Q. I would really love to get involved in the Buy to Let market especially given the impact Brexit has had on the sales market. There seems to be so many bargains around right now with prices lower than I have seen in a few years. Now I’m mortgage free I’m wondering if I should…
Q. My agent has just contacted me with an offer on my rental flat but its from a company not an individual and they are making all sorts of demands like an option to renew for three years as well as not paying a deposit but instead providing a letter of guarantee, and I cannot…
This week I want to talk about the current sales market conditions. Obviously, we have been on a downturn for a couple of years now with house prices slowly declining since Brexit hit. I’m delighted that Vendors have now got their heads around the fall in prices and are working with their agents in reducing…
Q. My tenants have just moved out and left my property in a dreadful state, not only have they not cleaned the apartment, but they have also left behind various pieces of old furniture that I now have to try and arrange to have removed. I am now in a battle with them with respect…
Q. I am purchasing a brand new property off plan and although I don’t have a car myself I am wondering if it’s worth paying the extra fifty thousand pounds for a parking space as I intend to rent the property in two years’ time when I plan to go overseas for a couple of…
Q. My property has been on the market for well over six months now and it’s still not sold. My agent keeps telling me it’s the price but I think he’s wrong even though we have had multiple lower offers I just can’t get my head around selling it for less than I think it’s…
Q. I have just bought my first investment property which I am very excited about, but a few colleagues are saying I am going way over the top with the renovations and the furniture considering it is a rental property. I am of a different opinion and feel that if I refurbish to a high…
Q. My friend’s flatmate wants to move out and I intend to move in and take his place. We have spoken to the agent managing the property and they have agreed this with the landlord, but they obviously need to reference me and draw up a brand-new contract. My question is surrounding the deposit. The…
Q. I am trying to rent a property and the reference agency that the estate agent is using seem to be taking forever to complete the process which has now resulted in a delay in my moving in. I keep calling the agent to find out what is going on and they are referring me…
Q. Can I seek your opinion on whether it’s more sensible to buy a house or an apartment? I’m a first-time buyer and it seems when I ask around my circle the apartment versus the house camp are equally divided. They have both given me excellent reasons for buying one over the other. Obviously from…
