A guide to squatter evictions

As a commercial property owner, understanding the law surrounding squatting is very important to help you tackle any potential problems in a way that is legal and sensitive to squatters’ rights. Finding that squatters have taken up residence in your building can be very worrying for a property owner.  Steps should be taken to remove squatters as a matter of urgency to prevent damage to the building. In this blog we’ll look at the law surrounding squatting in commercial properties...

Property market set to become flooded as 380,000 landlords look to offload property

Many first-time buyers have struggled to get on to the property market. Difficulty saving for a deposit, increasing property prices, mortgage rules and a supply shortage make owning a home harder to achieve. But some experts say the market will become flooded, making way for plenty of homes for first-time buyers. This is because 380,000 landlords look to sell up their property over the next year. According to a survey conducted by the National Landlords Association (NLA), 45 per cent...

Biometric data will allow homes of the future to feel like their occupants

The home of the future will be so in tune with its owner it will be able to tell their mood, TV preferences and even if they’re hungry - due to smart tech engaging with their biometric data. The technology inside our homes will be so advanced it could even give us health warnings – based on smart toilets analysing our waste. That’s according to experts who have painted a picture of an average house just 50 years into the...

Could you make money from your London home?

Many people these days are keen to try and make some extra money, with many looking for ways to make money on a regular basis. Well, if you are a homeowner in the London area, there are various ways in which you could do this, one of which is to have a room that you can rent out to visitors or on a long term basis. Taking in a lodger or offering short-term bed and breakfast visitors is a great...

How big are our homes in England and Wales?

According to an analysis of 2016 property prices by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the average house sold had a floor area of 104 metres squared. This is two-fifths the size of a tennis court. Flats averaged at 49 metres squared – this is excluding corridors, hallways, landings and bathrooms. This space is four times bigger than a car parking space. By combining houses and flats, the average property size was 90 metres squared. This is much smaller than...

London property prices are falling, but we still need more affordable housing

In the first quarter of 2018, house prices across the UK have been slowly growing at a rate 2.7% higher than the same period last year. The most significant outlier, however, was London, where house prices have decreased by 1% since 2017, the first annual drop this decade. This market downturn has led half of Londoners to believe there could be a housing crash by 2023. Whether or not these fears are justified does nothing to detract from the need...

How small businesses are fighting London’s extortionate office rents

London enjoys a worldwide reputation of a city that’s open to business, from huge internationals to endeavouring shopkeepers. However, the UK capital is now the third most expensive city in the world for office space, behind just New York and Hong Kong, and rising rents look to threaten that reputation. Prime Minister Theresa May reaffirmed the government’s support for small business: “From dynamic startups to established family firms, our small and medium sized businesses are the backbone of our country.”...

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