Recent Articles in Trading Down Property Checklists

The UK’s most comprehensive property price summary for May 2017 - data from the UK House Price Index
May 17, 2017

I think this is probably one of the first years I can remember where we have seen a slowdown in housing market activity, yet we have not seen the normal ‘panic’ of house prices crashing in the media, bar the odd report...

Election promises on housing – who says and does what in property?
May 2, 2017

For some reason, I didn’t realise the political parties had published their manifestos but I was prompted to take a closer look by a comment from Labour about housing.

The UK’s most comprehensive property price summary for April 2017
Apr 18, 2017

Despite a slowing market, and misleading headlines about house price crashes, I’m happy to report that people’s confidence doesn’t seem to be eroded by reports of a fall in property price growth. This is good news, because low confidence can drive down prices further.

Mixed bag? - CML report with data on first-time buyers, income and affordability
Mar 17, 2017

The Council of Mortgage Lenders have recently published their home buyer analysis for the UK, plus specific thoughts on London, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland – here is a summary and a few of my thoughts.

Is it time to reform property taxation?
Dec 12, 2016

I picked up a great article by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) last week, looking at stamp duty and tax reform. It certainly provided food for thought, as it suggests that the 2014 stamp duty increases – imposed by the government to raise more income – are actually having the opposite effect...