Posts by Christopher Walkey
Labour 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 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…
Read More“87,000 properties worth an estimated £100bn are owned by anonymous overseas companies”
I was reading a recent news article on the Manx Radio website, national public service broadcaster of the Isle of Man, where they highlighted the problem of money laundering and quoting from a feature from Burnley Express stating that properties on Isle of Man have links to ‘offshore tax havens’. It sounds like deeper investigations…
Read MoreAre you risking prosecution? Money laundering is a dirty business.
As I was browsing LinkedIn today I see a promoted post from the UK Home Office: “Are you risking prosecution? Money laundering is a dirty business. Do your due diligence and submit a SAR if you are suspicious.” As the lies and false promises flood out from our government relating to Brexit, we are still…
Read MoreRight to Rent scheme violates human rights?!
“You must check that a tenant or lodger can legally rent your residential property in England.” as stated on the offical gov.uk website – Seems a pretty sensible enough statement to me… The Right to Rent scheme is though said to be seen as causing racial discrimination so the High Court has found – It violates the…
Read MoreSadiq Khan: A long list of failings including ‘housing’ – Russell Quirk shares his thoughts
Headline hitters both of them, though the mayor of London has by far a longer list of mostly failures whereas Russell Quirk is still very much respected by his industry peers following taking his idea (Emoov) from start up to nationally recognised online estate agency brand and now leads a fast growing and widely used PR…
Read MoreUK Homes Status – You can now live in an old Shipping Container!
We all know that house price rises along with fairly uncontrolled immigration numbers have caused an issue for affordable property here in the UK and many people wishing to purchase their very own home have been left frustrated. So what solution lies ahead – Maybe it is a real negative price pounding on the property market…
Read MoreCrowdcube & Emoov – Crime, grime or sublime?
Both crowdfunding and kickstarting have been a real positive for many start up businesses globally, highlighting yet to be signed up talent and enabling investors to join in on many successful roller coaster rides as well as helping start-ups to grow from ideas to national / international companies. There has been a few #PropTech success…
Read MoreHalf the property I have viewed have now had Price Reductions!
House prices: Is it time to sit still and wait, will the time of gazundering be upon us soon, is Brexit only just taking effect on the property market or maybe it is all just a minor storm in a teacup? For those readers looking to purchase at present and that will involve some selling…
Read MoreLondon’s office market in for a fall?
A recent article on the Financial Review website takes a look at the current situation for London offices and the forthcoming decision on Brexit – Expectations by some analysts see a fall in the market due. “We see a number of red flags that signal the start of a cyclical correction” Berenberg analysts led by…
Read MoreJeremy Corbyn – Can I buy a £650,000 flat for just £162,500 please?
A few damning headlines in the national press, and quite rightly so in my mind, in fact when is the investigation due please on Jeremy Corbyn’s son who has been reported to have purchased a 2 bedroom flat in London for £162,500 when the others in the block are valued at £650,000 and then uses…
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