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All Change at the Top as Keir Starmer Resigns

What it Means for the Housing Market in Herne Hill On the morning of Monday 22 June, 2026, Keir Starmer stood outside 10 Downing Street and announced what many of us had seen coming – though...

When it Comes to the Property Market, Could the Headlines Simply be Wrong?

The property market has had a difficult few months. That much isn’t in dispute. Or is it? It depends which data you look at. If I told you the UK is having its third best year of sales for the...

What Property Buyers Are Telling Us About the Market

The property market has had its share of turbulence in recent months – or indeed, years. I’m not sure there ever really have been halcyon days – not truly. The UK property market seems to roll from...

How Much Deposit Do I Need to Buy a Home in Herne Hill?

Buying a property isn’t a snap decision (for most of us!). It is one of the largest financial commitments many people will ever make. When you take out a mortgage to purchase a property, you will put...

Renting for Longer: What the Latest Data Tells Us About Today’s Tenants

People are renting for longer. For some, it’s now a deliberate choice – renting long term is seen as a modern option, proactively elected by many young people who baulk at the high prices property has...

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What it Means for the Housing Market in Herne Hill On the morning of Monday 22 June, 2026, Keir Starmer stood outside 10 Downing Street and announced what many of us had seen coming – though...
The property market has had a difficult few months. That much isn’t in dispute. Or is it? It depends which data you look at. If I told you the UK is having its third best year of sales for the...
The property market has had its share of turbulence in recent months – or indeed, years. I’m not sure there ever really have been halcyon days – not truly. The UK property market seems to roll from...

From Property Sales to Fairy Tales: Meet Libby Elliott

Regular readers of this blog will know that my world usually revolves around property: lettings legislation and landlord tips, the Herne Hill market as a whole, and the endless fascination of what...

How to Get Your Deposit Back in Full

When it’s time to move out of a rented property, one regular concern that tenants have is whether they are going to run into barriers or obstructions, getting their deposit back. Deposits are a...

Raising the Bar: Why Agents Must Lead the Way in Decent Homes Standard

The UK’s private rented sector (PRS) is on the cusp of its biggest shake-up in decades, with the Renters’ Rights Act now law and implementation beginning from 1 May 2026. As part of that, the Decent...

Does Conflict in the Middle East Impact the Herne Hill Property Market?

The way the 24-hour news cycle works, it can feel strangely separating and desensitising to watch the constant news roll from events taking place around the world. These news stories are often vivid...