Welcome to our property blog, covering latest news from Watsons, and industry updates for sales, lettings, valuation and survey, block and estate management, plus our governing bodies RICS, NAEA, ARLA, IRPM and of course, The Guild of Property Professionals and Rightmove.
We’ll be sharing our expertise and knowledge on the property industry across the UK and offering plenty of useful tips and advice, as well as latest news.
As the housing crisis continues to make headlines, innovative new solutions are appearing about how to tackle the problem through an incentives-based approach.Under new proposals, pensioners will be incentivised to downsize their largely empty family homes to smaller options, such as flats and bungalows, to...
New Year predictions regarding mortgage rates appear to be leaning towards rates rising, especially after HSBC have recently withdrawn the lowest fixed rate the market has ever seen. Barclays and Santander have followed suit, with other lenders such as Yorkshire Building Society looking at doing...
Homes are our biggest asset - naturally we expect a good price, and under the right circumstances it should be possible to get it. However, if you take a “let’s see what happens” attitude you are not likely to achieve your price expectations. Would you...
Getting a homebuyer survey is a good way to avoid the stress and cost of making repairs further down the line. One in five homebuyers rely solely on a mortgage valuation report, so it’s no surprise that many are hit with repair bills once they...
Owners of flats who extend the lease of their apartment are likely to face an extra bill if their premium exceeds £40,000 thanks to changes in the law surrounding stamp duty.Legal experts have highlighted that if homeowners apply to extend the lease of their main...
In most years you can get a clue about what’s been going on in politics and the economy by looking at how the property market has performed. Both property prices and number of transactions tend to rise and wain on the news, and predictions about...
If you’re thinking about selling or letting your home, the first thing you need to know is ‘how much is it worth’?With our instant online valuation tool, you can obtain an estimated guide price in seconds. Just visit our home page and follow the link...
When a government policy results in a slower housing market and a decrease in new homes available for letting, you’d be right in thinking that something misguided has taken place.That’s exactly what has happened due to the Government’s stamp duty reforms. Thanks to new research...
Following the Autumn Statement, an announcement was made that lettings agents in England will be banned from charging fees to tenants "as soon as possible".This is already the case in Scotland, where agency fees to tenants have been prohibited for many years.It’s hoped that the...
Every season brings a new set of challenges when it comes to maintaining your property, and perhaps no time of year can present as many challenges as winter. To help, we’ve provided you with expert advice from our Chartered Surveyors to give you some top...
