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As 2015 rolls out it’s always good to look back over the last twelve months to see how things have really faired here in the Canary Wharf property market. Overall I am delighted to say it’s been a very good year all round. In fact a very steady and stable year with not many ups…
Q. I am a first time buyer and have just started to view my first selection of properties. Given I have never bought before I feel slightly nervous about the offering process, I don’t feel very confident about actually making an offer, where do I start, how low shall I go, or can I go?…
Q. I have a few buy to let properties that until now I have managed myself. However I am planning to retire overseas within the next few months so have naturally been reaching out to agents to discuss the prospect of handing over the management of my properties to a professional to deal with given…
Q. I’ve recently sold my apartment to a cash buyer as I need to sell rather quickly as I am moving overseas with work. However four weeks into to the sale nothing seems to be moving very quickly despite me hiring the best solicitor money can buy in order to execute the transaction as quickly…
Q. I own a property within a secured leasehold development and due to the increase of leaks over the last year the management company are now insisting that an annual plumbing check is carried out by their appointed contractor at all the apartments within the development. I feel this is a little invasive and surely we…
I was terribly disappointed this week to hear that one of my investor clients was ‘knocked on exchange’ – this is when at the eleventh hour a seller decides they want more money for the property even though they entered into the sale with an agreed price. This incident happened on the day my client…
This week I am feeling very nostalgic as I wander through Canary Wharf and recognise just how far we have come. I am privileged to have worked the canary wharf market as an Agent since the year 2000 and boy have things changed. Back in the day I remember taking viewers out and hearing comments…
I need to share an urgent reminder to Landlords that Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Regulations became law on the 1st of October 2015 meaning that all properties in England – whether existing tenancies or new tenancies – will need to comply with the new regulations. If local authorities are notified that a property is not…
Q. I am currently renting and have just had my offer accepted on a house to buy and wondering when I should hand my notice in? My solicitor says it should take around six to eight weeks to complete the conveyancing and as I have to serve two months’ notice I am thinking that I…
New legislation will see landlords face fines if they rent homes to illegal immigrants without checking their ‘Right to Rent’. The new law will mean private landlords will have to check the right of prospective tenants to be in the country if they want to avoid potentially being fined up to £3,000.The Home Office recently…
