Posts by Christopher Walkey
£1Billion missing revenue from Stamp Duty
More negative news in UK property and this time a £1,000,000,000 missing pot of cash thanks to the Governments handling of Stamp Duty. Not so much in favour has been the hiked up tax imposed on high end value property which has seen a fair slow down in this section of the market, a whooping…
Read MoreFears of a Slump in Property Prices
There is a lot of negative news in the UK property market currently, lots of predictions of price drops and fears towards the Brexit outcome along with reductions of asking prices more common and taxes introduced to hinder greedy landlords and investors pockets and pension plans. Though is it just a bit too soon to…
Read MorePlans to raise standards across the entire property agent sector
Much is happening in the world of property currently, and recent news shows that UK Housing Minister, Heather Wheeler MP, has it in mind to raise standards within the UK property sector thus, hopefully, supporting the likes of home buyers, sellers and tenants. It is stated that a new group of experts from the the UK…
Read MoreLandlords and property seen as purely investment tools to blame?
An article today by DailyMail online reports on the increasing generation of rent figures and how the Conservatives are looking to tackle this growing concern with an interest in increasing their own popularity with younger adults across the country. Certainly today, property is far more of an investment product over being actually a home, prices…
Read MoreWhat are Sponsored Blogs and how do they work?
Advertising for the most part is all about reaching the target audiences likely to want to engage with you, to find out and more and ultimately looking to purchase. The way in which we advertise online today is greatly changed to just a few years ago mostly because people are now feed up with adverts,…
Read MoreEconomists overseas predict 10-20% House Price Falls – Reality or fiction?
My morning browse through videos on Youtube, that is what appears on my timeline that they assume I’ll be interested in viewing, brought up not only negative news in my world of football (Manchester United vs Jose Mourinho), but also a line of negative news in the world of property. One such video from ABC…
Read MoreHouse Prices to crash by a third from a ‘Do Deal’ Brexit says Mark Carney
Yes, I know, for those who voted Brexit then there is no such thing as a ‘No Deal’ Brexit, it is either as what was voted for ie leaving the EU ie Brexit or not. Though with the headline that many like to embrace, a no deal Brexit is now threatening a third of value…
Read MoreWhat Morning Drink fuels the UK Estate / Letting Agency Industry?
Some of us simply have to have a cup of our favourite morning drink in the morning to get ourselves going, I am certainly right on this aren’t I? Be it that first cup of coffee or milky tea, maybe you are into fruity smoothies or simply picking yourself up a can of energy drink…
Read MoreEmoov founder Russell Quirk answers some questions on UK House Prices
The UK Property market is on a knife-edge, it could either stabilise or see a big drop in value – Do you agree? I don’t agree that the market is on a knife edge. The most recent Halifax HPI numbers show a 3.7% rise in house prices year on year. In fact, all of the…
Read MoreWhat Price Party Politics on UK Property Prices?
It seems some years ago now that the country had a government in charge with clear values. A party that did not change it’s policies or position on a day to day basis, one that took democracy seriously, one that respected the values of the country and one who had a leader, the Prime Minister,…
Read MoreThe best Key safe solution for AirBNB Property
“So, where have you left the spare set of keys just in case we have to pop round to check something?” “They are under the larger flower pot next to the front door… ” Sounds familiar? Security is of upmost importance these days especially where we now frequently let out property on short term lets and require an easy…
Read MoreHow will a Brexit no-deal effect the UK Housing Market?
As the 51.9% of the 30 million who voted to leave the EU, (72.21 percent of the public voted) and totalling 17,410,742 votes, patiently wait for the government to action it’s wishes, does the looming threat of a ‘no-deal’ on Brexit mean that tough times will be ahead for the UK housing market? An ongoing battle still…
Read More‘Help to Buy’ allowed to be taken advantage of by highly paid home owners
Does it come as any surprise that the government is failing at another system that was set up to help the UK property market? A farce or a normal day at the office, whichever way round you look at things sees some embarrassing reports being released, the latest here in full from Daily Mail Online,…
Read MoreHousing Secretary annouces plans for 200,000 homes and green spaces
With current housing needs the country, and certainly within the South and South East region, it will be a welcome announcement that more homes are to be built – Yes it will all depend where and how many of those homes are affordable and who gets to buy them! James Brokenshire (Housing Secretary) recently announced…
Read MoreProperty Bubble about to Burst – Fact or Fiction?
Once again my morning read gives us warnings over the UK property market with rumours that prices are falling and sales are slowing which could lead to a well needed price correction especially within London and surrounding regions, but could also stretch out to where prices are currently going mad ie Manchester. The Daily Mail Online’s…
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