The fact that we are number two in the medals table in the Rio Olympics 2016 is a further indication that when this country applies its mind to do something, we are extremely good at it. Just look at how efficient and exciting our version of The Olympics was in London 2012. The infrastructure was ready a year before it was needed and presently we are utilizing all these facilities originally built for the event for good causes, when most other countries leave them to ‘lie fallow and decay’ whilst they ‘nurse’ the cost of the event itself for many years afterwards. Continue reading →

Since time immemorial, gazumping and gazundering has been the scourge of the Property Market, it is costly and very irritating to buyer and seller alike. So what is the answer?

The problem lies in the protracted time taken between agreement of terms, the obtaining of a mortgage offer and a structural survey which leads to the consolidation, by way of an exchange of binding contracts, where a non-refundable deposit is paid. Continue reading →

Well, he promised it and he did it! Either he is ‘ahead of the game’ or he has acted rashly and only time will tell.

You shouldn’t run policy by newspaper headlines it is better to wait until formal economic data is available before you act.

I’m not sure that mortgage lenders will actually pass on any of these gains to the consumer but there is no question that a trend that points towards lower interest rates is far better for consumer confidence and the Property Industry than if they were inching up. Continue reading →