Tag: Residential

  • 2023 – a market crash or just a much needed adjustment?

    2023 – a market crash or just a much needed adjustment?

    A lot of mainstream journalists seem to hold a very polarised view of the property market. Either it is booming, and buyers are being priced out of the market by huge demand and low stock, or it is plummeting and woe betide anyone foolish enough to invest in property. There never seems to be a…

  • Eastwood Property Consulting is actively advising clients. How may I assist you?

    My focus, as a property consultant, is to offer an individual service, tailored to the exact needs of my clients. There are two aspects of my role which have come to the forefront recently. The first is advising executors of deceased estates when selling property assets. Secondly, is helping elderly and vulnerable property owners, whether…

  • Proportional property tax is not the way to reform stamp duty and council tax.

    Proportional property tax is not the way to reform stamp duty and council tax.

    About a week ago on Twitter I came across an excellent Spectator article by South Cambridgeshire MP Anthony Browne about proposed reforms to council tax and stamp duty land tax. One of the proposals being mooted is by Fairer Share who want to abolish the aforementioned taxes for a proportional property tax. Under their scheme…

  • Welcome to Eastwood Property Consulting

    Welcome to Eastwood Property Consulting

    When I started my career as an estate agent in central London in 1992, I never envisaged sitting here nearly 30 years later at the helm of a new property business during a global pandemic. So much has happened during the last 30 years, including huge population growth and an astounding technological advance driven by…