Recent Articles in Building a Property Checklists

Almost two-thirds of UK renters are worried about paying their energy bills this winter
Dec 7, 2021

With the current fuel crisis seeing an increase in energy prices, ongoing hikes in household bills are proving to be a major concern for millions of households across the country, including the UK’s renters.  Research, commissioned by Smart Energy GB, has revealed that renters think landlords could be doing more to help. Read more to find out how landlords can support their tenants to be more energy efficient.

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.

Developers don't 'hoard' land!
Sep 29, 2021

I find it amazing that every year we hear and read the same news stories on new builds - developers land bank to secure higher prices and raise profits; local authorities are granting planning permission and it’s developers that aren’t building. Both of these stories I think have been going ever since I have been in the industry – and that’s decades! This week there has been some research published that does suggest that developers hoarding land after securing planning is unlikely to be correct. To find out more, read my article.