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Q. I am a first time buyer and have found the perfect property and have just made an opening offer. However the agent has informed me that they received another offer this morning from another buyer which is slightly higher than mine. Given there are now two buyers in the same situation they have decided…
Q. I’ve just had an offer on my property but the buyer is in a chain, it’s taken a while to get any interest at all given the current market conditions so I am loathe to reject this offer particularly since it is a fairly decent price too but I am really hesitant about this…
Q. I am in the throes of buying my first property and really excited to have found something just perfect and although the purchase was actually agreed around six weeks ago nothing seems to going anywhere fast, in fact it seems there has been little to no progress at all in the last two weeks.…
Q. I have some inheritance money that I would like to use to invest into property and I need some guidance. Do you think I should go for a really nice one bedroom or a cheaper two bedroom? I am keen to ensure I invest in something that will be rented with little void periods…
Q. I am in the process of selling my apartment and we seem to have hit a brick wall. My solicitor tells me that we are waiting for some Section 20 Planning applications to come in from the managing agents. I am about to complete on a new build that I am buying and feel…
Q. I made the rather silly decision of renting my property out privately rather than using an estate agent to do the job properly. Sadly I now find myself in a rather hot mess. The tenant has stopped paying the rent and now refuses to leave my property. With no professional back up I really…
I’ve had lots of would be purchasers recently asking me if it’s a good time to buy in the wharf at the moment, and my reply is simple, yes it absolutely is! Lots of factors have contributed to the market we now find ourselves in, a buyers’ market. Pre Brexit, the market was actually doing…
Q. I am currently based in Asia and looking to sell my investment that I bought some years ago in the UK. My solicitor has recommended a local agent and I am currently in correspondence with them with respect to marketing the property. However, I have hit a bit of a brick wall with them…
As a regulated member of ARLA Propertymark I am delighted to report that last week the government announced measures to make Client Money Protection (CMP) mandatory for all letting agents across England. The announcement comes in response to ARLA Propertymark’s long running campaign to ensure that tenants and landlords receive greater protection. ARLA Propertymark has…
Q. My tenants have just vacated and once again I have the ever present problem that the cleaning has not been carried out to a high enough standard forcing me to have to pay for another clean given the new tenants are about to move in. What can I do to ensure that my future…
