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Scottish Association of Landlords - Scottish Letting Day
Nov 14, 2023

Thanks to the Scottish Association of Landlords, I had a lovely day presenting on the Scottish housing market - how it had performed, how it would perform in the future and some of the key issues that landlords needed to consider, including whether buy to let investment can deliver better than other financial investments in the future. I also covered the problems of investing with cash rather than via a mortgage. View all the presentations from the day here. 

Property price report for October 2023 from Kate Faulkner
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
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 market slowing but is it all bad news?
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
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.