Guest Blogs
Personal views of experts, thought-leaders and individuals in the residential property industry, with something valuable to say.
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BLOG: Will Rachel steal Kemi’s Stamp Duty plan and set the property market alight?
It is likely that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will steal at least some of Kemi Badenoch's plan to abolish Stamp Duty,…
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BLOG: Estate agents must be careful what they wish for from AI
Many experts predict AI platforms like ChatGPT will soon make the portals obsolete - but the technology could end up…
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BLOG: Welcome to housing, Steve, but you’ll never ‘build baby build’
London estate agent wishes new Housing Secretary Steve Reed well, but is sceptical his promises will fare any better than…
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BLOG: ‘Here’s how we can all make selling homes faster’
Roxanne Barker has worked in the property industry long enough to know it has serious flaws. But is it broken?…
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‘Target’ culture is estate agency’s problem, not conditional selling or over-valuing
Yorkshire independent estate agent explains why he thinks why some agencies are revealed to be engaged in 'dubious' practices.
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BLOG: ‘Flat owners waited for leasehold extension reform, but now it’s costing them £1,000s’
Leading leasehold figure reveals how Government foot-dragging is costing flat owners who gambled on reform dearly.
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BLOG: Chancellor’s Leeds Reforms won’t move the dial – here’s why
Finance chief casts a critical eye over the Chancellor's much-vaunted mortgage reforms and finds them wanting.
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BLOG: This is why estate agencies must stop over-pricing properties to get listings
Following more revelations about over-pricing at Purplebricks in this week's Panorama programme, Trevor Abrahmson says agents must stop using the…
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BLOG: ‘Rumoured ‘wealth tax’ will only push more millionaires out of UK’
Inward investment in the UK including its housing market is desperately needed but taxing the 'broad shoulders' harder will only…
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BLOG: Are you ready for the compliance crunch renting reforms will create?
Outsourced property management expert, Joel Gibson-Gleave, explores the challenges posed to letting agents by rental reforms – and potential solutions.
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