I heard a staggering piece of data the other day which was that 52% of properties that sell in the UK, do not sell with the original appointed agent. Ultimately, any property in any market will sell dependent on its price and you don’t need an Economics degree to understand that statement.  Something I have…

Well it’s a common theme among journalists that bad news sells papers and whilst I generally commentate about how well the York property market is operating, it’s not all peaches and cream.  However, in any property market, there are going to be sales which invariably fall through (the bane of any seller and their appointed…

Well it’s been one and a half months since the Tenant Fees Bill came into effect prohibiting the charges of fees to tenants in the Private Rental Sector to properties rented under Assured Shorthold Tenancies. Whilst it is still early days to assess the long-term impact, one of my expectations was that there would be…

This is one topic I’ve been looking forward to investigating for some time.  I’ve had the privilege of working in both property markets and there is a clear dichotomy between York and London property.  One could argue that London has its very own property market to the rest of the UK. Property prices have risen…

A landlord popped into our office the other day and spoke to me about a lovely three bed house she owns just off Poppleton Road. The tenants have put their notice in to vacate the property and she has, after much deliberation, decided to put the property on the market for sale. One point she…