Recent Articles in Tenant and Landlord Property Checklists

Rental averages over time - 'the Past'
Dec 9, 2020

Just focusing on rents year on year, each quarter or by month won’t tell you much about what’s happening in any market. What’s important is to understand the history of rents across the UK, then on a regional level and even down to each individual property on a road. Find out how rents have performed over time.

Top 10 things to consider when buying a leasehold property
Dec 4, 2020

When buying a leasehold property, leaseholders need to be confident that they are aware of what is and what is not included in their lease and understand any changes they may face during the lifespan of their lease. This guide looks at key points and practicalities to consider before making a purchase.

Kate Faulkners property price report for November 2020
Nov 18, 2020

We all know that the market is ‘booming’ at this moment in time, but it is important to appreciate this is more of a boom in transactions rather than a boom in house prices. There is one surprise though and that’s despite this huge uplift in volumes, property prices, although rising potentially ahead of a recession, are not doing so at the pace we would normally have seen in the past. Read the full article to find out what's happening in your area.

What about 2021? Are we going to see crashes?
Nov 11, 2020

I must admit, before the forecasts came out I was expecting to see falls, perhaps anything between 5-10%, but remarkably the property price forecasters are incredibly optimistic versus a few months ago. 2021 is also going to be a tough year to predict and get right – we don’t know if the ‘stamp duty’ cliff edge will be retained, the Help to Buy Scheme is being restricted, will home movers have ‘burned’ themselves out for the next few years, or are there plenty of home movers left to keep the market going at least for the first half of the year? Read my article here.

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.