Recent Articles in Problems and Complaints Checklists

Q & A with Kate Faulkner from LBC Property Hour week 3, sponsored by Direct Line Landlord Insurance.
Nov 17, 2016

Here’s our latest set of Q&As from the LBC Property Hour, sponsored by Direct Line Landlord Insurance. I was with the lovely Ian Payne and we were joined by Alan Milstein, chairman of the Residential Property Surveyors Association.

The solution to London’s housing crisis? Make London bigger
Nov 3, 2016

Regular or casual visitors to the capital cannot avoid the sight of homeless people begging or sleeping rough around stations and in parks, while hundreds of thousands of Londoners can barely afford to rent, let alone purchase, a home...

5 ways to check crime levels when house-hunting
Nov 2, 2016

You’ve found the property of your dreams. It has all the bedrooms you need, the kitchen’s pretty new, the garden has lots of potential. You’ve even checked out the local schools… but have you thought about crime rates?

Home burglary boom as the clocks go back
Oct 31, 2016

As the nights draw in and the sun sets earlier and earlier, householders throughout the country should consider increasing their security measures.

Living in fear of Japanese knotweed? Here are the facts rather than fictional frighteners!
Oct 27, 2016

Halloween is looming and while you may no longer be scared of ghoulies and ghosties and things that go bump in the night, you may be haunted by bigger outdoor concerns...