Opinion
To buy or not to buy?
The market is in a strange place at the moment, as Sarah Coles of Hargreaves Lansdown highlighted last week.
It seems the desperation to beat the... Read more
Opinion
Opinion
Why Prime London activity should surge
It seems likely that Prime London activity will be particularly strong in the next few months, owing to a number of factors.
The stamp duty... Read more
Opinion
NatWest’s green mortgage is healthy competition
NatWest’s launch of a green mortgage last week means there are two big-hitting lenders competing in the same space.
Barclays was the first UK... Read more
Opinion
The three tiers
The government’s decision to split the country into three separate tiers of Covid-19 severity is the latest twist to affect the UK and its housing... Read more
Opinion
The Airbnb honeymoon period is ending
The HMRC probe into the tax affairs of Airbnb landlords marks the end of the honeymoon period for short-term rentals.
Despite warnings from... Read more
Opinion
The pros and cons of Boris Johnson’s 95% LTV scheme
Last week it emerged that Boris Johnson plans to launch a new 95% LTV scheme to help first-time buyers get on the housing ladder.
Controversially,... Read more
Opinion
Why are we waiting?
Today I published an article about lengthy lender wait times, which have become a frustrating part of Covid life.
Potentially buyers can miss out... Read more
Opinion
Winter Economic Plan: a slow wind down of government support
I am cautiously optimistic about the government's Winter Economic Plan, announced last week, which will mean the government is able to reduce its... Read more
Opinion
Why I don’t see shared ownership becoming mainstream
The government’s proposed changes to shared ownership is a development that will open up the market to thousands of buyers.
The scheme will be... Read more
Opinion
Why current conditions spur on investors over first-time buyers
When researching the state of the market this week it occurred to me that the current situation is very difficult for first-time buyers compared to... Read more
Blog, Opinion
Coping with working from home
Like many of you I’ve been working from home for some time now and the office has become a distant memory.
Coping with the situation is quite a... Read more
Opinion
A bad week for the government
Last week saw the government extend the tenant eviction ban by a further four weeks at the 11th hour – crowning a week of U-turns for Boris and co.... Read more
Opinion
Will the stamp duty holiday have too much of an impact?
Early signs suggest the government’s stamp duty holiday is having the desired effect by stimulating housing market activity.
Countrywide has... Read more
Opinion
How Covid-19 is reshaping our workforce
It seems Covid-19 may have changed the way people operate for good, ending the trend of our workforce being tethered to their desks.
Last week’s... Read more
Landbanking gives ‘Levelling Up’ a bad name
By Grant Leggett, executive director, Boyer (part of Leaders Romans Group)
In its recent... Read more
Is it better to move or improve?
By Kevin Shaw, national sales managing director at Leaders
If you’ve outgrown your current... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
What does it take to develop property?
Most people who develop property are just ordinary folk. But ordinary folk with a few core skills... Read more
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... Read more
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Bridging volumes expected to rise in 2020
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Finance
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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Fine & Country Continues London Expansion
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