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It is widely reported in the news that the average house price has appreciated by £2300 to £154,000, the second rise in three months. How can this be? Prices that have overshot on the upturn should overshoot on the downturn surely? Those predicting… more »

I have just come back to the office from a family trip to Huddersfield. It is some years since I was last in that part of West Yorkshire, but it proved very instructive. With some time to to kill, I had a look around and obviously paid particular att… more »

I am astonished by the number of posts and comments in forums, stating that a house should be considered, only as a home. This simplistic view defies reality. The price of residential property, is subject to supply and demand at the time of sale. It is… more »

We have long been advising our investor-customers that the key window of opportunity to make long term profit is, when the property is bought. This is equally true for the residential buyer. We accept that buying a house is primarily that of buying… more »

Reading the financial advice columns of the weekend press, my heart sinks yet again. Some good, some lite, most of it well meaning, but still telling us what to do rather than how to do it. They don't seem to understand the central point that we don't… more »

I thought we had experienced every sort of maltreatment by estate agents and that their customer relations is bound to improve because of the recession? Two weeks ago we arranged to view a property with a local agent. We saw the property on the Monda… more »