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Kate Faulkner's Property Articles

Here are some examples of the many property articles that Kate Faulkner has written:-

Buying Articles

	BBC Radio Nottingham Property Market Update Regular BBC Radio Nottingham Property Market Update with Kate Faulkner. Prices faltering ‘on average' with equity poor areas suffering falls and cash rich areas surviving well!
	Future Market: Will Unemployment Continue to Increase? Knowing what's going to happen in the future property market is a tough thing to get right for any pundit at the moment as pockets of the country and certain property types are holding up remarkably well, whereas in some areas, the ‘double dip' in property prices is well and truly underway.
	Property Market in the UK v's Heights of 2007 Whatever is happening statistically month on month and year on year, it's important to be aware we are still a long way away from a housing market recovery versus the heights of 2007, apart from some areas in London.

Selling Articles

	How will the Eurozone crisis affect the Market? There are some predictions that the current Eurozone financial crisis could wipe 10% off property prices in the UK, according to Taylor Wimpey. However, the real answer to how the crisis will affect you comes down to what problems the Eurozone will cause the UK.
	If you need to sell: Listen to your local Property Professionals! Unfortunately many sellers will trust what they hear in the media a lot more than they will believe from their local estate agent. If the BBC say ‘prices are going up by 5%' we will believe them rather than a local agent telling us ‘prices have slipped by 5%'.
	Selling Property Myth No.1 - Price Property High and then Drop the Price! Kate Faulkner, Property Market Analyst and Commentator and Managing Director of Designs on Property, is interviewed on how to price your property to sell.

Renting Articles

	More Power for Communities to bring Empty Homes back into use Through many Government schemes, each political party always states their claim that they are going to bring back empty homes to habitable condition for the neighbourhood and the coalition government is no exception.
	No Let up for Pet Owning Tenants Tenants are being driven out of the lettings market and pushed into searching privately for properties, according to a national study conducted by the charity, Dogs Trust, for its ‘Lets with Pets' campaign.
	To Rent or To Buy With the economy being somewhat insecure and reports of property prices falling again, is now a good time for first time buyers to get on the ladder - or should you continue to rent?

Letting Articles

	Homes with EPCs rating ‘E' or less cannot be rented from April 2018! From April 2018 the government will make it unlawful to rent out a house or business premise which has less than an "E" energy efficiency rating.
	Kate Faulkner appears on Fake Britain with Dominic Littlewood Kate Faulkner appears on Fake Britain with Dominic Littlewood - fake landlords and bad tenants.
	Cap on Local Housing Allowance rates could cause problems if implemented The Coalition Government have started to realise that their cap on the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) could cause major problems within areas such as London if implemented.

Renovating and Converting Articles

	Buy Property Investment to Renovate Many people are looking at investing in property, hoping to buy at a bargain price, renovate and sell on at a profit. The key question though is in a stable to falling market will renovating property for profit pay off?
	Top Tips for Converting Commercial to Residential Property A huge potential opportunity may be possible for property investors and renovators following the Government's decision to facilitate the conversion of property from commercial to residential in an aim to boost housing supply levels.
	STOP! Don’t give work to Cowboy Builders! I’ve been trying to work out how cowboy builders carry on to stay in business during these tough times. Is it that they quote work ‘without VAT’ or that if you pay cash ‘we’ll all save on tax’? Well if it’s either of these, then this isn’t really a saving at all!

Self Build and Developing Articles

	How to Add Value to Your Home In today’s post credit crunch adding value to your home is a great idea, as long as you are not expecting to reap the rewards anytime soon. Follow Kate Faulkner’s property tips on how to add value to your home before you decide what to invest your money on!
	Grant Shapps: Your new year’s resolution should be to build your own home! Kate Faulkner, one of the UK’s top property commentators and Buildstore have been banging on about the benefits of self build for years. Kate has been saying for the last two years that “now is the time to self build”!
	In the market for a plot of land? If you're thinking of self building, then you need to know the latest land prices! Land values across the UK went up and down in 2009! Farmland continues to outperform development, with Farmland going up 164% in the last decade, higher than prime London property!

Property Investment

	Buying Property as an Investment With news of rents rising when property prices are falling, now might be considered one of the best times ever to invest your money in buy to let rather than see inflation eat away at its value. So is the current property market at a state where buy to let is worth investing in?
	Property Investment Fraud by a Developer and Surveyor Exposed to the tune of £50 million! An amazing (well horrific really) court case is about to come to a close, but the main question still remains: "how on earth did they get away with it for so long!”.
	Buy to Let Myth No.2 - Two or Three Properties will Support my Pension Here is the second in our series of Buy to Let Myths - 'Two or Three Properties will Support my Pension'. So, will just two or three buy to let properties support your pension or do you need to invest in far more properties?

Holiday Homes and Overseas Articles

	Beware of ‘fantastic deals’ being offered on US properties! Just before you rush into buying so called ‘bargain’ deals in the US, bear in mind that the pundits are predicting a pretty rubbish year for the US property market.
	Is it still acceptable to have a second home? The subject of second home ownership is certainly very topical at the moment, hitting the headlines on television, radio and newspapers. So, is it still acceptable to have a second home when so many people can’t afford one? The answer to this is simple: Yes.
	Is it Worth Buying a Holiday Home Overseas? OK, so you’ve had a fab holiday, drinking Ouzo or G&T’s and spent every day on the beach! You couldn’t help but notice a few ‘for sale’ signs for some lovely properties, perhaps ramshackle farm cottages in need of TLC or beautiful beach front penthouse apartments and villas.