House Hunters Permitted to View Properties and Move Home during Second Lockdown

Following Boris Johnson’s announcement of a second national lockdown until 2 December, the Ministry of Housing confirmed that the housing market is to remain open. In a tweet on Saturday, 31 October, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick stated: “Yes – the housing market will remain open throughout this period. [……….]

Is more building the answer to the UK housing question?

Sharing my thoughts about a subject which The Independent publication had asked for expert commentary on Is more building the answer to the UK housing question?
1.     With today’s sweeping changes to relax and simplify the UK’s planning laws sparking controversy, are we right to assume that building more [……….]

Choose Your Investors Carefully

Many people will tell you that there are two types of money; smart money and passive money. But there’s also another kind – painful money. 

Small HMO Conversion Strategy

It was a pleasure to be on Property Question time with Rick Gannon and Stephen Galpin. In this excerpt, I talked about a strategy, which can be used to convert houses to small HMO’s and thereby enhance property value and rental returns.