December 7, 2009
A large proportion of the client base of Black Brick Property Solutions, one of London’s leading independent buying agents, comes from the Middle East, and one issue the company regularly comes across is the fact that these buyers tend to have a total aversion to buying property with a short-lease, and will usually only consider properties that are freehold or a share of freehold.
November 20, 2009
Purchasing a property from a developer is never an easy thing. Jeremy Hazlehurst asks three experts for their buying advice...
November 13, 2009
Most people want the dust to have settled on their new home by Christmas. And this year there's even more incentive to complete a move before December 25.
October 30, 2009
A surge in the capital's prime central housing market is driven by overseas buyers taking advantage of the weak pound and low prices.
October 21, 2009
Despite recent excitement about price rises, the truth is that this seeming ‘improvement’ in the market is a symptom of a distinct lack of supply. On a day-to-day basis we are seeing the result of this unbalanced ratio between the number of buyers and the amount of housing stock available - one of which is the noted increase in sealed bid situations.
October 2, 2009
Britain’s curb on banking bonuses may stunt the recovery in London’s luxury-housing market by wiping out the windfalls that let buyers afford big mortgages, according to property brokers Knight Frank LLP and Savills Plc.
September 25, 2009
Luxury-home prices in central London rose 4 percent in the third quarter from the previous three months as buyers competed for fewer properties, Savills Plc said.
September 16, 2009
Residential property prices in the UK have bottomed out with all the signs pointing to a stabilisation, according to the latest review but a two tier market is emerging.
September 9, 2009
WHICH London neighbourhood contains the most fashionable street in the whole of Europe, according to Vogue? No, not swanky Knightsbridge, well-heeled Chelsea or even super-hip Dalston.
August 5, 2009
Adding extensions is a popular choice for those who need more space but don’t want to sell their house. It will make your home more spacious, more easily sellable and possibly even more beautiful. An extension is one of the most valuable improvements you can make to your property, so long as you do it properly, accurately — and legally.
July 9, 2009
There have been mutterings this week that the house prices have already hit the bottom Nick Candy clearly things they have; estate agents in central London believe prices could have reached their lowest point as early as November last year. So does this mean we have all missed our chance to cash in on the downturn?
June 24, 2009
Improve, not move is the mantra of our recessionary times, especially for those with a Sarah Beeny-esque penchant for making bags of money from bricks and mortar. We are constantly assailed with advice about what to do to boost the value of our home, but what changes push prices down and make a property less attractive to a future would-be buyer?
June 3, 2009
The first six months of 2009 has brought mixed result for global property markets but with tentative signs of growing confidence there is talk of signs of recovery.
May 15, 2009
Overseas property buyers have rarely had it so good in Britain. Many are trawling London for bargains where developers have brought some very special homes on to the market.
May 1, 2009
Millions of us are glued each week to The Apprentice to see who will incur the wrath of Sir Alan. For Camilla Dell, who runs London's largest independent property-finding agency, Black Brick Property Solutions, watching the show is a reminder of why she started her own business.
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