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How to beat the planning backlog
By Rebecca Bakewell, Assistant Planner at Fisher German, and Nial Casselden, Associate Partner at Fisher German
Planning has been in the news a... Read more
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Clobbering private landlords is folly
Trevor Abrahmsohn is chief executive Glentree International
Successive Chancellors (we’re looking at you Gordon Brown and George Osborne) have... Read more
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The register of overseas entities – should I be worried?
Joseph Patchitt is a lawyer in Ropes & Gray’s private equity real estate team
Secondary legislation, which comes into force next week on 21... Read more
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Majority of landlords feel “demonised” by mainstream media
Paul Brett, managing director, intermediaries, Landbay
Speaking recently, the Irish Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar said: “I think there has been a... Read more
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Is positivity returning to the Prime Central London property market?
Amidst a period of change and instability, characterised by high inflation and rising interest rates, there has been considerable speculation about... Read more
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Reducing the top 5 property development risks
By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, co-founder of propertyCEO
Small-scale property development is increasing in popularity, but it is a... Read more
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We need to get SME developers building again
With the grip of large-scale developers upon the market so normalised, access to finance is increasingly hard to come by for SME developers. So great... Read more
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Landbanking gives ‘Levelling Up’ a bad name
By Grant Leggett, executive director, Boyer (part of Leaders Romans Group)
In its recent revisions to the NPPF, the government committed to... Read more
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Is it better to move or improve?
By Kevin Shaw, national sales managing director at Leaders
If you’ve outgrown your current home, you may be wondering whether to invest in... Read more
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Conveyancing essentials for buy-to-let landlords
Jackie Turkel is a property lawyer at Parfitt Cresswell
Becoming a buy-to-let landlord can be an effective way of investing your money for a... Read more
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Don’t make these buy-to-let mistakes: an expert guide to property investment
Property investment experts from Redmayne Smith share their top four mistakes to avoid when entering the buy-to-let market
If you’re looking to... Read more
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What does it take to develop property?
Most people who develop property are just ordinary folk. But ordinary folk with a few core skills and the imagination to seek out... Read more
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Cushioning the blow of the energy crisis in the student sector
The energy crisis has been a bitter, and financially crippling, pill to swallow for the student accommodation... Read more
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Political heat intensifies on the property market
By Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank
An uneasy relationship exists between UK politicians and the residential property... Read more
Is the Death of Gazumping Greatly Exaggerated?
By Trevor Abrahmsohn, Glentree International
Moving house is rated as one of the top three... Read more
RAAC in the private sector
Scott Mounfield is a senior associate at law firm Browne Jacobson
Earlier this month the... Read more
Do HMOs still stack up as an investment?
By Richard O’Neill, regional lettings director, Romans Estate Agents
Over the last 15 years,... Read more
Making a small-scale property development more sellable
By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, co-founder of propertyCEO
From huge projects such as building... Read more
What to do if you think your home could be affected by RAAC
MyBuilder.com, a platform that matches reliable tradespeople to homeowners, has put together a... Read more
The future of the city-centre student property market
Student property is one of the most popular methods of buy-to-let property investment in the... Read more
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First-time buyers turn to social media for housing advice
New buyers of property are turning to social media platforms to help them through the process A quarter (25%) of first-time buyers aged 18 to 35... Read more
Are you ready for the proposed EPC regulations?
According to Shawbrook Bank’s latest report, Confronting the EPC Challenge, close to a quarter of landlords surveyed say that their properties have... Read more
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Ian Lonergan named as Chetwood Financial’s new group chair
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