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I’ve been around long enough to remember when you could sell a house with a handwritten card in the newsagent’s window – let alone a Polaroid image of the property glue-sticked onto an A4 printout from the office Cannon. I joined Petermans, our 60-year old family business, in 2004, but before that, I had spent […]

It’s the end of another week. Like most weeks, there have been a series of different property market headlines… some of which entirely contradict each other! Sometimes those contradictions might even appear on the same page. Or at least in the same stack of headlines to choose from, from your various digital subscriptions. Here is

When people talk about the King’s Speech, they often mix it up with the King’s Christmas Address, or with the film starring Colin Firth. But we have just had the actual King’s Speech, on Wednesday 13 May. The parliamentary kind. And if you’re a landlord, a seller, or even just considering your next move here

Renting a property can feel daunting, especially if it’s your first time or if you haven’t moved in a while. Between viewings, referencing, paperwork, and thinking about deposits, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. The good news is that the rental process follows a relatively straight path. Once you know what to expect, you are able

There is a gap opening up between what you might read in the feed or see on the evening news, and what is actually happening at ground level in the property market here in Herne Hill. It’s something I have written about before, but whilst I would not wish to labour the point, it is

On Monday morning, I did something that needed doing. I pulled on a pair of rubber gloves, grabbed some black bin bags, and headed out onto the street outside our Herne Hill shop… There was litter strewn everywhere! Rubbish spilt from bins that, frankly, don’t get emptied often enough – presumably by the urban foxes

When investing in a rental property in Herne Hill, one decision landlords might make is whether to let a property as a single let or operate it as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO). ‘Might make’ is an operable term here; sometimes, there is a limit to the number of HMO properties in a given area, which may

Against a backdrop of global uncertainty and rising mortgage rates, the UK property market is holding its nerve, and two reports published by Forbes this month help explain why. Here’s what the latest national data means for buyers and sellers in Herne Hill. The headlines have been hard to ignore. Conflict, political turmoil, the rising

TL;DR: Mortgage product availability has hit a two‑year low, fixed rates are rising at their fastest pace in years, and the average deal is now being pulled off the shelf in just eight days. But before you panic, here is what the data really tells us – and why, if you’re looking to move home,