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Daily Mail article suggests price falls of 40% – what’s the real story? (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Jul 3, 2017

Last year I predicted that the papers would start reporting pending property price crashes during April and May. Nothing clever about it, I just look at the figures for Q1 2016 which were skewed due to the 3% stamp duty and, if property prices/transactions then slowed as forecasted for Q1 2017, the papers would be able to populate headlines, whether a crash was coming or the market was just naturally slowing.

However, with an election to cover, the headlines took a little longer to come through than I thought...

How to help first-time buyers negotiate the best deal on a property (in: First Time Buyer)
Jun 26, 2017

First-time buyers need more help from trusted sources so they can learn how to negotiate a better price, according to a new survey...

What to do you if you can’t pay your mortgage (in: Problems and Complaints Checklists)
Jun 22, 2017

Life is full of surprises and can be going perfectly smoothly one day, before the rug is pulled from under your feet the next. Redundancy, illness and relationship breakdowns are all bad enough on their own, but when they result in you potentially losing your home, too, they can be devastating. What can you do if the happens to you?

Is London becoming a buyer's market? (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Jun 19, 2017

Bar three boroughs, most are underperforming versus their on-going annual average - what does this mean for the London market?

Is your London borough growing or slowing? (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Jun 19, 2017

What's the current property price situation in London - are prices growing or slowing?