Well this will be interesting! Here we have a new man in charge of housing in London, but will his Labour orientated local policies end up clashing or matching Conservative housing policies? The answer to this very much depends on who you are, so I’ve looked at the Labour and Conservative policies and how they will impact on people individually. […]
Rental Britain here to stay
Read the latest article from leading property expert Kate Faulkner: The economic recovery and ongoing low interest rate environment have done little to reverse the expansion of the rental market. In fact, house price inflation, which has surpassed wage growth, has served to push homeownership further out of reach for many. The requirement for sizeable deposits and stricter lending criteria, […]
Home ownership decline is arrested!
Read the latest article from leading property expert Kate Faulkner: Latest data from the English Housing Survey for 2014/15 This is one of the most interesting and useful reports on our housing stock that exists, this is just a bit of a ‘quick snapshot’ from the research, more will come and I’ll do a more detailed analysis when the full […]
Rents reach fastest monthly increase
Rents continue to rise across the country as average residential rates surpassed £800 for the first time in July. This happened in conjunction with the fastest monthly rise in rents since records started six years ago. The increasingly lopsided supply-demand in the rental market is causing the average rental prices to soar. The average rent increased across England and Wales was […]
Get your Property in Perfect Shape for Market and Maximise its Value!
With the start of the New Year, many of you will be evaluating the condition of your home before considering taking your property to market. Making sure your home is in perfect shape for market is essential to a quick and easy sale. Even if the property is not for sale and you are thinking of doing improvements it is […]
A Licence to Bill – The Impoverished Middle Class.
As much as I understand the benefits and desire to see privately rented property maintained to a standard all tenants can be assured on, the implications of landlord licensing dwell dourly for the middle class with the recovering private rental sector. A selection of county councils are implementing Landlord Licensing Fees in order to maintain good property management and to […]
Prepare for Property Dating Sites! (Rate My Tenant)
With private renting becoming ever more costly for landlords, the desire to protect their assets must be at the forefront of any frugal investor and in the words of the philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist George Santayana, Those who cannot learn from history, are doomed to repeat it. Therefore, as with the hospitality market, the emergence of a raft of […]
Award-Winning Service Continues!
After being shortlisted in 2013, HomeXperts were proud to accept the Bronze award for Best Franchise Lettings Agency 2014*. Accepting this award serves as acknowledgement that the consumer-centric business model HomeXperts company is built on, is a platform for sustainable success. Having achieved the Silver award last year for Best Estate Agency Franchise 2013*, this continued success is testament to […]
Top 10 Tips on How to choose a letting Agent..
Anybody can open a letting agency, even someone without qualifications and a number of agents have jumped on the letting bandwagon so you need to be careful when choosing an agent. Dont choose an agent just because they are cheap. Cheap fees are a common way of an agent trying to break into the market however cheap isnt always good! […]
Beware of the over valuing agent!
The practice of flattering a potential vendor with a far to ambitious price is unfortunately all too common. Some agency valuers are targeted on the amount of new properties they put on the market and are paid bonuses based on these targets. The easiest way for an estate agency valuer to win a seller’s business is simply to suggest a […]