Posts by Christopher Walkey
Is it safe to drink tap water?
For those of us old enough to remember package holidays out to Spain in the 1980’s from the Costa Blanca to Ibiza, we were always cautious regarding drinking the tap water and it certainly used to taste not very nice. Is it clean? Filtered? Washing water only? Can you brush your teeth with it? Should…
Read MoreHow to find #PropTech Investors
Finding an investor is the dream for some business start-ups and many others in established concepts too within the world of #proptech. Speaking from experience and I hope many will agree with me, when you are building your own start-up you become very passionate about it and see it as the next big thing wishing…
Read MoreMSN Scaremongering again? Property Market Crash reports
We all know, or at least by now should be waking up to, that MSN delivers mostly inappropriate / fake news and are countless times accused of political agendas when it comes to reporting on what’s going on in the world. What newspaper can refuse a controversial headline these days regardless to how legitimate the…
Read MoreBREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 01/08/2022
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. PRESS RELEASE: Canopy and Housing Hand Announce Exclusive New Partnership The UK’s leading rental guarantor service Housing Hand and revolutionary renting firm Canopy have announced a new partnership that will further both companies’ mission to reduce barriers to private renting. The partnership will see Housing Hand support renters…
Read MoreNew Research Reveals Properties In The UK Sold For £10,000 Greater Than The Original Asking Price
New research from TwentyEA reveals that over the last 12 months, properties across the UK achieved an average selling price of 2.5% above the original instruction price, giving vendors an extra £10,000. TwenyEA’s latest property price data for June 2022 shows that the average price of a home has hit £400,000. The market does not…
Read MoreKärcher K2 Power Control High-Pressure Washer Review
Having recently purchased a property, that was somewhat neglected over the years, it was finally time to tackle the outside of which a decent part of the back garden area is made up of paving, an 8 x 12 metre, 400 sand stone paving slabs ‘back breaking assignment’ for me to tackle. Now these 35mm…
Read MoreWhat is Shared Living?
As property prices continue to rise as well as day to day living costs from utilities to food, we have to take a serious look at spend – For sure things do not look like they are going to cool down anytime soon. So with such financial demand on us relentlessly we tend to look…
Read MoreWEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP – 15/07/2022
A roundup of the week’s top property and proptech news stories in partnership with Proptech-X New property legislation kicked into the long grass Thirty-One Percent of Property Sales Falling Through Before Completion as Lenders Get Tougher Homesearch announce new partnership with Propertymark RICS: Demand and sales continue to cool although pricing trends remain relatively firm…
Read MoreComposite Garden Fencing / Gates – Pros & Cons
As much as many of us enjoy great relationships with our neighbours, we do also relish privacy between our properties / boundaries. Years ago I remember rows of gardens with no more that a wire fence with wooden posts separating each with some having missing sections and even those totally without. Many neighbours would have…
Read MoreHow many empty homes are there in England?
The total number of empty dwellings as at 13 September 2021 was 468,000 – a decrease of 11,000 or 2.4% on the previous year as quoted on the official government website: Local Authority Council Tax base England 2021 Long term empty homes are dwellings which are unoccupied for a period of 6 months or more…
Read MoreNew Research from TwentyEA Shows Available Stock Has Almost Halved Compared with Five Years Ago
Despite the fact that UK inflation has hit a fourty year high of 9%, agents across the UK are still seeing demand for properties outstripping supply, with new instructions largely flat during May, according to a recent RICS survey in June 2022. The RICS survey also suggests there is little prospect of more homes coming…
Read MorePopular Shops and Stores buyers look to live close to
Location, location, location is a relatively famous quote in that we not only seek the perfect property to suit our needs, we are also after the perfect, fine location in what we then call our local community. Easy access to, close to station, sea views, quiet location and more are quotes which will appeal to…
Read MoreHow much Value does a Tree add to your Home?
For those of us lucky to have a garden(s) or even a large parcel of land with our property then what it contains can have a big effect on the overall value. Outside of what we can build, mature plants, especially trees, can offer a big persuasion with potential buyers and increase value of real…
Read MoreWhat you need Planning Permission for ‘Inside your Property’
We might be aware that we are likely to require planning permission when we construct things ‘outside’ or adding ‘size’ to our property such as extensions or outbuildings, but what about working on things inside our four walls that are not going to be seen unless you walk in through the front door? Surely we…
Read MoreQuestions you should ask when viewing property
You may have spotted what could be that perfect home on Rightmove or Zoopla, maybe you drove past a for sale sign in your perfect location or possibly that feature full page property advertisement in the local newspaper grabbed your attention – It is now time to take things beyond virtual and move in to…
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