Posts by Christopher Walkey
Henry Pryor: “Political uncertainty will drastically affect housing”
Henry Pryor, a frequent commentator on the UK property market, has today been featured on the Express website sharing the mood that property prices are being effected due to current Brexit uncertainties. Are we leaving as per the democratic vote of 2016 or has the Prime Minister something else up her sleeve having her arm…
Read MoreWhich Knockers are the Best?
Front doors ladies and gentlemen if you please! If you prefer that hearty knock on the door over the ringing of the doorbell – Door knockers! So I visited a property the other day during our hunt for a new home and what caught my eye was the front door and especially the knocker which…
Read MoreIs Journalism becoming automated?
I have recently read some very interesting articles and watched some factual videos on Youtube that go over the subject of online news channels and journalism. I would position myself bang in the middle of this conversation being both a journalist in varied industry sectors and also running several industry news channels. What is being…
Read MoreThanks Trev, from Noel Edmonds
Noel Edmonds, who many will know has had an ongoing dispute against Lloyds Bank due to, his claimed, handling of HBOS fraud scandal, has recently released a new video to Facebook thanking Trevor Mealham for his on going campaigning for victims and the lack of police investigation support against Lloyds Bank. Trevor is known in…
Read MoreCrazy and Different ideas for your home back garden
Who else has wasted many an odd hour or two on Youtube watching videos which the platform suggests you may like where you started off watching something sensible and ended up watching some that your mind titles as ‘How on earth did I arrive here and end up watching this video‘? Anyway, one such day…
Read MoreModern slavery raid in Oldham – 7 Romanian people rescued from a property
Just how big is this issue across the UK? It is a very big issue and a battle that needs to be won – In all honesty, the book should be thrown at any person(s) that are behind slavery, illegal immigration and misuse of our housing stock. Will the punishment deter this from happening again…
Read MoreColliers International Bristol appoints new head of investment property management
Colliers International have appointed Jo Edwards tp become their new head of investment property management in Bristol. The five strong team will continue to manage commercial property on behalf of their investors throughout the South West and Wales. Jo Edwards, who has already worked 20 years within the commercial property sector was quoted as saying:…
Read MoreCamden residents & businesses to vote on yes/no for estate agents boards
The London Borough of Camden Council is set to look in to the issue of estate agency boards – local residents and businesses will be asked their views on whether to keep them or not. I can certainly agree that on some occassions they can become eye sores, either too many up on just one…
Read MoreThe best paint colours for your home
Many of us will look at the walls of our homes and say to ourselves, this could do with a new lick of paint or maybe we are somewhat bored of a colour / wallpaper and want to freshen things up. Paint colours and getting the rights tones for each room will help to create…
Read MoreUK’s favourite soap stars priced out of today’s property market
Getting on the ladder in this day and age is hard and it doesn’t get any easier in soap land. Research by One 77 Mortgages has looked at some of the nation’s favourite soap stars and whether they would be able to buy in their on-screen neighbourhood in the current market climate. First One 77…
Read MoreMore stock hitting the market – 64% jump in new property listings
With a somewhat uncertain property market and with many areas across the UK reporting on price drops we are now seeing that new property listings in January 2019 were up by almost two-thirds (64%) on December 2018, from 31,825 to 52,207. When I browse property portals there is certainly a constant flow of new valuations…
Read MoreOrthodox Jewish Housing Association can allocate housing exclusively to Jewish families
A recent ruling made by the Divisional Court of the High Court of Justice in London makes it now legal for the Orthodox Jewish Housing Association to allocate housing exclusively to Jewish families. Does this mean then any organisation acting solely for a certain type / group of people be it on religious beliefs or any other…
Read MoreCouncil spent £160,000 on ex England & Man Utd player
A recent report released on the Manchester Evening News website and from information shared via Freedom of Information Act reports on Trafford Council spending £160,000 of public money on land due to plans submitted by ex Manchester United defender Gary Neville. Currently a regular football pundit on television and with a large property portfolio in…
Read MoreItaly falls in to Recession
With two consecutive quarters of negative growth the current situation in Italy is somewhat gloomy with recession hanging over it. The third largest economy in the EU showed a -0.2% fall in the final quarter of 2018 following a -0.1% decrease the previous quarter. There are reports of fear for the future of the EU…
Read MoreEnglish Vineyards for sale – How tempted should you be?
A recent email that popped in to my in-box was ‘A pair of English vineyards for sale which offer the dream of a new life in the country‘ which was a very interesting read on the Country Life website and got me thinking and wanting to share with readers why such a purchase not only…
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