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The 1% (depositors)
The Government’s latest eye-catching wheeze to ‘fix’ the property market is to underwrite 99% mortgages for those that might otherwise...
Jan 24, 20242 min read

Boxing Clever
Congrats to everyone involved in making the ‘Boxing Day Bounce’ a thing. Like Black Friday or Pancake Tuesday, guiding people to behave...
Jan 6, 20242 min read

Review of the Year: Purple Haze
It must have been a very smoky room which contained the giggling Board of Directors at Strike, when they decided earlier this year that...
Dec 24, 20233 min read

Purple Zombie
This is definitely a movie sequel I’ve seen before. In the first film, a relatively stable community is suddenly overrun by brutal...
Dec 16, 20233 min read

The Bank of Uncertainty
With yesterday's 5-4 vote in favour of keeping rates where they are, the Bank of England could hardly have been less emphatic in its...
Sep 22, 20232 min read

Portal power play
This week has been a busy one for portal activity - and not just homeowners coming back from holiday and deciding they need to move as...
Sep 6, 20234 min read

Gen Z's Trust Shift: Property Portals to Personal Recommendations
New research reveals Gen Z's declining trust in property portals, favouring personal recommendations and reviews
Sep 5, 20232 min read

Zillow's 1% Down Payment: Revolutionising Home Ownership
Zillow's new 1% down payment loan program makes owning a home more achievable
Sep 4, 20232 min read

Jitty Bags Google's AI Fund For Property Search
Google's AI fund, Gradient Ventures, invests $2m in Jitty, a new property search engine by ex-Deliveroo execs
Sep 4, 20232 min read

UK Land Registry delays leave homeowners high and dry
Administrative delays at the UK Land Registry cause financial strain and frustration for homeowners and buyers
Aug 31, 20232 min read

London police to arrest landlords for illegal evictions
London police ordered to arrest landlords illegally evicting tenants, amid concerns of bias enabling unlawful evictions
Aug 31, 20232 min read


Mortgage wars - brokerages on the block
Belvoir Group expands in South West with two broker acquisitions, boosting its financial services network. Belvoir Group, the franchise...
Aug 31, 20232 min read

Labour's 'no wealth tax' pledge stirs controversy
Confusing at best, Labour's decision to rule out a wealth tax has sparked backlash. Confusing at best, worrying at worst - Labour's...
Aug 31, 20232 min read

UK home sales hit decade low, Zoopla reports
2023 sees UK home sales plummet, with soaring mortgage costs deterring buyers. The UK housing market is bracing for a chilly season as...
Aug 31, 20232 min read

The 'Spectrum Strategy': Think like your best competition
I've often thought about how differently a great corporate agent comes at a problem - say a dearth of stock - from how a great...
Aug 24, 20236 min read

The future of 3D property tours?
You +might+ think that this looks just like an iPhone video of a property. LumaAI would rather you thought that this was very much more...
Aug 21, 20231 min read

Landlords Downsizing Portfolios Amidst Tenant Demand Surge
https://thenegotiator.co.uk/private-landlords-downsize-in-record-numbers-nrla-reveals/
Aug 21, 20232 min read

Green Belt Debate: A Battle of NIMBYs vs YIMBYs
Exploring the contentious issue of building on the Green Belt and its impact on the UK housing crisis. This is such an important debate -...
Aug 21, 20232 min read

Does anyone else care about T&Cs?
I'm very mindful that I'm ploughing a very niche furrow here - but I'm quite obsessed at the moment about major companies changing their...
Aug 21, 20231 min read

Street.co.uk Unveils AI Tool for Unique Property Descriptions
Say hello to a revolution in property descriptions! Street.co.uk, the renowned agency software and CRM provider, has unveiled a new...
Aug 18, 20232 min read
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