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Can one teach the other, any lessons? Here is the definitive explanation.
Background:
The government excludes housing costs from the measurement of inflation because:
The primary tool for regulating inflation is the the interest rate. If they included housing costs, the substantial part of those costs would be interest; which would (in extreme circumstances) cause a spiralling [...]

I thought I’d take the liberty of writing to The Government recently about the current suspension of HIPs. (My initial contact email was sent on of 17th May )
The reason for my concern is to question whether HIPs are being mistaken for red tape? Many argue that they are in fact beneficial and not [...]

HIPs have been suspended today, and legislation to abolish them is planned to follow.
This means anyone can now put a house up for sale without first having to obtain a HIP.
However, Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are still the responsibility of owners to provide and these remain mandatory. It is therefore important that these are [...]

Firstly, you have no choice but to sell direct, if you want to try and correct the anomalies in the housing market caused by estate agents having the innate desire to exaggerate house prices.
“Boys; its no good trying to blame the owners for this problem, when it is actually you who misquote what sales have [...]

A leading and well respected consumer watchdog has recently said that despite the poor reputation of estate agents, 92% of houses are still sold through them.
One has to ask, why should this still be the case?
There seems to be a marketplace monopoly? Surely the relevant authorities should be keen to investigate, especially as there [...]

Shouldn’t we be asking the question:
WHY is the log-jam in the housing market there?:
More people that normal WANT to buy and sell houses; especially after a long time when they have not been able to? And:
1. There are approximately the same number of houses in the ‘built’ environment in the UK (that only changes [...]

As the embarrassing excess of the noughties bankers starts to recede into distant memory, we at Property Match (UK) are setting up in business to offer everyone a better alternative to having to use the sharp practice divisions of the estate agency and landed professions.
In addition to establishing a more honourable service, we are [...]

Doing negotiations well, is a skill all of its own.
There are a number of rules, or maxims and anyone acting as a negotiator is advised to adhere to them if s/he is to be successful.
I’ve noticed in my personal dealings with estate agents that in general there is no presumption, on their part, that they [...]