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I’m aware if the steep increase in materials costs, the project I undertook when I bought a run down bungalow in Aug 20 is now completed and thankfully we got the bulk of the work ( large extension)...

Very true, the gap between what you own and what you aspire to own might shrink sufficiently to make a leap up the ladder achievable. Won’t affect me, my next move is into a wooden box, having bought...

Based purely on history a significant drop in house prices seems unlikely but I wouldn’t rule it out, the current situation with sharply increased interest rates combined with inflation and cost of...

Give me one good reason why this will be good? What will we get in their place? The likely answer is more nail bars, Turkish barbers and charity shops, or in some towns the property will simply be...

My experience 2 years ago reflects trying to sell in a buoyant market. If buyers can`t find what they really want they get tempted to look at something that doesn't tick the boxes but the act of...

Good luck! I sold my house 2 years ago, had approx. 15 viewings and most ended up being timewasters. It goes with the territory, for every serious buyer you'll get 3-4 that are just wasting your...

The current level of house prices has been fuelled by the viability if cheap money due to a sustained period of very low interest rates. The impact of an increase in mortgage rates to around 6% will...

Personally I find the term ‘gammon’ when used in this context more offensive than Mick’s expletive and I ‘m disappointed to see a member who I’ve had dealings with and held in high regard use this...

It could be argued that SDLT is an unjust tax that's out of date. For many years it only affected expensive properties but as house prices have increased virtually everyone ends up paying. Similar...

Maybe you'd be happier in a nice, friendly, down to earth Northern town!

It suits me, I fail to see the attraction of London. My niece is a solicitor in Central London and lives in a...

Unfortunately it doesn`t work for many people, but for those who can move I think its worth considering. Greater London and the South East is overcrowded and expensive, surely people question whether...

Wrong!

I didn’t ‘ take advantage of it’, in a somewhat protracted transaction involving purchase of a property that came to market following bereavement, a process that got stalled owing to a...

Stamp duty holiday was a sensible move to keep the house market buoyant, we don't know what would've happened without it. I think it's sensible to continue with it under current circumstances and I...

Even if you pay £400 plus £500 to have the latest consumer unit fitted that’s still only £1k and in the context of a property deal that’s not much. I wouldn’t be happy about it but I suggest you keep...

I can relate to that! Good luck with the move.

We moving in at the end of November after owning both properties for 3 months, downsizing from a spacious 4 bed house to a 3 bed bungalow with lots...

At the risk of tempting fate, I`ve got a sale agreed on my house after 8 weeks on the market. Ironically it's the buyer who saw it the first weekend it was for sale, she's now got a sale on her own...

It's best to get the deal done and dusted quickly, less chance for anything to go wrong! If someone wants my house fairly quickly they can have it, can`t risk losing a sale.

The bungalow I`ve...

Having ended up owning two houses I'm keen to sell one ASAP even though it means living amongst the renovation work on the new one, can`t risk the market dropping next year. The stamp duty doesn`t...

House prices are relatively cheap in my part of the world, I have to laugh when I see the prices in Greater London. £250k still buys a nice house in many parts of West Yorkshire.

I’ve just agreed...

My strong opinion on Stamp Duty hasn`t changed, it's a grossly unfair tax with its origins in history, it should be scrapped completely. Same argument applies to the relatively low threshold for...

Like many people I've had problems with Estate Agents in the past but I would never sell a house without using one, I learned that lesson many years ago when selling a house myself.

I'd always...

The properties are of similar value, mine’s worth approx £10-£15k more than the one I want to buy. On a rising market that may have stretched to £15-£20k, it was never a major factor in the financial...

I’m in a property quandary too.

I’m trying to buy a 3 bed detached bungalow locally. It’s a bereavement sale, initially we dealt with the deceased’s brother who was awaiting probate. A deal was...