We have seen the country’s more affordable markets producing notably better results than those further south. They have delivered the strongest capital growth and some of the best gross yields

Block Management is about maintaining the value of a property asset through continuous monitoring and maintenance of the building. In many respects, it is about preventing avoidable problems.

Despite the imminence of the General Election, the most important market forces and trends have remained largely unchanged. Demand still exceeds supply in both the home-buying and rental markets but with interest rates still comparatively high, affordability remains a challenge in many UK regions.

The rental market has been strong for a long time, mostly due to the lack of new supply to the market and the ever increasing demand.

Historically, the UK property market has tended to see a positive bounce in the months after a General Election, regardless of which party wins. This is another reason to expect growth rates to improve later this year.

On Friday 24th May the Leasehold reform bill becomes law. Greater transaparency for leaseholders but no cap on ground rents

The Renters (Reform) Bill has now completed its passage through the House of Commons. On 1 May 2024, the Bill was introduced in the House of Lords and Second Reading in the Lords on 15th May 2024

The Bank of England has signalled that the next move in the base rate will be downward, but it has offered no indication as to the timing.

The dominant theme over the last quarter has been a gradual return to business as usual…

The market is looking increasingly promising. Inflation fell this month and is expected go even lower over the next few months...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Jeremy Hunt, announced his Spring Budget on 6th March.

The latest house price indices show a generally improving trend, with more sources reporting month-on-month growth…

Monday 5th February, Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, 6pm onwards, both founders, Darren Bennett & Omar AlMutawa will be present at the event. We look forward to meeting you.

The latest house price indices show that average values ended the year mostly unchanged; perhaps a little down according to some indices…

Welcome to our latest monthly review, which looks back on December, its key developments and some of the most noteworthy reports concerning the residential property sector…

From anyone that has done business with us, we really do thank you. As a small business, our clients are highly valued and we hope to continue to work together in 2024…

Welcome to our latest monthly review, which looks back on November, its key developments and some of the most noteworthy reports concerning the residential property sector…

While inflation remains well above the Bank of England’s 2% target for the Consumer Prices Index, the MPC has been resisting further hikes to the official Bank Rate for a number of reasons…

Welcome to our latest monthly review, which looks back on October, its key developments and some of the most noteworthy reports concerning the residential property sector…

High mortgage costs have been the principal reason why the property market has slowed over recent months, both in terms of sales activity and price growth…