The End of HELP TO BUY – What Will it Mean to BUY TO LET

The End of HELP TO BUY – What Will it Mean to BUY TO LET

This is something I’ve discussed a number of times since its introduction in 2014 and particularly with directors of PLC house-builders. The end of Help to Buy has now been announced and it will be interesting to see what happens as a result of it.  At the end...
Slow Sales, Legal Indemnity & Lending Criteria

Slow Sales, Legal Indemnity & Lending Criteria

An incredibly frustrating part of our business is the Sales Progression work we have to do. Agreeing a sale and formally instructing the solicitors and the mortgage broker is the easy part, but it is the ongoing actual transaction that is becoming more and more...
UK faces critical shortage of homes to rent says RICS

UK faces critical shortage of homes to rent says RICS

Lots of people seem to have jumped on this headline from an article released by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) this week. It of course nicely fits in with the governments ongoing support for the construction industry and target to build more and...
Construction Industry Steady after Brexit

Construction Industry Steady after Brexit

If like me you are interested in such stats the below is interesting. With such extreme headlines thrust at us during the Brexit vote period this sort of article is not just reassuring but a solid reinforcement of much of what we have said and of course good news for...
UK Housing Market Settles Down Post Brexit

UK Housing Market Settles Down Post Brexit

BBC News article reads: Activity in the UK housing market has “settled down” after a Brexit surprise, surveyors say, with sales and prices expected to rise in the coming months. Property sales in the aftermath of the referendum dropped sharply, but had now...
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