Recent Articles in Buying and Selling Property Checklists

How have the forecasters performed in 2020?
Nov 4, 2020

It’s perhaps a little unfair to see how the forecasters have performed versus the ‘actuals’ from the Land Registry for the first six months of the year, but it’s still a good exercise to do as it shows us how the market has performed so far. Read more to find out my verdict on the forecasters' predictions versus actuals for the first half of the year.

Kate Faulkner's property price update - October 2020
Oct 14, 2020

Over the last few months, we have been checking and scrutinising house market statistics as many were still being influenced by lockdown as the market didn’t open until mid-May. However, we are starting to see similar trends emerging between the indices suggesting that the stats are being less affected. But I would still only take averages with a pinch of salt. What matters to home movers and investors is what’s happening to property prices/rents on a particular street as at a local level, we see huge variations versus the ‘average’. Read my latest property price article here.

The planning system in England - all change?
Oct 7, 2020

You may have seen the headlines about the government’s pledge to make the most radical changes to the planning system in England since our modern way of deciding when people are allowed to build was set up in 1948. It’s certainly true that in the summer of 2020 there were so many announcements about planning that it’s been hard for the experts to keep up, let alone everyone else. So we’d thought we’d take a moment to clear up what has already happened – a lot – and what the government is proposing will happen – even more, but there’s some way to go before we get there.

Property price report - September 2020
Sep 15, 2020

With much talk of a ‘mini boom’ in the housing market, it’s important to put this into context. Read my article to find out what's really happening in the property market.

Property price update - August 2020
Aug 18, 2020

After the media have tried to use data to ‘talk down’ the property market over the last couple months, even they couldn’t ignore the ‘mini boom’ that the housing market has experienced since re-opening, most declaring it a ‘surprise’! However, for those working in the market since mid May, this isn’t a surprise at all and the industry has been rushed off their feet. Read my latest article for the full analysis.