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Kate Faulkner's property price update - October 2020 Oct 14, 2020: Over the last few months, we have been checking and scrutinising house market statistics as many were still being influenced by lockdown as the market didn’t open until mid-May. However, we are starting to see similar trends emerging between the indices suggesting that the stats are being less affected. But I would still only take averages with a pinch of salt. What matters to home movers and investors is what’s happening to property prices/rents on a particular street as at a local level, we see huge variations versus the ‘average’. Read my latest property price article here.

Current and future rental market performance Aug 26, 2020: We all often refer to the ‘rental market’ as if it’s one market, just tenants and landlords. However, if there was ever a time to appreciate the huge differences in the rental market, it’s now. For the latest on the current and future rental market performance, read my latest article.

Latest Government changes and consultations Aug 12, 2020: Over the last few months there have been a huge amount of announcements coming from Government about the property market – and it isn’t easy to keep up with them all! These include, new rules which are coming into effect and suggestions, consultations about possible new rules. To help understand which is which, here are the key things to be aware of whether you are buying, selling, renting, letting, renovating or building a home.

July 2020 property price report Jul 21, 2020: Whilst there is a lack of robust data and some indices have been suspended, read my latest price report which not only looks at what's happening in the property market currently, but also try to understand where the market may be heading. To find out more, read the article here.

Kate Faulkner on BBC Radio 4 You and Yours Jun 30, 2020: This week I chatted with Miles Shipside from Rightmove on Radio 4 You and Yours about the property market. You can listen again to my interview and for some more information, here are my ‘notes’ for the interview.