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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.

Do you live in a Japanese Knotweed hotspot? Jun 4, 2021: Japanese Knotweed is one of many invasive plants that could affect the purchase or sale of a property, but also if you don't know to look out for it, could cause homeowners a lot of damage as it is an extremely powerful plant. Read more about Japanese Knotweed here.

Kate Faulkner's property price update - April 2021 Apr 21, 2021: The main summary of the national figures is that for sellers, this is probably one of the best times to put your property on the market, but they are only likely to benefit from the reduced £250,000 stamp duty holiday as it’s likely to be too tight to sell now before the end of June. Regionally the market is starting to go back to different levels of growth. Read more about what's happening in the property market here.

Cladding - what can home owners or potential buyers do? Apr 9, 2021: There are some really good initiatives being carried out to keep the pressure on the government and support home owners so they don’t go through this on their own. Read more to find out what home owners or potential buyers can do.

External cladding – why is this an issue? Apr 9, 2021: The horrific events of the Grenfell tragedy on 14th June 2017 have pulled into sharp focus the potential for significant health and safety issues around external cladding and fire safety in high-rise buildings. This article looks at the issues that someone affected by cladding who also may be considering buying their freehold may need to think about. To understand the position - which is likely to vary from case to case - we need to understand some of the background to the cladding crisis and look at how this has affected different buildings.