Recent Articles in Trading Down Property Checklists

Kate Faulkner's price summary - includes data from NAEA, Nationwide & Rightmove
Aug 10, 2015

Kate Faulkner's price summary tracks key reports on property prices produced on a monthly basis, and summarises crucial numbers and what experts are saying about the market and includes Kate’s comments on what this means, primarily for the general public, but also for the industry, market and economy. This summary includes data from the NAEA, Nationwide, Rightmove and the Land Registry.

Kate Faulkner's London borough price analysis - data from Land Registry
Jul 28, 2015

Each month we track the performance of each of the 32 London boroughs to establish - how are they performing this year versus last; is the growth/decline more or less than the long term average; what and when was the highest house price growth ever; how much did prices fall during the last recession and are current property values more or less than the 2007/08 peak? Read Kate Faulkner's latest London price analysis.

Interest rates to rise - how much will it cost you?
Jul 20, 2015

With the Americans in the process of advising everyone that interest rates are going to rise there in 2015, the Bank of England governor Mark Carney has indicated rates may also rise in the UK. The plan is very clear – but it’s worth knowing that every time over the last few years Mark Carney has talked about raising interest rates, he and the MPC committee who’s decision it is to raise them, have shied away. So what are the planned interest rate changes in the UK?

Need to sell your home quickly? But want to avoid scammers? Here's how...
Jul 15, 2015

Sometimes you may need to sell your home in a timely fashion. You could be moving abroad or need the money to do some work on a new property. Before you do anything or get in touch with anyone, it is always good practice to make sure your property is clean and tidy, even if it needs a lot of work doing to it. First impressions still count when someone is looking to buy.

How is the supply and demand of property post Election?
Jul 14, 2015

Kate's price summary analysis the various property indices' reports on supply and demand for property, including data from Hometrack, the NAEA and Agency Express.