Guest Blogs
Personal views of experts, thought-leaders and individuals in the residential property industry, with something valuable to say.
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Buy Land…
At a meeting this morning to discuss the topic for our next dinner event, we decided that the most interesting…
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Support charity – it’s good business!
In any fast-paced industry, there is always time to give back to the local community, says Helen Ellis and Jenny…
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When Airbnb is subletting…
Letting a leasehold flat in South London on Airbnb was a breach of residential use in a lease. Ed John,…
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What makes a good estate agent?
Russell Jervis, MD, estate agency division at Spicerhaart, is often asked for career advice. Here he shares his ‘five principles…
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Protecting your business from the consequences of new legislation
"Imagine, says Adam Walker, that all the speed limits on our roads were abolished tomorrow and replaced with confusing new…
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The tenant fees debacle
The ban on tenant fees is, says Carl Burgess, Director at Winkworth Shepherd’s Bush, detrimental to those the Government is…
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Gazumping and the Government
Being gazumped is a worrying prospect for homebuyers, so many will be reassured by government plans to curtail it. However…
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The future for independent estate or letting agencies
"The butcher, the baker (and the candlestick maker) are now rarities in England’s villages, says Adam Walker and, sadly, it…
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New rules to reform leasehold
As the Government introduces a raft of new measures, designed to reform the leasehold system, Nick Faulkner, Managing Director, SDL…
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The Periodic Tenancy
Landlords beware, says Marc von Grundherr, Lettings Director at Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings, when a student tenancy goes ‘periodic’…
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