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Would I Buy This Property Myself: A Buying Agent’s Checklist
A top London buying agent has been explaining how a professional decides whether or not to stick an offer in.
Why rich-bashing is not going to fix this housing crisis
"No one is suggesting that there are not corrupt people around the world," says London Central Portfolio's Naomi Heaton, but that doesn't mean that everyone who owns a London property through an offshore company…
Look Back in Anger: An unwelcome return to the first doer upper
Revisiting past projects is a BIG mistake, admits Alan Page after looking up an old home - the first doer upper - in Putney...
The Fortunes of Luxury: On the future of super-prime
For ultra high net worth buyers, a property’s heritage, design, finish and branding will become as important as a golden postcode, says Joe Burns...
Prime Property of the Week: Cheyne Reaction
Cheyne Walk, Chelsea
POA
Landlord Action: A cautionary buy-to-let tale
Gemma James explains the ramifications of a recent case in which a tenant successfully sued his landlord after tripping up on an uneven paving stone...
Letter from the West Country: Where to buy in 2015
The Buying Solution's West Country expert Ed Clarkson takes us on a whistle-stop tour of his patch and tips us off on where to find some serious value for money before everyone else cottons on...
Prime Property of the Week: Hyde & Sleek
The Burlington Residence, 6 Connaught Place, Hyde Park
£12.75m
Even world-weary property peeps will find it hard not to be impressed with this super-prime effort from Redrow.
Is deflation good for the property market?
Whilst deflation shrinks the value of the equity in a property, the debt rises commensurately and that is not good for the "feel good factor", says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Letter from the Home Counties: A tale of two markets
Competition is alive and well for properties below £900k, but the top end tends to follow a very different dynamic to the rest of the market, says Garry Collins...
Out of the Shadows: Reforming Rights of Light
The Law Commission describes a 'right of light' as an easement that gives a landowner the right to receive light through defined apertures in buildings on his or her land.
Chinese Medicine: The buying agent’s Surrey culture clash
Diplomacy fails as celebrated property finder Tracy Kellett sees red while out on a viewing day with some polo minted Chinese clients.
The Chinese are back in town.