Why construction costs are so high
The Builder/Client power shift A builder’s crack, once abhorrent, is now tolerated for the greater aesthetic good of our homes. The days of refusing to let your builder use your loo or offering them a cup of tea, are gone. Clients now find themselves desperate to placate their builders, to prevent
Sold but can’t find a house – 6 reasons to stay positive
Sold but can't find a house? For many the pandemic focused buyers minds on living the good life. Free from smog, traffic and pollution the countryside and coast beckoned. Lighting up would be purchasers' medial orbitofrontal cortex, with the promise of more space and greenery. What they didn’t bargain on,
Where to buy property on the Elizabeth Line, London
When investing in London property, it pays to get on the right track. By analysing average house and flat price movement in London over the past year, we discovery where to buy property on London’s Elizabeth Line. But first, let's examine the other two new stations recently added to London's underground. The
Kensington and Chelsea explained
Forget the Italian boot, The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is appropriately shaped like a hockey stick that likes to have a ‘jolly’ good time. Once home too many aristocrats, its residents are now made up of families, old money, overseas investors and international jet setters. To be part
London Property has always been king of the comeback
The pandemic made people realise their 5 year plan early. To move out and gain more space. People assumed life had changed forever post Covid. In reality the new norm isn’t that different from before. Meaning some may realise they moved before their time. The assumption the office is a prehistoric
UK Property Transactions Falter with the Withdrawal of the Stamp Duty Holiday
This week, HM Revenue & Customs figures showed a drop of 63 per cent in property transactions in comparison to the month of June. You don’t have to wear a deerstalker to know that this is related to the stamp duty holiday drawing to a close. From July 1st the
Make hay while the sun shines and remortgage
In the absence of the X factor this year, UK banks have decided to compete for your mortgage vote before inflation lines close. Who will win the 40% deposit cheapest rate? You decide. If you are in the fortunate position of having 40% + equity in your home, now couldn’t be
Where will UK house prices settle?
UK house prices are reacting to the swing of the pandemic pendulum. The stamp duty holiday, low mortgage rates and lack of supply have had a knock on effect on average house prices, causing them to increase significantly over the past year. The issue is that in the past few
Take average house prices with a pinch of salt
Headlines are designed to grab your attention so didn’t Rightmove do well this week! Before homeowners jack up their property prices it's important to understand why everyone ought to take average house prices with a pinch of salt. The press regurgitated, as I am now, their line that the average house
Why UK house prices have risen to the highest level in seven years
UK House prices have taken a quantum leap, rising 10.9pc in the past 12 months. With further rises expected over the summer. Many have attributed this to the Pandemic and the Stamp Duty Holiday but are there other factors, which have contributed to it? THE REFERENDUM In 2015 the housing market started