misleading...

Self-builder’s guide to getting planning permission for a new house (in: Building and Renovating Property Checklists)
Nov 27, 2017

We spend more time at home than almost anywhere else; you may even be sitting at home right now reading this...

Kate’s thoughts on the changes which will impact on property from Philip Hammond's budget - November 2017 (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Nov 23, 2017

I’m actually wondering if I missed something. I am fairly sure that quite a few of the announcements made were already in the public domain and the news on stamp duty for First time buyers was hardly a well-guarded secret, so I’m left a little deflated to be honest!