In June, there were just under 70,000 new mortgage approvals according to UK Finance, which is 5% higher than the level reported in May. Loans to first-time buyers (comprising 47% of approvals) were once again greater than those to existing…

The foundations of the Sawbridgeworth Property Market over the summer have continued to be principally sound; yet the existing political macroclimate means that the critical element of consumer confidence has been reduced and that is triggering some potential Sawbridgeworth property…

According to the RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Residential Market Survey, tenant demand is the highest it has been since the end of 2016. However, landlord instructions have fallen once again following a continuous decline since July 2016. A…

One of the key factors of the health of the Sawbridgeworth property market is the number of properties for sale at any one time. The issue with housing is that when demand goes up, unlike with a chocolate bar factory,…

Improving the energy efficiency of Britain’s 27.2 million homes, which are responsible for more than a quarter of the country’s CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, is seen as key to tackling the issues of climate change, fuel poverty and…

Board games seem a thing of the past for youngsters nowadays with their consoles and mobile phones yet a family favourite in our household that will bring young and old together is Monopoly. Mayfair is the square everyone wants to…

With the Government controlling tenant’s deposits at five weeks rent, Sawbridgeworth landlords are only protected in the event of a single month of unpaid rental-arrears, at a time when Universal Credit has seen some rent arrears quadrupling and that’s before…

If you have been reading my articles on the Sawbridgeworth property market recently, you will see that in the three years since the referendum of the ‘B’ word (that word is banned in our household), we have proved beyond doubt…