House prices flat last month according to Halifax.

I thought that with the demise of the Presidents Club we'd seen the back of touchy feely property businesses www.thetimes.com/article/af1d...

Time to remind agents Section 6(1)c of GDPR says you can share CDD WITHOUT obtaining consent if "𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁;"

Not one but two deals agreed so far this week. What's annoying is that the last three deals were rushed by the agents only to find that the sellers hadn't even got a solicitor!

"Broadcast legend Alan has insisted his decision to leave was nothing to do with plans to build 160 homes in fields immediately behind his house" and yet... www.dailymail.com/news/article...

In Hertfordshire Hail Hardly Ever Happens. But when it does...

This won't be the last estate agency to trip over ChatGTP.. (£) www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

According to TwentyCi, the average time to exchange contracts after an offer is agreed in the UK is 132 days, 6 days longer than a year ago. When we make an offer we say we'll exchange within 24 (working) days. If it takes longer someone gets bollocked.

Remember, @AskNationwide data is based on the 16% market share they have and doesn't measure any of the 40% of transactions that were 'cash' deals. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

If you thought housing was a one way bet & have all your eggs in bricks & mortar then this is something you should read & take heed. If you think property is over-valued & it's only a matter of time you may not be too concerned about the consequences. (£) www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

The provisional non-seasonally adjusted estimate of the number of UK residential transactions in March 2026 according to @HMRCgovuk is 101,070, 39% lower than March 2025 and 16% higher than February 2026. www.gov.uk/government/s...

This can't possibly be as bad as it looks, can it? www.thesun.co.uk/news/3919766...

"James Buckley-Thorp, 37, who owns six properties across Bath and Leeds, said he had previously absorbed rising costs because he viewed himself as “a custodian, not an extractor”." James often struggles to read a room. inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

Things that 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 count when working out what your home is worth; 🔺 What you paid for it 🔺What you need 🔺What your neighbour's asking for his 🔺What your friends say 🔺 What estate agents say 🔺 The cost to rebuild 🔺What you’ve spent on it www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

Thunder rolling around north Herts as lightning strikes tick up..

2 x exchanges. 2 x deal agreed. (One more) Week 21 - done!

2 x exchanges. 1 x deal agreed. Week 21 - done!

How might the ‘mansion tax’ work? The Govt. is consulting on who pays, when they pay, how the tax is calculated and who may pay an ultra-high value council tax - like overseas home owners. www.gov.uk/government/c...

How miserable do you have to be to put this sign on your (lovely) house? Not near a school, not near a pub. In a gorgeous, quiet Georgian square in Clerkenwell/Islington.

Whilst I have my own cuddly AI agent (obvs) I have to grudgingly admit that this one is MUCH better. If you are looking at a property and what to understand what it's really worth then put the Rightmove link into www.hauscope.com

📻 We've warned about this so many times but once again I'll be chatting to BBC Sussex after 10.00 about the risks of buying a retirement home. They are NOT an investment. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Average UK house prices remained unchanged (0.0%), at £268,000, in the 12 months to March according to latest update from ONS. Meanwhile average UK monthly private rents increased by 3.5%, to £1,381, in the 12 months to April (provisional estimate). www.ons.gov.uk/economy/infl...

Buying a home has a reputation right up there with bereavement & relationship breakdown for fun & excitement yet over 95% of people think they can do it on their own. Let me help you to ensure your biggest purchase isn't your most expensive. #BuyingAgent

Sarah Beeny's Property Ladder, a 2000s show in which each an amateur developer would make a series of terrible decisions and then still somehow end up in profit, has been unexpectedly catastrophic for the British economy. Welcome to my TED Talk.

Another big estate agency demanding help with their AML checks on my client, the buyer but then refusing to assist with my checks on theirs. 😡 As if KYC compliance wasn't hard enough! Looking at you @knightfrank.bsky.social

Not sure that this moves the story along - there is no tax on a gift but the house purchase is subject to stamp duty. Headline - "Man buys house"?

Hands up who thinks the Stamp Duty rules are too complicated?

The Bill delivers on our manifesto commitments to prioritise the building of new social rented homes and better protect our existing stock. Further detail here 👇🏻 questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...

Forget Trump, Streeting, oil prices or who's in Celebrity Traitors THIS will be the best thing you'll read today..

Half of homes listed for sale failed to sell confirms Zoopla and of those that did 53% reduced the asking price before they sold. Zoopla data shows that the average home sold for 3.5% below the asking price in Q1 2026 — equivalent to £18,800 below the original asking price.

🤹One of the busiest road junctions in London: Earls Ct Rd/Cromwell Rd. Both skilful and insane…

That alone is worth a tenner towards my dream home surely? bsky.app/profile/gene...

1 x deals agreed 1 x new clients Week 19 - done!

Dear media folk, which party runs my local council makes B-all difference - bins will still get collected - council tax will still rise - planning law will still come from Westminster - officers will still run most day-to-day operations & financial constraints dominate everything

Annual growth slowed to +0.4%, from +0.8% in March says Halifax with the trend pointing down.

In Jersey.. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Trying to get Hamptons and Strutt & Parker to help with my AML checks is SO frustrating. "Buying agents aren't estate agents" "GDPR means we can't" "You should check us, we're your client" they say. Compliance is tough enough without making it harder for everyone. 🤬

If you only ever sign one Parliamentary Petition please consider making it this one! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

In case you were worried; ".. there are still profits to be made: a new list has shown where landlords can expect to make money, and it is bad news for those in the south of the country. www.thetimes.com/money/mortga...

Saturday morning and terms agreed for off-market property with Struttand Parker for patient clients looking for their 'forever home'. That's two this week! #StillGotIt

6 offers made 3 x offers accepted 1 x new client Week 18 - done!

The provisional non-seasonally adjusted estimate of the number of UK residential transactions in March 2026 according to @HMRCgovuk is 101,070, 39% lower than March 2025 and 16% higher than February 2026. www.gov.uk/government/s...

If Ai is going to result in massive deflation with employment overheads removed from almost all goods & services & most people earning/saving less what happens to rents & house prices in five years? Discuss. finance.yahoo.com/sectors/tech...

What might be more honest is to say "Leasehold reform looks easier in opposition than when in Government".

'Home ownership is 270% more expensive than it was in 2002'. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Downing St has just made clear that it will *not* be introducing one-year rent controls on private landlords: "That's not the approach we'll be taking." Which raises questions over why the Treasury didn't bother to deny the report suggesting this yesterday evening.

Average UK HOUSE PRICES increased by 1.2%, to £268,000, in the 12 months to February 2026 according to Office for National Statistics.. Average UK monthly PRIVATE RENTS increased by 3.4%, to £1,377, in the 12 months to March 2026.

If only there were some sort ot German compound word to describe this www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/shadow-...

This doesn't look clever. I'm moving my work-place scheme elsewhere. www.ft.com/content/bfe7...

The ultimate #ShotOnAniPhone ad?