Posts by Christopher Walkey
HALF OF TENANTS WOULD LEAVE TOWN TO ACHIEVE DREAM OF HOMEOWNERSHIP
More than half of tenants would move or consider moving to a different town or city in order to buy a home, according to a new poll of private renters*. The poll found that just over a quarter of tenants (27 per cent) would relocate in order to buy a house, and a further three…
Read MoreALEP celebrates 200th member milestone
The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) is proud to announce Leasehold Assist has joined as its 200th member. Leasehold Assist is a firm of Chartered Surveyors specialising in the valuation and negotiation of residential lease extensions and freehold purchases throughout England and Wales. Created in 2007 by Alex Greenslade and Anna Bailey of Leasehold…
Read MoreNLA LAUNCHES TENANCY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has launched its newest service, Landlord Vision, which uses cloud-based software to help landlords manage almost every aspect of their tenancies. The service aims to help landlords by putting all tenancy management activities in one place through a cloud-based solution, thus eliminating the need to rely upon spreadsheets and disparate…
Read MoreYour Estate Agency Website should have it’s own News Channel
There is no doubt that an estate agency’s website prime reason for existing is to provide house buyers a place to find property for sale and to rent and to be able to make easy contact with that said estate agency. Other than that, the more content the site holds then the better especially if…
Read MoreNLA ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBERS
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has announced that three new Non-Executive Directors will join its Board. Adrian Jeakings, Steve Simpson and Dietmar Walter were officially appointed on 22nd June 2016 and will take office with effect from 1st September 2016. The role of the NLA Board is to develop strategies that ensure that the NLA…
Read MoreRussell Quirk asking for EPC’s to be scrapped:
UK Government and Parliament website ‘Petitions’ have released Russell Quirk’s request for the scrapping of the EPC. With 111 votes so far and a initial target of 10,000 votes to get a response from the Government and thereafter 100,000 votes to get the subject considered for debate in Parliament, just how well will this go for…
Read MoreAuction House declares ‘business as usual’, despite Brexit uncertainty
The UK’s largest residential property auctioneer Auction House says that uncertainty surrounding the EU referendum had very little impact on sales, and is reporting a performance level close to last year. The group’s June figures were similar to those in 2015, with 252 lots sold (only 8 fewer than last year) but at a noticeably…
Read MoreFrench mortgages: buying property across the Channel
Despite competition from emerging European property markets, France remains one of the most popular second home destinations for UK buyers. It is not hard to see why it retains its appeal; whether you’re after a luxurious villa on the Riviera, a rustic farmhouse nestled in the vineyards of Provence or an elegant Parisian penthouse, French…
Read MoreZPG SET TO LAUNCH SMART VIEWINGS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VIEWEET
ZPG has partnered with prop-tech company Vieweet and is set to launch the world’s first remote-viewing platform called Smart Viewing on its Zoopla site, enabling house hunters to view property remotely from the comfort of their very own home. The innovative solution solves the age-old problem of property consumers not having enough time to view as many properties as they wish. Instead…
Read MoreAston Mead calls for calm following #Brexit vote
One of the UK’s leading land brokers has called for calm in the property sector, following Britain’s referendum vote to leave the European Union. Adam Hesse, Director at Aston Mead Land & Planning says that despite the Remain camp’s previous warnings of disaster, remarkably little has changed in the first 12 days since the vote.…
Read MoreInvesting in Commercial Property in London
London is one of the most exciting and thriving cities in the world for businesses to establish themselves. Not only is there a bustling financial district, there’s also a growing arts scene and a fashion industry that makes the UK economy millions year upon year. Whatever type of business you operate in, there’s definitely advantages…
Read MoreCan your Twitter following determine your future business success?
I do it myself so I am sure many others are doing it also and I guarantee that many more will follow suit – I judge a company’s size by the amount of followers they have on Twitter and I would also consider a company not trading if it hadn’t tweeted in the last six months.…
Read MoreSo, Farage has helped the majority of voters to leave the EU & now Exits UKIP:
Breaking news today and currently flooding timelines of social media is Mr Nigel Farage and that he has announced he quits as leader of the UKIP party. It has been one of the most incredible few weeks in politics both home and abroad in regards to the UK, not only has a prime minister stepped down…
Read MoreProperty Personnel advises estate agents to “hold their nerve” post- Brexit
The Managing Director of the UK’s oldest estate agent recruitment consultancy has advised employers to “hold their nerve” following the ‘leave’ result in the EU referendum. His comments come after a snap survey of recruitment intentions carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) which suggested that almost half of members…
Read MoreNo more ‘7 day evictions’
Changes to the process of accelerated possession, through applying to use High Court Enforcement Officers (HCEOs) to evict a tenant, has brought an end the so called ‘7-day eviction’ which were misleading for landlords as well as increased costs, according to legal experts, Landlord Action. The majority of residential possession claims are dealt with in…
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