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Subsidence: The ultimate homeowners' guide
Nov 17, 2021

For many homeowners, seeing a crack in the foundations or the wall of their home is amongst their worst fears. While a crack or structural deficiency in your home isn’t always something to worry about, the cause of it needs to be identified to rule out the worst-case scenario. Subsidence is just one of the possible culprits, but what is it and what should you be doing about it? 

How to reduce your energy costs up to 70% today and increase your EPC
Nov 10, 2021

With energy costs rising, find out how to reduce your energy costs and increase your property EPC.

Rishi Sunak's autumn Budget 2021
Oct 28, 2021

Over the last few budgets, the property market has been fuelled to some extent by the announcements of land tax holidays, but these are now definitely at an end. Moving forward, the budget impacts the property market in many ways, so it’s worth keeping up to date with the latest budget announcements to understand how it might impact your home ownership, buy to let, and property investment objectives and plans. Read more for more details.

August 2021 property price report from Kate Faulkner
Aug 25, 2021

The indices this month are still incredibly positive, despite the end of the Stamp Duty/Land Tax holiday. All are reporting the market is slowing versus the run up to the end of June, but versus previous years, demand is still incredibly strong, while the amount of stock coming onto the market is weak in most areas. Perhaps the most exciting thing from a property price/home moving index perspective is the launch of two new fascinating indices. One from OntheMarket and the other from reallymoving.com which compares costs for solicitors, surveyors and removals for home movers. Both of which give us a better understanding of the overall housing market with their different analysis.

Planning appeal vs resubmission – which should you choose?
Jul 14, 2021

It’s that moment anyone involved in property development fears: the council has decided on your planning application and it’s a no. The question is: what do you do next? Read more to find out whether you should choose to appeal or resubmit your application.