A frontline conveyancer is quitting and warning the property industry that more solicitors will follow. Pardeep Kandola, who works for Thomas Flavell & Sons in Leamington Spa (main picture), says it’s “a thankless job”, and doesn’t attract the respect it deserves. He also believes conveyancers should charge more for their services. Thankless job “I’m a…
The post Linda Hyde on the Real Value Behind AAPL Membership appeared first on Think Realty. In this episode, Scott Ward sits down with American Association of Private Lenders President Linda Hyde for a candid, high-level conversation on what truly matters in today’s private lending landscape. Together, they unpack the real benefits of AAPL membership…
The former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England has argued a case for a new Land Value Tax – but warns that it may take up to five years to be introduced. Speaking on Radio 4’s Today Programme, Sir John Gieve was asked if there was a case for a Land Tax to be…
More than a third of flats may be unsellable, MPs have been warned. Speaking in front of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee in Parliament this week, Harry Scoffin, of campaign group Free Leaseholders, said: “There is a crisis in the flats market at the moment. People cannot sell. They cannot move on.” The…
The Government’s proposed Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill is set to make commonhold the default tenure for new flats. The aim is to replace a tenure long criticised with one that gives flat owners genuine control. Yet while commonhold sounds attractive, in practice it raises issues that could slow transactions, deter lenders and unsettle values….
If life is like a box of chocolates, as Forrest Gump famously claimed, then residential property this year has been a particularly mixed assortment – some delicious, some nutty and a few best left untouched. It has not been an easy year for the residential property market. That said, I struggle to share the media’s…
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