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Q. I have recently had an offer accepted to purchase my first investment property which I am very excited about, but given I am buying cash I am in a bit of a quandary with respect to a survey. The property is not that old, its purpose built and was developed in the early sixties,…
As a regulated agent myself I am delighted to announce the launch of Propertymark. For over fifty years, ARLA (Association of residential lettings) and NAEA (Association of residential Sales) have represented the professional property sector to key audiences within the industry, media and to policy makers. Consumers however have had little awareness of either organisation.…
Q. I want to sell my investment property in the next year or so but the general consensus given its located on the Canary Wharf Estate seems to be to hang on until cross rail opens at the end of 2018. My worry is though that with all the new developments currently under construction mine…
Landlords are gearing up for the new tax changes due to be implemented from April following the chancellor’s decision in the 2015 Summer Budget to cut mortgage interest tax relief. The government will phase out higher rate tax relief on mortgage interest for buy-to-let properties. The maximum relief for higher-rate taxpayers will fall to 20%…
Q. I’m buying a live work unit but want it purely for residential use. My solicitor has asked that the vendor agree to initiating the change of use at the same time as we go through the buying process as this is the simplest way of doing this. However the seller is refusing to do…
Q. I’ve just had an offer accepted on a property that I am super happy about. The purchase though is dependent on me selling my one bedroom apartment. The agent that I am buying through is trying to convince me that it will be advantageous to give him mine to sell too even though I…
Q. As the owner of a Freehold house I am seriously considering selling up and buying an apartment within one of those gated complexes with all the facilities like a 24 concierge service and gym etc. Whilst I’m almost sure this is what I’d really like to do I have had a few warnings against…
Q. A friend and I are super keen to get on the property ladder but financially on our own it literally seems like an impossible task. We have not only been priced out of the London market but we also don’t have massive deposits either. Recently we have been toying with the idea of a…
Happy New Year and welcome to my first column of 2017. After a year of political surprises and economic uncertainty I don’t believe there will be extensive house price inflation in 2017 and the number of transactions will remain steady; according to a survey undertaken by members of the NAEA almost half (43 per cent)…
