Recent Articles

New home owners to help shape the construction industry (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Nov 17, 2016

New home owners are being given the chance to shape the construction industry by taking part in an independent survey which gathers valuable feedback for the house building industry.

November 2016 property price update - with data from the UK house price index and Hometrack (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Nov 14, 2016

Prices, selling time, regional variation, what do you need to know about the current state of the property market?

London update and Sadiq Khan's property plans (in: Buying and Selling Property Checklists)
Nov 10, 2016

Although London is often reported as ‘one market’, it really isn’t. From our analysis there are thousands of markets, just in Greater London, but we break this down for you into the 32 London boroughs, so what's been going on and what has the mayor been up to?

The eight stages of a successful staircase renovation (in: Renovating and Maintaining your Home)
Nov 10, 2016

If you’re thinking about a staircase renovation, it’s worth taking the time to consider the logistics of the process beforehand.

Why yields are no longer an accurate measure of success for landlords (in: Tenant and Landlord Property Checklists)
Nov 7, 2016

With price growth slowing and rents rising, we have seen, in the main, a rise in yields for the PRS. However, this measure just looks at landlord ‘turnover’ and ignores the fact that landlords are facing one of the toughest few years from a profitability perspective. So, what's the real story...