I’m writing this article as the Scottish Parliament is about to announce radical changes to Stamp Duty which will come into effect from 1st April 2015. What is proposed is a progressive…

Online estate agents currently have just 1.5% of the market. Many of them are run on a shoestring from the proprietor’s spare bedroom and many areas have seen a constant stream of…

The first thing that I ask for when I carry out a business review or meet someone who is thinking of selling their business, is their key performance indicators. It amazes me…

In my fifty years of business I have bought and sold a number of businesses but, even making the odd mistake along the way, the end result has been positive. There are…

According to the national press, the great majority of people dream of being homeowners and hate being tenants. I don’t believe that this is true and by perpetuating this myth, we avoid…

Paul Smith, CEO of haart, says that agents need to be totally transparent about letting fees.

Rental voids are an eternal worry for landlords everywhere. In many cases, the amount of money lost through a void period can be the difference between a landlord making a gain or…

Vince Cable’s pet hobbyhorse, Mansion Tax, is daft, irresponsible and unworkable – apart from that, a great idea! It will have such a profound effect on the £1m plus residential property sector…