I believe that 2016 will be looked back upon as a great year to have purchased London property. Rather than just hoping this comes true, let me explain why history is firmly on my side. Cast your mind back to 1998. It was a fantastic year to buy property in London and indeed, it was […]
It’s a fair question isn’t it? If someone wants to sell their home, why would they not advertise it as aggressively as possible and try to achieve the best possible price? What advantage could be gained by not opening up your doors to the world and attempting to attract the best offer for your home […]
We get asked this a lot. In fact, second to ‘when will prices stop going up?’ it’s the most common question we get from people considering our services. The answer is always the same but it’s worth repeating here in case there are any lurking potential clients reading this! ‘Access’ is the answer in a nutshell. […]
George Osborne’s latest attack on the buy to let market is likely to subdue prices and complicate the home buying process, so say the majority of agents and brokers interviewed last week. An increase of 3% in the surcharge known as SDLT is for everyone buying a buy to let or second home from April […]
Regular readers will know that we urged our clients to buy before the UK Election earlier this year (see here to read what we said). Recent deals have included a family house and a 2 bedroom flat in the rapidly improving Earls Court (SW5). Since Mr Cameron’s victory in said Election, it’s been interesting to […]
Eagle eyed readers may have received our recent report on the UK General Election. In it, we predicted that a Conservative victory was far more likely than the pundits and bookmakers predicted (17-1 odds since you asked..) and that the smart money was buying before the Exit Poll was announced at 10pm on May 7th. […]
With so many conflicting reports being published and the forthcoming election inevitably leading to ever more desperate politicians saying ever more desperate things, perhaps now is a good time to assess where we actually are. A few weeks on from the SDLT bombshell of December 4th, it appears the London market has shrugged its collective shoulders and moved […]
A recent piece of research from a respected estate agency pointed out that activity levels traditionally drop by around 20% in the months before a UK general election. Uncertainty of any kind tends to deter buyers and make sellers, who don’t need to sell, hold off until activity picks up in the weeks and months following […]
As a property finder and search agent in Prime Central London, and more specifically, operating in Kensington and Chelsea, I am well placed to judge how accurate the press reports are about this particular area of the London market. As we’ve said to all of our clients over the last few years, the annual price growth figures […]
Some data from one of the most trusted agents has just been released and makes interesting (and bullish) reading…I hope these increasingly confidence inspiring statistics don’t lead to a glut of optimistically priced properties as these make buyers frustrated and vendors feel confused. As previously mentioned, vendors are better off pricing fairly to create some […]
