Market Insights
Things worth knowing before you sign
Short pieces on the parts of a deal that cost money quietly.
Buying14 July 2026
What a post-handover payment plan really costs you
Spreading payments past handover sounds free. Price it against a mortgage and the gap is rarely where buyers expect.
6 min read
Investing2 June 2026
Gross yield is a headline. Net yield is the answer
Service charges, agency fees, void periods and DEWA. Here is the arithmetic nobody puts in the brochure.
8 min read
Ownership21 April 2026
Snagging: the week that decides your first two years
You get one window to hand a defect list back to the developer. Most owners spend it on furniture instead.
5 min read
Somebody is about to call this view home
Tell us the budget, the area and the timeline. We will tell you honestly whether it works — and what to do if it does not.