Asking prices last month rose but 2% but deal prices recorded by Land Registry fell we learned this morning. What’s really happening in the house market wonders BBC Business reporter Ben Thompson [wpdevart_youtube width=”640″ height=”385″ autoplay=”0″ theme=”light” loop_video=”0″ enable_fullscreen=”1″ show_related=”1″ show_popup=”1″ thumb_popup_width=”213″ thumb_popup_height=”128″ show_title=”1″ show_youtube_icon=”1″ show_annotations=”1″ show_progress_bar_color=”red” autohide_parameters=”1″ set_initial_volume=”false” initial_volume=”100″Continue Reading

‘Blight’ is something that effects a lot of properties and can be a very distressing thing if it happens to you. There are two types of ‘blight’ – man made issues like new infrastructure projects (Wind farms, ‘fracking’, power stations and prisons) and environmental ones (like sink holes, flooding orContinue Reading

David Cameron announces new scheme to build 100,000 new homes (if elected next spring) to be sold to first time buyers at a 20% discount. My contribution to the One interviewed by Business Correspondant Joe Lynam with earlier recording from BBC News with Maxine Mawhinney. [wpdevart_youtube width=”640″ height=”385″ autoplay=”0″ theme=”light”Continue Reading

A trip to New Broadcasting house to discuss the market with BBC Your Money team followed by a turn for BBC News and a pre-record with Joe Lynham for The One. [wpdevart_youtube width=”640″ height=”385″ autoplay=”0″ theme=”light” loop_video=”0″ enable_fullscreen=”1″ show_related=”1″ show_popup=”1″ thumb_popup_width=”213″ thumb_popup_height=”128″ show_title=”1″ show_youtube_icon=”1″ show_annotations=”1″ show_progress_bar_color=”red” autohide_parameters=”1″ set_initial_volume=”false” initial_volume=”100″ disable_keyboard=”0″]TfV5qTxG52g[/wpdevart_youtube]Continue Reading

Second appearance on BBC’s Rip Off Britain this week – today looking at buyers of flats in a new building who didn’t get what they thought they were buying. Some difficult stories but the bottom line is that you need to take extra care when buying off-plan. [wpdevart_youtube width=”640″ height=”385″Continue Reading

Just the threat of fracking near by can wipe thousands off the value of your home and in some cases make it unsalable. BBC’s ‘Rip Off Britain’ looked at the example of a small community in Lancashire – with comment from me. [wpdevart_youtube width=”640″ height=”385″ autoplay=”0″ theme=”light” loop_video=”0″ enable_fullscreen=”1″ show_related=”1″Continue Reading

Bank of England governor Mark Carney is interviewed by Demot Murnaghan on Sky and is reported to be concerned about housing – about prices and the number of homes being built. This leads to interviews on BBC Devon and Radio 5 Live, then to London to speak to BBC News,Continue Reading

A knackering day starting at 04:30 with a trip to the BBC to speak to Andy Verity on the Today program followed by a chat with BBC ‘Good morning Wales’, a chat with Kay Burley on LBC, a debate with the head of Generation Rent on BBC Radio 5 LiveContinue Reading

To Salford Quays for Breakfast with Steph McGovern talking about asking prices as reported by Rightmove.co.uk. Not easy to introduce Carol Kirkwood into such a dull topic but my daughter bet me I couldn’t…Continue Reading

To New Broadcasting House to talk to Ben Thompson about the latest housing stats published today by Office for National Statistics. Although in the same building I appear ‘down the line’ from the other side of the news room as Ben is on the ‘Walk of News’ in the studio.Continue Reading

All week ITv London are looking at housing – a Capital Crisis. This is my contribution on the plight of First Time Buyers, impact of Help to Buy and the alternatives to climbing onto the property ladder.Continue Reading