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What about our suburbs?

Are you interested in the future of our suburbs? If so, you could get involved in shaping how they change over time. In March a cross-party suburban taskforce was set up to look at ways to make our suburban areas sustainable and to support the long term future of the...

Read    05/10/2020

How to spot the signs of subsidence

Subsidence is a word that strikes fear into the hearts of property owners. And we are reliably informed by subsidence specialist Sedwick that weather conditions in 2020 could point to increasing levels of subsidence in properties around the country.Subsidence is caus...

Read    02/10/2020

Energy efficiency: let's see more carrot and less stick

This week the Government has outlined new proposals to increase the energy efficiency of rented homes. The plans are set out in a consultation document produced by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and  it is asking for comments by the e...

Read    01/10/2020

Protect your home from floods this autumn

Last week it was still summer. This week we’re firmly into Autumn, and already we’re facing extreme weather warnings. Some areas are even on notice of localised flooding. Earlier this year during Storm Dennis, flooding affected homes across the country from Yorkshire...

Read    30/09/2020

Will rents recover more slowly than sales?

Following the spring lockdown, the lettings market started to bounce back after two months of inactivity. But according to the latest research from Hamptons International, rentals are recovering more slowly than the sales market. To the disappointment of lettings age...

Read    29/09/2020

How could the Towns Fund boost your local area?

From St Ives in Cornwall to St Helen’s in Merseyside, the Government has announced £80 million in funding as part of its pledge to ‘level up’ 101 towns around the country. The cash is the first part of the £3.6 billion that was promised during the summer to be used t...

Read    28/09/2020

Could empty homes help solve our housing crisis?

We are all aware that we are facing a national housing crisis. Demand has consistently outstripped supply of housing for decades, pushing up prices and putting a home of their own out of reach for many - particularly younger people who struggle to get a foot on the p...

Read    24/09/2020

Why the Government must now act to solve the cladding crisis

The Government is now coming under fire from all directions for not acting swiftly and decisively to end the cladding crisis. Two select committees have slated the progress made to-date and the press continues to take the MHCLG to task. Now London Mayor Sadiq Khan ha...

Read    23/09/2020

Landlords, beware the Green Grant scammers

The Green Homes Grant launches next week – and already the scams promising access to funding have started. Consumer watchdog Which? and the BBC both report that homeowners have received scam calls, emails and texts telling them that they are eligible for the Governme...

Read    18/09/2020

Why court reform is needed as well as possession hearings

The rental sector is holding its breath as the deadline for re-opening the courts to start possession hearings draws perilously close. We have seen two extensions to the evictions ban since the courts closed in March and the huge backlog of cases waiting to be heard ...

Read    17/09/2020

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