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.
What are friends for?All you have to do is tell a friend, who is currently trying to sell or thinking of selling their property, about Watsons. When the sale completes we will pay you £100.Actually, they don't even have to be a friend! You...
Is the property leasehold or commonhold and do you understand what this means for you financially? How much are the annual service charges, the ground rent and the insurance and what do they include? It is important to know what you are signing up...
The government’s ambition to solve the housing crisis will not be possible if an imbalance in housing funding continues, the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has said, as new figures reveal just £8 billion of the £51 billion earmarked for housing up to 2021 will...
Watsons, the established property firm operating across East Anglia, is pleased to announce the full list of exhibitors and speakers attending the first Watsons Home & Lifestyle Show, taking place at the Norwich Forum on March 3rd 2017 from 9am-4pm.Featuring a varied selection of expert...
Storm Doris caused chaos across Norfolk and Suffolk last night, with the aftermath of debris very visible this morning.Our property managers remained on call throughout the night, and by 8pm we had our teams across 15 sites. Coordinating with contractors, we’ve been working with urgency...
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predictions regarding mortgage rates appear to be leaning towards rates rising, especially after HSBC have recently withdrawn the lowest fixed rate the market has ever seen.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...
