Recent Articles in Building a Property Checklists

Spring statement plans plus can you afford to buy?
Mar 15, 2018

One of the increasingly important documents for investors and buyers is the Local Plan...

Theresa May launches new planning rules
Mar 6, 2018

This Monday Prime Minister, Theresa May, launched a host of new planning rules in a bid to boost the number of houses being built in England. Below is a summary of the changes, plus the thoughts of industry experts Savills and few of my own comments.

Self-builder’s guide to getting planning permission for a new house
Nov 27, 2017

We spend more time at home than almost anywhere else; you may even be sitting at home right now reading this...

How can homeowners increase the value of their property with a simple lick of paint?
Jul 5, 2017

According to new research by Dulux Weathershield, one in three Brits are happy to pay up to 25% more for a place with a well maintained garden, clean windows and that all-important freshly painted door - what about you?

Bricks shortage: will this prevent us solving the housing crisis?
Aug 25, 2016

It's pretty hard to build a house without bricks and mortar so when the NAEA says there is a brick deficit of more than 1 billion bricks, alarm bells tend to start to ringing. They are even suggesting that the lack of bricks has contributed to rising house prices over the last ten years as demand continues to outstrip supply.