Blog: Sidcup

Even though the new legislation was placed on hold because of the recent General Election, it is expected the Government will start fining around half of all UK local authorities for failing to build enough new homes as...

Yes, that number is staggering isn’t it ….

Of the 6,215 households in Sidcup where the head of the household is 65 years or older, an astounding 5,186 (or 83.4%) of those are owned, which is above the national average...

In the late spring, the Government announced that they were planning to end no-fault evictions for tenants living in private rented accommodation.

I have had a number of Sidcup landlords contact me anxious that removing a...

The long-lasting issue of the Sidcup and Bexley property market are laid bare as the final 2018 property transaction figures have just been published and they continue the post-credit crunch trend of fewer people...

Freehold or Leasehold .. which is best? Well, when buying a property in the UK there are two main types of ownership – freehold and leasehold and, when boiled down, they mean the following...

Freehold: The person who...

Has England’s green and pleasant land all of a sudden become England’s green and overcrowded land?

With the nation’s ever-increasing population and the double whammy that people are now living longer, this means as...

Lots of people say moving home is one of the top ten most stressful events in your life. Fortunately, there is a way to mitigate your stress. In a nutshell, start as early as you can, plan ahead and do everything you can to...

In 1979, more than 4 in 10 British people lived in a council house, yet today that figure is only 1 in 12, whilst according to Shelter 65% of families on the Council House waiting lists had been on those lists for more than a...

Would it surprise you to know that in some parts of Sidcup, predominantly prosperous areas with high proportions of mature residents, the housing crisis is not one of supply so much as dispersal of that supply? Theoretically,...

What does that mean for local Landlords and Homeowners?

The balancing act of being a Sidcup Buy To Let landlord is something many do well at. Talking to numerous Sidcup landlords, they are very...