Meet Russell QUIRK
Russell Is Our Property Expert
Russell has 25 years' experience in the property market and is the founder of a number of businesses including one of the UK’s largest...
LATEST NEWS
If You’re A First-Time Buyer, There’s No Need To Panic About...
The stamp duty holiday has been a phenomenon. It has achieved exactly what the government hoped it would when they announced it in Spring...
Is Pet Ownership A Human Right?
Landlords are slowly coming to realise that allowing their tenants to keep pets in their homes is much better for business than refusing to...
Buyers Must Be Decisive To Find Success In Today’s Housing Market
One of the most frequently asked questions from homebuyers is, How do I avoid losing houses I love to other buyers? It’s particularly relevant...
BUYING
If You’re A First-Time Buyer, There’s No Need To Panic About Stamp Duty Deadline
The stamp duty holiday has been a phenomenon. It has achieved exactly what the government hoped it would when they announced it in Spring...
Buyers Must Be Decisive To Find Success In Today’s Housing Market
One of the most frequently asked questions from homebuyers is, How do I avoid losing houses I love to other buyers? It’s particularly relevant...
Should I Buy A Leasehold Property To Get A Foot On The Ladder?
New research shows that leasehold homes could be the best option for first-time buyers because they provide a much more affordable foot on the...
Average UK House Price Rises To £255K
Halifax building society has published its House Price Index for March 2021, revealing that house prices are now 6.5% higher than they were in...
Cladding Scandal: Developers Are Still Using Dangerous Materials
Despite the widespread knowledge that combustible external cladding played a significant role in the Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017, it has been revealed that...
RENTING
Is Pet Ownership A Human Right?
Landlords are slowly coming to realise that allowing their tenants to keep pets in their homes is much better for business than refusing to...
SELLING
Let’s Get Sensual – How To Appeal To All 5 Senses...
When we view a property that could potentially become our new home, many of us like to believe we think and act rationally, making...
Cladding Scandal: “Ministers must step in…before it is too late”
After the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak’s announcement that £1 billion of public money will be put towards cladding mediation on property tower...
Supply Dwindles For Both Renters & Buyers
Multiple industry reports today indicate that demand is far outweighing supply in both the for-sale and rental markets as we approach the second quarter...
Cladding Scandal: What Types Of Cladding Are Dangerous?
Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy of 2017, cladding has become the focus of significant public and media scrutiny, proven as it was to be...
Cladding Scandal: Rules Changed To Make Life Easier For Flat Owners
A new list of exempt flats means many owners will finally be able to escape the trap of unsellable flats.
The Royal Institute of Chartered...
Estate Agents’ Mythical Excuses For Not Selling Your Home
Estate agents have just one ultimate goal - to enable people to buy and sell homes. It can, therefore, be frustrating when agents find it...
MORTGAGES
Young People Are Better Off Buying Than Renting…
The Halifax building society has found that first-time buyers are saving over £800 a year in comparison with tenants, meaning the ability to afford...
Council Tax Rises Will Add Up To £150 To Monthly Household Bills
In order to recoup some of the unexpected government spending used to combat Covid-19 and protect people’s livelihoods during lockdown, many UK councils are...
Mortgage Lending Reaches Highest Level In Years
The amount of mortgages being granted by UK lenders has reached its highest level in years as lenders and buyers alike take advantage of...
Critics Slam Rishi’s 95% Mortgages: Helping The Rich Get Richer And Furthering Punishing Everyone...
Rishi Sunak and his Tory government colleagues have come under fire from many corners of the British media and economics industry after announcing a...
Government Policy
Cladding Scandal: Rules Changed To Make Life Easier For Flat Owners
A new list of exempt flats means many owners will finally be able to escape the trap of unsellable flats.
The Royal Institute of Chartered...
Rishi’s Budget: 95% Mortgages Available From Next Month
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has revealed his new Budget following a year of extraordinary public spending in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Among...
Critics Slam Rishi’s 95% Mortgages: Helping The Rich Get Richer And...
Rishi Sunak and his Tory government colleagues have come under fire from many corners of the British media and economics industry after announcing a...