Property Leap of Faith Posted on April 30, 2020 'Ready to take a Property Leap of Faith?' Just a couple of months ago, my team and I were discussing this year's leap year, 29 February. A leap year occurs every four years – this is about as frequently as many people used to move house during the heady days of property speculation that sparked the boom market! Now it seems that sellers have to take a leap of faith before committing their property to the hands of an estate agent. Read More
Ready to move? Posted on April 21, 2020 "Ready to move?" Have your moving plans been put 'on hold' until the Coronavirus lockdown ends? If your home isn’t yet on the market, the UK Government has advised people buying and selling homes to put their transactions on hold. Read More
Buy My Freehold Posted on March 31, 2020 "Can I Buy My Freehold?" 'When selling a client's leasehold property, we obtain a copy of the lease to ascertain how many years remain. Occasionally, we advise a leaseholder to extend the lease. This will sometimes lead to the question 'Can I buy my Freehold?' Statutory Right Most lessees (NB not tenants) have the statutory right to purchase the Freehold of their building. Read More
Direct Property Buyer Posted on March 3, 2020 "Why register direct as a property buyer?" Direct Property Buyer There’s no question about it! Buyers visit the property portals eg Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket because they provide easily-searched access to properties currently available for sale. Read More
Property Advertising Myth Posted on February 19, 2020 "Property Advertising Myth" In this article, we dispel the property advertising myth. As a property comes on to the market, it would not be unreasonable to assume that the instructed estate agent will post the property details on various property portals. Read More
Property Market Forces Posted on January 14, 2020 "Property Market Forces" There was a day when a slight shift in the bank base rate or change in Stamp Duty could have a profound effect on property market sentiment. Yet the Bank of England’s continuing consensus to maintain interest rates at very low levels (albeit tweaked with the occasional 0. Read More
Opportunity for Callaways Clients Posted on January 14, 2020 "Opportunity for Callaways Clients" Over recent years estate agents have been effectively forced to use one or both of the two leading property portals in most cases, Rightmove and Zoopla to ensure that their clients’ properties were being exposed to the maximum number of buyers. Read More
Election Result – What it means for Property Posted on December 17, 2019 "Election Result - What it means for property" FINALLY- We have a result! Whether or not it is your preferred election result - the confusion suffered by the UK, and the property market in particular, is at an end. Read More
Mortgage Regulations Tighter Restrictions Posted on December 17, 2019 "Mortgage Regulations" Tighter Restrictions on Mortgages Following the Government’s overhaul of the mortgage market, much tighter restrictions on mortgage applications are in force. This is known as the Mortgage Market Review (or MMR). Read More
Estate Agent Roles Chain Posted on December 10, 2019 "Estate Agent Roles" Property Chain in Estate Agency Estate Agent roles chain chasing, is a most important step in selling property. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Property transactions in the UK aptly demonstrate this. Read More
