Recent Articles in Property prices and rents

Crikey talk of a house bubble AGAIN!
Nov 2, 2015

I was a bit surprised that the UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index suggested London was topping the list for a bubble. In this article I look at why the index is suggesting this.

Selling your home? Don’t forget your garage counts as valuable space!
Oct 26, 2015

A recent report by estate agents Harrison Murray says that a surprisingly high 56% of homeowners use their garage as storage space rather than to park their car. But if you are looking at selling, it’s a bad idea as it’s space which you could add value to your home and just showing buyers a garage full of ‘stuff’ or under utilised could mean you don’t get as high an offer for your property as you’d like.

First time buyers - starter homes initiative
Aug 13, 2015

Communities Secretary Greg Clark gave a boost to the government’s starter homes initiative by launching a £26 million fund for housebuilders to demonstrate a range of high quality homes that will be available for first-time buyers (announced 10th August 2015). These will pave the way for the first wave of starter homes and show aspiring young homeowners the different types of properties they can come to expect from the scheme. In a further move to support aspiring homeowners the government has also today made available up to £10 million for local authorities to prepare more brownfield land for development of starter homes.

The importance of property inventories
Aug 12, 2015

A wiser man than you and I once said something to the effect of, “If a job is worth doing, it’s worth doing well”. As any industrious landlord will tell you, this is the philosophy that should be applied to managing properties, presuming you want to do so successfully. And one area where this principle resonates, with particular relevance, is property inventories. In truth, inventory reports are absolutely crucial, for three reasons in particular. Read more to find out about the Inventory Genius app.

Supply and demand for property - Kate Faulkner's latest summary
Aug 11, 2015

Kate's price summary analyses the various property indices' reports on supply and demand for property, and includes data from the Bank of England, Rightmove and Nationwide.