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Property Matters: You Can't Choose Your Neighbours

When people set out to buy a home, they spend hours looking at floor plans, kitchens, gardens and sc...

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Cladding Matters: No Meeting, No Answers, No Progress

There comes a point where silence becomes a story in itself.For many of the residents at Royal Artil...

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The Bank Changed... But What About Your Mortgage?

One of the biggest stories in banking this month has been the announcement that the Halifax brand wi...

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The Wisdom In The Room: Passing The Torch

One of the great joys of IPSA Kind Of Magic over the last few years has been having the opportunity ...

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Property Matters: The High Price of Overpricing

For this week's Property Matters, Gareth Wax and Hamish McLay will be joined by Rowan Waller to ask ...

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The Hillsborough Law Has Arrived

For years, campaigners have called for greater accountability from public authorities. Following tra...

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Making Tax Digital - Or Making Life Harder?

For many landlords, the words Making Tax Digital have already become synonymous with change. Digital...

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A New Era For Search Professionals

Every now and then, our industry reaches a point where you can almost feel the direction beginning t...

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Property Matters: Are Council Tenants Being Left Behind?

This week on Property Matters, Gareth Wax and Hamish McLay will be joined by Tiffany Fairbrother to ...

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Scaffolding, Stress and Summer Heat

There is something about a heatwave that reminds us just how much we value our homes. We open the wi...

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Who Will Be Tomorrow's Property Solicitors?

For years, we've talked about housing shortages, planning delays, affordability and how we can speed...

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IPSA Kind Of Magic: More Than Just A Members Day

Every year, IPSA Members Day gives us the opportunity to step away from our desks, meet colleagues f...

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Property Matters: Andy Burnham and the Future of Stamp Duty

For many people buying a home, Stamp Duty is simply accepted as another cost that comes with moving....

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Cladding Matters: Is Greenwich Facing Its Hillsborough Moment?

The proposed Hillsborough Law has once again put the spotlight on one of the most important principl...

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When Referral Fees Come Before Clients

Buying or selling a home is one of the biggest financial decisions most people will ever make. When ...

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IPSA Kind Of Magic: The Future of the CON29

When people talk about the future of property searches, the conversation often turns to technology.A...

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Cladding Matters: BSR and the Cladding That Stays

When Grenfell happened, many people believed the solution was straightforward. Dangerous cladding wo...

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Property Quorum: Is Self-Management Becoming Too Much?

There was a time when many landlords managed their own properties without giving it a second thought...

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Revisiting Council Mergers - Where Are We Now?

Earlier this year on IPSA Kind Of Magic, we spent some time discussing council mergers, local govern...

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Cladding Matters: The Timeline Greenwich Can't Escape

For years, residents at Royal Artillery Quays have been asking what should be a relatively straightf...

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Property Quorum: Property Reform Returns

Every few years, property reform returns to the headlines with a promise to make buying and selling ...

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The True Cost Of Doing Nothing: A Damning Verdict On Britain's Broken Housing Market

Every statistic. Every failure. Every excuse. And the moment when enough becomes enough. T...

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The Homebuying Reforms and the Search Agent's Future

The government has once again turned its attention to the homebuying process.Recent proposals from t...

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Cross My Palm With Silver: The Hidden Interests Behind Britain's Housing Reform Consensus

Why the industry spoke with one voice last week — and why that should alarm every property...

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The Solutions Already Exist. So Why Is Nobody Talking About Them?

A new survey tells us exactly what consumers are demanding from the home buying and s...

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  148 Hits

The Reality Behind the Housing List

For many people, council housing remains one of the most talked-about parts of the housing sector. I...

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£300 Billion. And They're Still Clapping.

The true cost of Britain's broken housing market - and the people who should be answering ...

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The Great British Housing Scandal: Celebrating A System That's Failing Millions

While the industry cheers, three million more families are about to pay the price. Let's b...

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That's What You Get When You Put Someone in the Right Room

"WiggyWam isn't just a property portal. It's the first platform to put every person in a t...

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The Customer Who Never Came

 "How many disabled visitors did we have last month?" It's a fair question. But it's ...

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