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Referrals are always very welcome and yesterday was a great example of how our honest ongoing professional reputation results in referrals. First thing yesterday morning the office line rang with a regional developer with a recently built scheme here in West...

In its latest Inflation Report it cut its forecast for growth this year to 2.2%. In November it had predicted growth of 2.5%. The central bank also released the minutes of the latest meeting of its interest rate-setting committee. It voted 9-0 to keep interest rates...

The UK property market is undoubtedly admired by many and seen as a symbol of the UK economies strength, supported of course by the overall stability of the economy and the country's steady growth and progress away from tougher times. This has put the UK property...

Far too much time is consumed by emails, social media and endless spread-sheets. These things are of great importance to everyday business life but you can't beat meeting people face to face. Whether it is new people or merely arranging to meet regular contacts for a...

The first day back in the office is always unpredictable. It took us a couple of hours to realise that many of the companies we deal with on a regular basis are not back at work yet, but that hasn't stopped the phone ringing and the emails coming in. Great to see new...

Speaking purely from a property point of view, the run up to the Christmas holiday period is a weird! 1) The majority of the larger house builders have their half financial year end at the end of December so push like crazy to get buyers legally completed so they can...

The much publicised autumn statement was delivered by George Osborne this week and the BUY TO LET PROPERTY market has featured heavily, followed by a dirge of predictable negative comment from so called property experts. Below is a snap-shot of the BBC News article....

Interesting article from FT.com today telling us that more landlords are moving their focus to the cheaper buy to let northern property market where growth and yields are more sustainable. We have been telling everyone this for many years and it is what we have...

Running a business that is busy, in demand and built upon a straight talking honest approach means that time is often precious. This means as a business owner you have little time to reflect upon your strengths and weaknesses and primarily there is no one to bounce...