Posts by Christopher Walkey
Social Housing – Where are we in 2019?
I think I am correct in saying that there are towards 25 million homes here in the UK of which around 17.5% of those are classed as social homes. From the outside this sounds a good figure in that there are over 4 million homes across the country which helps those with reduced income to…
Read MoreJust how Crap are some Estate Agencies becoming?
Reader please be aware that I write this article in the zone of being the editor of a major property news channel, with the utmost respect for the industry and I am genuinely currently searching for a property to buy with nothing sell and a mortgage sorted with a cash deposit, ie no chain! So…
Read MoreMoney & Power hungry MP’s including Housing Minister join race to become PM
Following from the long awaited resignation speech by the current prime minister Teresa May last week we now have a string of career politicians looking to take over the role of PM and this includes housing minister Kit Malthouse – Yes, everyone and their pet goldfish is in on it! The Conservative Party, who were…
Read MoreLabour and Conservatives spanked as The Brexit Party storm the European Elections
The Brexit Party emerged on top by a country mile ahead of Labour and Conservative with Liberals gaining themselves a strong second positioning across the country following inheriting many votes from those wishing to push for a second people’s vote and to remain in the EU. Green party also saw strong gains. Across Europe there…
Read MoreAn interview with Ian Springett and property portal ‘On The Market’:
I wanted to send over some questions to On The Market – a UK property portal that have grown in between two giants of the industry (Rightmove & Zoopla) and seem to be making a positive reach both across the industry via adopters of their service and out to consumers using their website / app…
Read MoreWeak French property market to see ‘pricing website’
For a few years now the french property market has been in decline and property values have plummeted with property remaining months if not years on the market without interest. Many rural regions have been most effected and the added concerns over Brexit has seen many of the expat French property owners concerned about their…
Read MoreRevealed: where in the UK you can buy eight houses for the price of a Kensington flat
Leading estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has looked at where across the UK you can buy a house (or eight), for the cost of a top end London flat. GetAgent took the current average house price for a flat in Kensington and Chelsea (£1,161,580) and compared it to the average house price for a detached…
Read MoreYou need to leave your council home because of pet pig?
So we are now not allowed to keep pet pigs? As a more and more popular trend with many celebrities keeping them as pets, the Metro website has reported on Clarion Housing who are looking to eject their tenant following receiving a complaint by a local neighbour…. We wonder who that complaint come from as…
Read MoreBrexit to be delivered by Brexit Party? How does this effect the UK Property Market?
Many people have blamed the vote to leave the EU as having caused a stagnant property market across the country, of course it has been blamed for many other things such as shortage of egg sandwiches and even a shortage of sperm… You kind of get the picture here the minds behind these suggestions. Without…
Read MoreGerman public fight back against rising property rental costs
For sure we are seeing some over inflated costs for rentals in the UK, many folk are paying more and more towards their rent and having to sacrifice at times basic essentials so to keep the landlords pockets aligned, it been sometime since we can really call a home a home, more a home is…
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