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“The Market For Flats Is Dead”
Property Tips by Chartered Surveyors from the Haynes House Manual series "Flats Aren't Selling" New research from Zoopla and The Guardian Newspaper has revealed that most flats listed for sale in England had not sold within 6 months. On average just over 80%...
Buyers of Newbuild Homes Could Get Compension From Housebuilder Developers Facing Lawsuit For Inflating Prices
Property Tips by Chartered Surveyors from the Haynes House Manual series UK Corporate House Builders face massive lawsuit for inflating prices Seven of the best known UK corporate housebuilders are facing a multi-billion £ lawsuit for...
How Much Should You Pay In Fees For An Estate Agent To Sell Your Property?
Property Tips by Chartered Surveyors from the Haynes House Manual series Estate Agents' Fees How much should you expect to pay an estate agent for selling your property? Typically agents' fees vary between 1% and 2% + VAT of the completed sale price...
Is the housing market stuck in a slump?
Property Tips by Chartered Surveyors from the Haynes House Manual series Housing market blues Estate agents are currently facing rising costs (e.g. Rightmove listing fees) just when the market is witnessing a slump in sales (and hence sales...
Opening Up The Land Registry to Show Who Owns Land in England
Property Tips by Chartered Surveyors from the Haynes House Manual series Who owns land in Britain? The Government has recently announced plans to open up the Land Registry to "improve transparency" of land ownership in England. By removing paywalls...
Guy Martin’s House With No Bills – How To DIY Home Insulation
House With No Bills Guy Martin did a great job this week raising awareness of retro-fitting insulation in a 1930s semi. Well worth watching. The only real downside was that the works were largely architect-designed to Passivhaus premium standards. Which...
Why It’s More Important Than Ever For Home Buyers To Get A Survey – RICS Level 1, 2 or 3
Property Tips by Chartered Surveyors from the Haynes House Manual series 'Let The Buyer Beware' When you buy a property, legally speaking you're pretty much on your own. In fact you have more legal rights buying a packet of cornflakes than...
New Year ‘Property Horrors’ Show – Live!
'Property Horrors' at the Savoy Theatre Rightsurvey founder and author Ian Rock FRICS will be appearing at Monmouth Savoy Theatre Tuesday 20th January 2.30pm presenting his acclaimed ‘Property Horrors’ show! So if you're anywhere near the South West, Bristol,...
Making Money From Property – 5 More Surveyors’ Tips
Making More Money From Property Continued - See previous blog for Tips 1 to 5 6. Design It Right House buyers are often influenced by first impressions of things like décor and cleanliness. So it pays to focus on improvements that add value in the...
Surveyors ‘downvaluing’ properties for mortgage lenders causing sales to fall through
Property Tips by Chartered Surveyors from the Haynes House Manual series What happens when the property you're buying is down-valued? Mortgage brokers are worried that surveyors acting for banks and building societies are generally taking a more...