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18th May 2020 Opinion

Developers, councils and the government shouldn’t treat this as a normal time

I had an interesting time exploring how difficult it is for developers to keep the public happy in these conditions last week. It seems like... Read more

11th May 2020 Opinion

COVID-19 news fatigue has hit me

I read an interesting article on the BBC about suffering from fatigue when it comes to following COVID-19 coverage and, though as a journalist I have... Read more

4th May 2020 Opinion

A slow and steady return to normal

The UK may be past the peak of the virus outbreak according to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but the return to normality is likely to be a slow... Read more

27th April 2020 Opinion

The mortgage market is proving robust – and open to change

Today’s news that 85% of buy-to-let lenders still remain in the market demonstrates how robust these institutions are. I think we’re seeing... Read more

20th April 2020 Opinion

Prepare for the future

Another week in lockdown – I hope you’re managing to stay safe and sane during this period! If the news is anything to go by you need to make... Read more

14th April 2020 Opinion

Looking back at house price growth

I hope everyone had a good Easter despite the difficult circumstances. I thought last week’s analysis of Land Registry data from CashLady was... Read more

6th April 2020 Opinion

COVID-19 could delay Brexit

I spoke to Simon Pelling last week, the director of an online agent that primarily caters for non-doms living in Spain. He highlighted an... Read more

30th March 2020 Opinion

A time to take stock

By now I’m sure you’ve processed last week’s news that buyers and renters have been told to halt buying, selling and moving house in most... Read more

23rd March 2020 Opinion

A new kind of recession

It’s been another week of escalation – the number of coronavirus-linked deaths in the UK is 177 at the time of writing. The one positive is... Read more

16th March 2020 Opinion

The coronavirus Budget

Sometimes it’s hard to come up with a topic for this weekly opinion piece – not this week. It’s been a surreal one, with the Budget... Read more

9th March 2020 Opinion

The base rate and Budget

It seems likely the Bank of England will cut interest rates this month, given that the Federal Reserve and Bank of Canada have both cut their... Read more

2nd March 2020 Opinion

Leasehold crackdown is music to my ears

I’m pleased the government is taking action against the ridiculous practices surrounding leaseholds, following the Competition and Markets... Read more

24th February 2020 Opinion

New York and the dreaded Mansion Tax

Eagle-eyed readers may have noticed my name wasn’t on the site quite as often as usual last week. That’s because I was visiting New York City... Read more

17th February 2020 Opinion

How helpful are house price indices?

A reader wrote in last week to tell me that Halifax’s claim that annual house price growth reached 4.1% in January doesn’t tally with what he’s... Read more