UK Property Market 2022 – Can We Trust House Price Forecasts?
In June 2020, the Centre for Economics & Business Research (CEBR) forecast that UK residential house prices would fall by 8.7% that year, when in fact they rose by 8.5% (according to the Office for National Statistics). Again in September 2020, the same...
Thinking of Selling your Estate Agency Business? Some Points to Be Aware of Before Making Your Decision
Does your business qualify for “Business Sale Relief”? When you sell a business, your proceeds of sale are likely to be subject to Capital Gains Tax (CGT). However, if your business qualifies for “Business Sale Relief, the reduced rate of 10% will apply on all gains...
Why All Residential Estate Agents Are Not All The Same…
My Wife and I have recently started looking for a house to buy within the area that we live, and we have nothing to sell - so what could possibly go wrong? Well, as an arch defender- in- chief of both estate agents and their “modus operandi” (being an ex estate agent...
Why a Changing UK High Street is a Major Business Opportunity for the UK Property Sector
I have lost count of the number of articles I have read in recent years giving expert commentary on the downfall of the British high street, as a consequence of our move en masse to on-line shopping. Indeed, on a recent holiday to Devon the main shopping areas in both...
Why Homeowners Should Be Aware Of The Prospect of Rising UK Inflation
Over in the US, President Biden’s democratic led administration launched an unprecedented $1.9 trillion stimulus package earlier this year, gifting every American citizen (in theory at least) around $1400. Also, as part of the same financial recovery package $25...