We tend to think that obsessing about house prices is a Brit-thing, but the relentless (for now)...
UK housing market
“The latest sign showing house price falls are coming soon”
Many would say that house prices have had their inflation bubble and more, and that the rest of...
“Brokers deem Johnson’s housing benefits pledge irresponsible”
One self-inflicted blow to the housing shortage was the decision to change the system of housing...
“House prices now 21% higher than pre-Covid: Nationwide”
OK, hands up, I’ve consistently said house prices can’t go up, certainly at this rate, forever....
“Landlords in the dark over the EPC rule change”
‘The Housing Shortage’ is unlikely to be solved by the thousands new new-build estates (I counted...
“I always thought advice did not need to be delivered in a suit”
It seemed a little weird to wear a tie on Zoom meetings, although we never stooped to the lockdown...
“Labour leader calls for extra taxes on private landlords”
The rise of buying-to-let and the private landlord is a relatively recent thing. It happened on...
“House sales slump by 63%”
So here’s the thing. Is this just due to the ridiculous stamp duty holiday deadline, which created...
“Halifax undercuts Nationwide’s record 5-year fixed-rate”
How low can you go? Well, pretty low, it seems, although those still sitting on ‘tracker’...
“Oxfordshire property prices rise by 10 per cent in latest figures”
We’re seeing a lot of house-buying FOMO (fear of missing out, parents etc.), with clients asking...
“First-time buyer numbers drop to three-year low outbid by deposit-rich”
Parents’ and grandparents’ other worry is that Generation X/Y or Z won’t be able to get on ‘the...
“House asking prices hit record levels across Great Britain”
So here’s my property buying-and-selling advice (yes, I can give it freely as it’s not regulated!)...
“Mortgage scheme launched for 5% deposits”
I guess if you’re a first-time buyer, this sounds like great news. If you’re buying for, let’s...
“95% mortgages return with government guarantee”
‘The lesson of history is that no-one learns the lessons of history’. Did no-one tell Rishi that...
“A solution to house price silliness”
We think very differently about housing on this side of the channel. In most of Europe, including...