With under a week to go before the 2019 election matters are certainly heating up.  Manifesto’s have been released, campaign boards are raised “Vote Labour”, “Vote Conservative”, “Vote Liberal Democrats” and I’m seeing across all social media channels, individuals are increasingly territorial over their chosen party.  With any election, creates a certain level of uncertainty…

Well I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Politics and property don’t mix.  Invariably however, any political event is bound to have some impact on confidence within the sector and with the recent release of all parties’ manifesto’s, I imagine we can expect some turbulent times ahead. Before I start, I will make…

It certainly has been an interesting year in the Property Industry.  Looking back we’ve had the June 2019 Tenant Fees Bill, impending changes to Anti Money Laundering Procedure for Agents, the announcement of the ban of Section 21 notice, threats of Rent Caps and mandatory 3 year tenancies and forcing landlords to sell their properties…

In previous articles I’ve mentioned how property is a fantastic asset class for various reasons but one being that it is more often, an inflation beating asset. For the avoidance of doubt, the term ‘inflation’ in Economics refers to a general rise in the price of goods and services over time.  Another way of looking…

It may come as no surprise that we are becoming heavily more legislatively based as an industry.  There are in excess of 150 different pieces of legislation which private Landlords & Letting Agents now need to adhere to. I find myself asking quite frankly, what is the point?  I would imagine, this ever-increasing red tape…