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Property update from Philip Hammond's Spring Statement 2019 Mar 14, 2019: The Spring Statement from Philip Hammond wasn't the most exiting event of the day, but at least it was a rare bit of 'respite' away from the disaster that is now Brexit - or maybe not! Much of the statement repeats pledges and consultations on more changes to property taxation from previous budgets, but there is some news on where investment is going into areas such as Nottingham, Derby, Portsmouth, Southampton and the likes of Stoke on Trent.

Will Brexit crash the property market? Mar 8, 2019: I was the 'midnight expert' on BBC's 5Live between Wednesday and Thursday with the fabulous Phil Williams and, as always, in between the sport and news updates we managed to chat about the property market - especially chatting about the impact of Brexit on today's and the future market. But I also answered questions on shared ownership, should first time buyers invest first, are lenders adding additional monies to your outgoings, is it better to buy a property with a mortgage or with cash, and genuinely hopefully pointing buyers, sellers, renters and investors in the right direction.

English Housing Survey Part 1: How do we put a roof over our heads? Mar 5, 2019: The English Housing Survey (EHS) is one of the most interesting and useful reports on our housing stock that exists. Whether you are a home owner or an investor, or just looking to buy your first property or rent, there are lots of useful pieces of information that can help you understand the market you own, invest or rent in. I have put together a series of articles that summarise the latest findings for housing in England and explains how our use of property is changing. This is the first article on how people put a roof over their heads.

Are developers making large profits from the tax payer? Feb 13, 2019: A few weeks ago I was interviewed by Winifred Robinson on BBC Radio 4 You and Yours programme about new build developers. Currently, they are making substantial profits, yet not delivering the 300,000 homes that the government wants built every year and, in some cases, the quality of new builds seems to be going down the pan. Bearing in mind that developers have been supported by tax payers' money since the 2013 Help to Buy Scheme, You and Yours were asking whether people were getting a good return or if developers needed to do better.

Kate's comprehensive property price update for December 2018 - data from the UK house price index Dec 13, 2018: How are property prices performing in the UK as the year comes to an end?