Recent Articles in Buy to let property checklists

Why every landlord must be aware of the dangers of cannabis factories
Feb 26, 2018

The news that a letting agent used a huge property portfolio to run a £7m network of cannabis farms is a timely reminder that to be a landlord, you have to be educated on all manner of things, and especially the danger of being vulnerable to criminal activity.

Is it really impossible for first-time buyers to get on the ladder?
Feb 22, 2018

There have been some recent features in the media about first-time buyers finding it impossible to get the property ladder. You'll have seen six-figure numbers quoted as being necessary for a deposit as well as the supposed astronomical average house prices around the country.

However, is this really the case? And if not, what’s the correct story?

Kate's comprehensive property price update for February 2018 - data from the UK house price index
Feb 19, 2018

It seems the days of double digit price growth are over for the property market, for the moment at least...

Mundy v. the Sloane Stanley Estates – a blow for leaseholders?
Jan 29, 2018

Last week's Court of Appeal ruling in Mundy v. the Sloane Estates has caused consternation in certain sections of the property industry. Many had been hoped the ruling would go the other way, leading to significant reductions in the cost of extending a lease...

Kate's London property price update - January 2018
Jan 25, 2018

We’ve all seen the recent headlines “London property prices expected to drop in 2018” and “South-West London sees biggest house price falls in capital” which have been generated from the property price reports all suggesting falls or cuts in the last quarter but what is the real story?