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Property price report for October 2023 from Kate Faulkner (in: Media)
Nov 8, 2023

Despite much of the media focusing on property prices, from a buyer’s/seller’s perspective, for the industry and indeed for the economy, what’s more important is the data we receive on transactions. To find out why, read Kate Faulkner's October property price and market report here.

Key details leaseholders need to know about service charges (in: Media)
Oct 18, 2023

Mark Chick, Director of The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) outlines the key details leaseholders need to know about service charges.

Property price and market report from Kate Faulkner - September 2023 (in: Media)
Oct 4, 2023

Reading the reports and headlines this month, it’s really important to remember where the data is coming from and making sure the headlines match. Find out what's happening to the property buying and selling market in your area.

Property market slowing but is it all bad news? (in: Media)
Sep 13, 2023

The indices are now reflecting the slowdown in the market picked up by agents, surveyors and legal companies a few months ago. This shouldn’t be unexpected, but the movement of interest rates to 5% and now 5.25% was always going to be a breaking point in the property market as it takes mortgage rates up to and in some cases beyond the first time buyer stress tests introduced in 2014. 

Don’t be put off buying a home because of the 'average house prices' in the media (in: Media)
Aug 30, 2023

Pretty much on a weekly basis the media will report what’s happening to average prices in the property market. To show how misleading average property prices are, we show the difference between the ‘average price’ and a reasonable two bed flat or terraced house. In contrast, we also show the most expensive.