Recent Articles in First Time Buyer Property Checklists

How do the new Housing Ministers' property markets compare?
Aug 1, 2019

With two new ministers running housing policy in England, I thought it would be useful to see how different the property markets they are used to are. And you probably couldn’t get more different markets!

Leaseholder responsibilities - it's all in the lease
Jul 29, 2019

In this article Leigh Shapiro, member of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) and Partner at Irwin Mitchell, discusses the hidden responsibilities of leaseholders and why it’s so important to get the right advice before embarking on ownership of a leasehold property.

Market is stable but not necessarily strong!
Jul 23, 2019

The word ‘stable’ to describe the property market has been used by many of the indices over the last few months – but no-one is describing the market as ‘strong’. What most indices agree on is that in today’s market people just aren’t being forced to sell, mainly due to rock bottom mortgage rates. To find out more, read Kate Faulkner's latest property price analysis.

OMG! Government announces major changes to property
Jul 1, 2019

Last week the Government announced a huge number of changes to the way we buy, sell and lease property. These changes have either been in consultation for some time and we are now finding out the results, or they are new consultations for future changes. Read my article to find out about the future of property.

Could even ‘talk’ of interference in the current property market derail the current market?
Jun 18, 2019

 It’s a bit scary waking up each morning at the moment, finding out what politicians – whether in power or not – are planning to do to ‘fix’ the housing market! To date, some policies appear to be doing the job they were intended for. Read on to find out why I'm concerned.