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Q. I’m a currently renting and have decided its time to stop throwing my money away and buy as the market seems to have stabilised a little. I have actually seen 2 properties that I love but really confused as to which one I should buy? They are both on the river on secured developments,…
Q. I’m purchasing a buy to let investment that already has a tenant in occupation. I was more than happy to keep the existing tenant, only issue is he is paying well below market value in rent, I have discussed this with him and said that I am willing to continue the tenancy if he…
Q. I’m hoping to remortgage my property to release some equity. Only problem is I’m hearing there are quite a lot of down valuations going on at the moment, hence I’m reluctant to pay a valuation fee of £600 only to have the property down valued and not be able to release the funds that…
With the general election looming on May 6th many people are asking “How will the election affect the property prices”? House prices are still rising, according to Rightmove but experts are divided over what impact the election will have. Not even a general election can put a dampener on the property market this spring –…
Q. I bought my property right at the top of the market in 2007 when the market was booming; in fact I was involved in a bidding war to secure the property. My situation has now changed and I need to find a larger property to accommodate my growing family. The problem is I had…
Q. I live in apartment on a large development and unfortunately my next door neighbours are completely refurbishing their property, and causing me great concern. They have builders working on site from early in the morning till late into the evening as well as weekends. There is brick dust and materials all over the communal…
Q. I’m relocating with work to canary wharf and being offered an incentive to buy a property here via my company. The trouble is I don’t know the area at all and wondering whether it might be better to rent for a while first, my issue is I know it must be a good time…
With the Easter break and the first quarter of 2010 already behind us how are things fairing in the Canary Wharf property market? I’m pleased to report that despite the caution in which many of us approached the New Year we have had a very positive start albeit slow at the onset. The national press…
The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) welcomed last week a major victory in Alistair Darling’s decision to raise the threshold of stamp duty land tax. The NAEA has long campaigned for a major rethink on stamp duty – which it believes to be a tax on aspiration. Last week in the final Budget before…
Q. I have decided to keep my current property as an investment rather than sell, and rent it out. Do I really need to use a letting agent, surely placing a small ad and finding my own tenant is easy enough? A. Certainly placing a small ad and finding your own tenant is easy enough,…
