Buying a home is said to be one of life’s most stressful experiences, but while the process is easier for a home seller, there are...
5 December 2023 – 2023 has been a challenging year for the property market. But according to new figures, house prices have risen again in...
Discovering a property has Japanese knotweed is every homeowner’s and house hunter’s nightmare. But spotting it quickly is vital, and that’s why it’s really useful...
An assured shorthold tenancy (AST) offers some security of tenure to a tenant, giving them the right to occupy a property for an agreed period...
Owners, managers and tenants of commercial premises and industrial property have a huge responsibility to look after the asset. To do so you need to...
Purplebricks continues to face serious problems as key financial backer, and leading City fund manager, Neil Woodford reduced his investment over the course of two...
7 February 2024 – A new survey reveals that only 14% of adults aged over 55 and are not yet retired consider downsizing. In contrast,...
You may have never heard of the term, but property guardianship has been around for many years and enables people to live cheaply in a...
New Prime Minister Boris Johnson is looking at investing public funds in a new part-buy, part-rent scheme. Leading estate agents, the Romans Leaders Group, have...
There could be many reasons, or just one, as to why you are thinking of pulling out of a house sale, but how do you...
The three main political parties have all now published their manifestos as they seek to form the next government. What are their policies for the...
A survey by property website Zoopla shows that the majority of homeowners are optimistic about house prices rising over the next quarter. This view is...
First-time buyers will be able to apply to the new Help to Buy scheme from December 16, 2020, enabling more struggling would-be owners to step...
Reports are emerging that two of the largest online estate agents behind Purplebricks are in the final stages of merger talks. It’s expected to be...
7 November 2023 – New analysis has shown that single first-time buyers have been priced out of most areas, despite support by the government’s mortgage...
After the Prime Minister’s housing announcement last week, agency trade body Propertymark is calling on the government to do more to boost the housing supply....
