Press cuttings 🗞

From time to time I am quoted in a national newspaper, magazine or on a website. I haven’t recorded pre-Pandemic years but apparently linking to them is something that Google likes. Most are property stories but occasionally there’s gossip or something about pigs!

2023

• 11th May – UK house prices could fall by 10% before the end of the year after interest rates rise – iPaper.
• 9th May – How far can an estate agent stretch the truth on a floor plan? – ThisIsMoney
• 5th May – We’re house hunting: Should we go for the property that offers the best price per square foot or is there a better way to measure value? – ThisIsMoney
• 5th May – How to solve the housing crisis — for the long term – Times
• 5th May – As Michael Gove is taken to court by Berkeley Homes for blocking an ‘ugly’ housing development, should the UK’s new homes be easier on the eye? – ThisIsMoney
• 30th April – For years, holiday lets were a lucrative investment – often more profitable than traditional buy-to-let properties, but will crackdown wreck your returns? – ThisIsMoney
• 26th April 2023 – Why a shed-office adds £22,000 to your house price – ThisIsMoney
• 6th April – What the heck is going on with house prices? – Evening Standard
• 31st March – Don’t trust the asking price: Seven things that WON’T determine what your home is worth – ThisIsMoney
• 24th March – Could a ‘sweetener’ tempt you to buy a new home? – Financial Times
• 21st March – ‘I saved for my first home by investing in cryptocurrency’ – The Times
• 21st March – Why are asking prices in the capital rising AGAIN? – ThisIsMoney
• 2nd March 2023 – The optimal number of days a home needs to be on the market to get the best price from its sale – Daily Mail
• 28th Feb – ‘I’m a snob – I’d never buy a house with an artificial lawn’ – Telegraph
• 27th Feb – House prices at risk as buyers shun properties near polluted rivers – Telegraph
• 27th Feb – Property wealth held by homeowners ticks past £7tn – ThisIsMoney
• 21st Feb – How do I choose the best estate agent? – ThisIsMoney
• 10th Feb – Retreat of buy-to-let investors laid bare in stamp duty data – FT
• 29th Jan – Housebuilders call for revival of Help to Buy – Sunday Times
• 24th Jan – Is the property market facing a Mexican standoff? – Daily Mail
• 18th Jan – What NOT to buy now: nine features to avoid when house hunting in 2023 – Evening Standard
• 17th Jan – How to find a home to buy now – Evening Standard
• 6th Jan – Thatcher property revolution undone by plunging ownership – Telegraph
• 6th Jan – When should you buy a house in 2023? – The Times

2022

• 26th Dec – Experts predict housing market will cool in 2023 as UK enters a recession – Guardian
• 10th Dec – Six things buyers should never do when dealing with an estate agent – Evening Standard
• 2nd Dec – Fancy sinking your cash into a Grand Design? – Daily Mail
• 19th Nov – Votes for rent as Autumn Statement squeezes younger workers – FT
• 19th Nov – What a time to be a first-time buyer – ThisIsMoney
• 5th Nov – Collapsing chains are forcing house buyers out of the market in favour of lower offers – Independent
• 5th Nov – Will the Government tinker with taxes on capital gains and dividends? – ThisIsMoney
• 28th Oct – The end of cheap borrowing? – FT
• 19th Oct – How to secure a property bargain in this buyer’s market – Telegraph
• 16th Oct – How far do house prices need to fall for a property ‘crash’? – Sunday Times
• 3rd Oct – Will Liz Truss’ 45p Tax U-Turn Make Any Difference To Markets? – HuffPost
• 2nd Oct – How the mini-Budget triggered a week of chaos in Britain’s property market – Telegraph
• 1st Oct – First time buyers are ‘f**ked’ unless parents already own a home, expert says – Ladbible
• 27th September – UK lenders pause new mortgages amid market turmoil – Financial Times
• 21st September – Stamp duty cut could cause house prices to rise, cancel out any savings and price out first-time-buyers – iPaper
• 18th September – After an autumn flurry, is the UK housing market going to fall at last? – Guardian
• 31st August – Will UK house prices crash due to cost of living and inflation? The Money Edit
• 2nd August – Interest rates are rising – so why are mortgage rules being scrapped? – Guardian
• 25th July – Record number of £10m-plus London properties sold as pound falters – Guardian
• 8th July – Experts reveal their off market property buying and selling tips – Your Money
• 8th July – End of the affair: London’s super-prime market breaks up with Russian money – FT
• 12th June – Rate rises set to dampen red-hot housing market – Sunday Times
• 5th June – House prices 2022: why it is harder to trade up the property ladder – Sunday Times
• 4th June – Make ‘compromises’: How to save up for a house deposit – Daily Express
• 27th May – ‘A dating app for property’ – this is money
• 21st May – Bridging loans surge as UK buyers scramble for property – FT
• 3rd May – Can a new Right to Buy scheme revive Maggie’s home ownership dream? – Mail+
• 13th April – Breathing rooms: pollution and the property market – FT
• 1st April – Are estate agents tricking us, and do we really need to sign up for annoying emails? – ThisIsMoney
• 23rd March – Should we ask for offers in excess of, a guide or asking price for our home – ThisIsMoney.
• 21st March – I’ve broken up with my boyfriend and want to sell our home fast: Should we use a ‘quick sale’ firm – ThisIsMoney
• 4th March – Why does UK seem so slow at acting against Putin’s oligarchs? – Guardian
• 1st March – Property start-up Boomin says it has four tricks to get buyers ahead in a hot market – ThisIsMoney
• 25th Feb – Will flat prices see a post-pandemic boom as life returns to normal? – ThisIsMoney
• 19th Feb – The rise of the secret property market… and how to break in – Telegraph
• 23rd Jan – Would you pay thousands to a buying agent to find your dream home? – Sunday Times
• 21st Jan – ‘The Aga’s not included’: tales from an overheated property market – FT
• 20th Jan – 5 foolproof tips for a stress-free house move – Daily Express

2021

• 29th Dec – The house price winners and losers of 2021 – ThisIsMoney
• 26th Dec – Tired of life? No, just tired of London – Guardian
• 13th Dec – Unhappy birthdays in December – Eleanor Doughty – The Oldie
• 10th Dec – Will reservation agreements make it easer to buy and sell property in England and Wales? – The Times
• 23rd Nov – Home buyers gain £6bn tax break from Covid stamp duty holiday – FT
• 29th Oct – First-Time Home Buyers, Here’s What You Need To Know Right Now – HuffPost
• 21st Oct – State pension shock: how you can make up the shortfall – Interactive Investor
• 19th Oct – The art of being a ‘power buyer’ in a seller’s market – thisismoney
• 8th Oct – UK house prices hit ‘record’ high after biggest monthly surge in 14 years – iNews
• 21st Sept – Mind the gap! How much it costs to live near London’s two new Underground stations – Daily Mail
• 3rd Sept – UK enjoys property sales boom amid Covid-19 pandemic – Guardian
• 20th July – Don’t buy into the housing hype – ThisIsMoney
• 5th July – Are house raffles too good to be true? – Sunday Times
• 28th June – Buying agents reveal the nine key questions you should ask – ThisIsMoney
• 25th June – Runaway house prices: the ‘winners and losers’ from the pandemic – FT
• 25th June – Almost four in ten properties beat their price tag in red hot market – Daily Mail
• 12th June – The frantic race for the stamp duty deadline – The Times
• 9th June – The pandemic property boom is leaving our children with nowhere to go – Telegraph
• 8th June – How will the housing market fare after the stamp duty holiday? – FT Advisor
• 17th May – Trying to move home before the stamp duty deadline? – ThisIsMoney
• 14th May – People are panic buying homes as prices skyrocket around the world – CNN Business
• 7th May – Boom in off-market property sales – FT
• 28th April – How to deal with estate agents if you are buying a home in the current UK property market – iNews
• 17th April – How to win a bidding war but not spend too much – ThisIsMoney
• 10th April – South-facing gardens have become even hotter property during the pandemic – but how much is having one really worth? – ThisIsMoney
• 2nd April – House prices: what is your home worth in today’s property market? – The Times
• 26th March – Are you in a buyer’s or seller’s market?  – ThisIsMoney
• 5th March – Stamp duty holiday extension: how to make the most of it – The Times
• 4th March – Budget 2021: stamp duty holiday extension will mean ‘spring stampede’ of buyers, say agents – Evening Standard
• 27th February – Need a quick sale to cash in on the stamp duty holiday? – Daily Mail
• 18th February – A third of bashful Britons don’t negotiate on their house price – ThisIsMoney
• 17th February – Is the property market hanging by a thread? – ThisIsMoney
• 2nd February – The coolest home in Britain? – Daily Mail
• 2nd February – Penthouses and poor doors – The Guardian
• 22nd January – Is the holiday over for rising property prices – The Times
• 22nd January – Ideal for an aspiring Fred Flintstone! – Daily Mail
• 18th January – First-time buyers taking longer mortgage terms as they prioritise monthly payments over house price – Telegraph.
• 14th January – Property values could be slashed by 30 per cent under plans to make leaseholders pay for £40,000 cost of replacing Grenfell-style cladding – Daily Mail
• 7th January – How will Brexit affect my finances – The Times.
• 4th January 2021 – How can we choose the best estate agent – and what should we pay them? – ThisIsMoney

2020