In Sidcup (or DA14 & DA15 to be precise), of the 20,813 households, 7,566 homes are owned without a mortgage and 8,427 homes are owned by a mortgage. Many homeowners have made contact me with asking what the General...

As more babies are being born to Sidcup mothers, I believe this increase will continue to add pressure to the over stretched Sidcup property market and materially affect the local property market in the years to come.

On...

This was a question posed to me on social media a few weeks ago, after my article about our mature members of Sidcup society and the fact many retirees feel trapped in their homes. After working hard for many years and buying a...

Aspiring local landlords could be pardoned for having the mindset that all they need to do is buy a property, find tenants and then wait for the money to roll in on a regular basis.

But while some truth may exist in the...

It might surprise you that it isn't always the poshest areas around Sidcup or the swankiest Sidcup streets where properties sell and let the quickest. Quite often, it's the ones that have the best transport links. I mean, there...

The Sidcup Property Market is a very interesting animal and has been particularly fascinating over the last 12 years when we consider what has happened to Sidcup rents and house prices.

There's currently much talk of...

Becoming a landlord is a serious business. Avoid the pitfalls by following some simple steps.

There are an estimated 1.5m landlords in the UK – but they are not all intentional ones. Some are 'accidental landlords' who...

The next five years will see an interesting change in the Sidcup property market. My recent research has concluded that the rent private tenants pay in Sidcup will rise faster than Sidcup property prices over the next five...

2017 has started with some positive interest in the Sidcup property market.  Taking a snap shot of the Sidcup property market for the first quarter of 2017, the picture suggests some interesting trends when it comes to the...

I read a great article by MAP Chartered Surveyors this week which explained how extending your lease will in most cases increase your properties market value.  I thought I would share the contents of the article with you as I...