Seven years ago in September, ย I went down to Leith and opened the doors on an office for the first time, said hello to a couple of new colleagues, hoped that everything I’d been setting-up through the night for several weeks would actually work, then we all picked up the phones and started spreading the…
Green Shoots Itโs been quite a start to the year and one that we didnโt expect.ย Breathe it softly butโฆthe property market in Edinburgh at least seems to be returning to some semblance of health.ย If youโve been following my updates for some time now then youโll know that I have been fairly unoptimistic about…
Itโs the end of 2009 and I thought that Iโd stick with tradition and make my predictions as to what will happen in the property market in 2010.ย Since these are only predictions and not rocket science, and Iโll be the first to admit that I could be completely wrong with any predictions that I…
October, October, why have thou forsaken me? In August we were reporting the busiest month that we’ve ever had and I was questioning whether the old wisdom about spring and autumn being the best months in the property market really applied any more.ย And then October happened…oh, October.
As always, Iโll give you a little indication of what Iโm personally seeing happening in the property market at the moment and then an overview of what the wider Press is reporting has been happening.ย Iโll start with what Iโm actually seeing, based on my experience as the owner of a solicitor/estate agency firm.
The Chief Executive of one of the UK’s largest lenders has warned that, when interest rates go up, the number of repossessions could become a ‘tsunami’.ย All this just a day after the Bank of International Settlements (which I’ve seen described as ‘the Central Bank for Central Banks’) said that the policy of the Bank…
Whatโs the Property Market Like at the Moment?ย Summary: Itโs a Charlotte Church Property Market โWhat?โ, I hear you gasp, โI do hope that heโs not being mean to National Treasure and no.2 only to Cheryl Cole in the nationโs collective affections?โ No, of course Iโm not being mean to her.ย I think sheโs a…
After a predictably slow August, we were of course hoping to see September come roaring back. And from our point of view it has, returning to the types of volumes that we saw at the busiest times of this year. During the month there has been a lot of negative Press around concerning the property…
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