Recent Articles in First Time Buyer Property Checklists

Part 1: Essential information from the latest English Housing Survey
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.

5Live Investigates: high street agents vs online agents
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?
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?
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...

Kate's London property price update - January 2018
Jan 25, 2018

We’ve all seen the recent headlines “London property prices expected to drop in 2018” and “South-West London sees biggest house price falls in capital” which have been generated from the property price reports all suggesting falls or cuts in the last quarter but what is the real story?