Figures compiled for the Sunday Times based on a survey of data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show that 29,000 landlords entered the buy-to-let market for the first time in 2012, which is an increase of 19% on 2011. I sometimes wonder how they compile these figures and whether all the data is entirely accurate and those individuals from which it is gathered are wholly honest in the answers that...
April 2013
On the same day that the subject of last week's blog was buried, it was announced by the Government that an 'independent property regulator with far-reaching powers was now in operation' (Daily Mail 17 April). Whilst we accept that there are nefarious rogues and vagabonds operating in the rental market - as in all industries-and their behaviour and working practices should be monitored if not curtailed,...
Do we all aspire to home ownership? How apt that today I visited an ex-council house (the politically correct will call it 'local authority') to advise the owners - who are now enjoying retirement - on the best course of action to take to sell their property for the best possible price. The fact that they are in the position to sell their house - as its owners - as opposed to simply giving up the...
Our regular followers will know that I harp on about presentation, presentation, presentation; but I may be proven wrong in the coming days. The reason for this humble admission is a flat that featured recently in the national news for all the wrong reasons. Most notably, it is a pig-sty and the agents published the photos to prove it. In fact, normal people would be calling the Pigs' Protection...
