Recent Articles in Trading Up Property Checklists

What's a normal market for London and is it really in a bubble?
Mar 31, 2014

The media headlines are full of headlines of house price bubbles, especailly in London, and the recent Evening Standard headline goes even further to say it's the biggest bubble ever. Unfortunately, they don't really back this up with any evidence at all. Kate Faulkner looks at the Land Registry data to show exactly what is happening, comparing prices to history when they were actually bubbling over to know if a market is in a bubble.

Help to Buy regional statistics and impact on property prices
Mar 24, 2014

How have the Help to Buy regional statistics affected property prices in your area? Read Kate Faulkner's article and see her report on the BBC news website.

Why you should think about the type of house or property to buy
Mar 24, 2014

When you are dreaming of your ideal home, you are likely to be doing it while wearing rose-tinted spectacles! That dream penthouse flat might look fabulous, but not if it drains your cash each year with high service charges. Follow our five reasons why you should think about the type of house or property you are going to purchase and work out what is practical for your wallet and your time.

More sellers enter the market in February 2014
Mar 13, 2014

My latest property price summary suggests that sellers are starting to come back into the market, which is great news for buyers. What we have now is a relatively healthy market, where demand is good, mortgage rates are good value for money and now sellers are starting to come back in, so in turn, we will see more markets matching supply and demand. This will hopefully help to curb some of the high price rises we have seen in the last year or two.

Some London Boroughs growing at faster rates than before
Mar 6, 2014

For the first time since tracking the annual growth of all the London Boroughs, although not quite at 'housing bubble' levels seen before, yet, we are seeing some Boroiughs, like Hackney, with growth levels higher than their annual average.