Posts by Christopher Walkey

Many of us reading this article will remember their first ‘home’. Be it that rental or purchase, it was a big step to take and a chance to come home whenever you wanted, get up when you want and have parties without permission! For the majority though it would have also been the first big…

Firstly I really despise negative press and the scare mongering so I wish to make it clear that my preference, and there is no reason why not, is that we go back to more or less as we were before covid-19 disrupted our lives. High streets are great in that not only are they a…

There is certainly a growing fear that the country could see further lock-down effecting regions throughout. Recently Leicester had a delay in it’s release from lock-down and now fears of Northern parts of England seeing restrictions in place. So, what about the property market? The main lock-down we all suffered between April and June 2020…

Instructions are up and even share price is up today, so is there still life in the giant yet? Despite having lost £millions in recent times, poor reports and with a somewhat negative appraisal from within the industry, is the recent upturn of consumers using the globally recognised brand a sign of things to come…

A headache for many and for a number of years has placed the breaks on achieving set targets for new builds and affordable homes – The UK planning system is known for being notoriously slow and difficult to navigate through. The UK and especially England has seen a massive increase in house prices over the…

Reporting on facts over speculation and without a political agenda in sight, my impression is that it has been business as usual for many estate agents across the country with a relatively busy time being had from all. New listings are being taken on, offers coming through and agreements on sales – Pretty much as…

The negative stats were from April through June 2020, with these figures released by the mortgage provider Halifax. Looking at the wider picture and at the yearly figure so far then we have prices rising across Wales and within all regions of England. When we consider the global crisis that was recently experienced that included…