Housing Market View From London
11th May 2014
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With properties in Hackney and Walthamstow, I am slightly aghast at the stratospheric shift in prices in both of these ‘hotspots’ over the past few
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Labour Party Housing Policy Is Flawed
2nd May 2014
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Labour leader Ed Milliband announced a change in Labour Party policy today in a London borough where I rent two properties, Redbridge. The proposals turn
Good Landlords Run More Successful Businesses
11th April 2014
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There are an estimated £1.4 million landlords across the UK, around 300,000 in London where I am based. The latest National Landlords Association quarterly survey
The Evil Landlord
17th February 2014
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Your properties are delivered by the property fairy, requiring no cash input from you. You have prospective tenants banging down the door in desperation to
Will Landlords Evict Benefit Tenants?
12th January 2014
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The National Landlord’s Association announced in December 2013 that half of landlords say they will not consider letting to tenants on benefits: 52% according to
Housing Issues Debate With Diane Abbott
10th January 2014
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Channel 4 News invited Diane Abbott MP and myself to debate housing issues this week. The discussion included welfare reform and rent controls. You can
Boxing Day Fun – How To Win Monopoly
30th December 2013
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I grew up on a council estate called Yorke Drive in Newark, Nottinghamshire. I was back there this Christmas for a walk down memory lane.
Leaks & Collapsed Ceilings
24th December 2013
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I was on Shaftesbury Avenue in London’s West End last Thursday night when the ceiling collapsed at The Appollo Theatre (pictured). A Transport For London
Auction Hysteria
13th December 2013
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I bought at auction in early September this year and I paid a few thousand more than I wanted to. I was a bit irked,
Losing The Licensing Battle in London
16th November 2013
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Sorry to bring doom and gloom, but my prediction that once established in Newham, selective licensing would spread like Japanese knotweed across East London is
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Interest Rate Gloom
8th November 2024
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The Bank of England lowered interest rates from 5% to 4.75% on 7 November. This was widely expected. Like many landlord colleagues, I am very
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