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CHANCELLOR WAS RIGHT TO BAN LETTING AGENCY TENANT FEES AND SHOULD IGNORE THE INDUSTRY CARPING Interesting headline (above) and article (below) from Simon Watkins of This is Money. Whilst I don't entirely agree with him there is genuine merit in many of his points. Our...

Bank of England reverses gloomy economic forecasts published prior to Brexit vote UK central bank held interest rates at 0.25% in line with market expectations and raised growth forecast for 2017. The Bank of England has left the UK interest rate unchanged at 0.25%,...

New home registrations stall across UK and collapse in London, says NHBC NHBC reports zero growth in the number of new homes registered to be built during the third quarter. The number of new homes registered in the UK has stalled, an ominous sign that the government...

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 of 2014...

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...

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...

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...

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 stabilised,...

We recently ordered some new pull up banners and wanted to focus in on what is happening in the buy to let property market here in the UK. The focus is clear and took little consideration and our Northern Powerhouse banners were produced. Investment Focus in on the...

Bastion Estates sponsored a Huddersfield Town Football Club golf day last week with football players past and present attending the day as well as local, regional and even international business people. As main sponsor we had two teams entered into the day with guests...