What The 2024 Autumn Budget Means for the Property Market
posted by The Team @ Leslie & Co on 30th Oct 2024With PM Keir Starmer warning it would be painful, the new government’s first Budget has been hotly awaited for some weeks now. In this article, we’ll look at what the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, announced –...
Good News from the Mortgage Market: Product Availability Trebles
posted by The Team @ Leslie & Co on 30th Oct 2024New data shows the mortgage market has bounced back from the turbulence of two years ago. Think back to this time in 2022, and you’ll recall the mortgage market was in complete disarray. In the aftermath of the Mini-Budget,...
Leslie & Co wins award at the 21st ESTAS Awards, the most prestigious awards in the UK property sector
posted by The Team @ Leslie & Co on 20th Nov 2024The Ealing based agency Leslie & Co received the Silver Best in Sales award in the Estate Agent category in West London at the prestigious ESTAS Customer Service Awards 2024 sponsored by Reapit & PayProp. The winners were...
Feeling Stressed? Here Are Three Tips to Calm Your Mind and Body
posted by The Team @ Leslie & Co on 1st Nov 2024It’s considered the health epidemic of our times and affects one in nine people*. If left unchecked, it can cause migraines, nausea and hair loss and increase the risk of stroke, heart attack and dementia. And yet, in modern...
How to Get the BTL Basics Right: Tips for London Landlords
posted by The Team @ Leslie & Co on 4th Nov 2024Have you ever wondered how some landlords seem to run successful portfolios and others don’t seem to crack the rental property puzzle? In our experience, we’ve seen what the best do that the rest don’t. And the answer is...
Interest Rate Cut… Is Tomorrow the Day?
posted by The Team @ Leslie & Co on 6th Nov 2024The Bank of England meets tomorrow (Thursday 7 November) to set the official Bank Rate or base rate as it is also known. This is the rate that banks and building societies use to set the interest rates they charge borrowers. The...
How Will Today's Interest Rate Cut Affect the Ealing Property Market?
posted by The Team @ Leslie & Co on 7th Nov 2024Earlier today, the Bank of England (B of E) announced that the base interest rate will be cut by 0.25 to 4.75%. This is good news for the property market. Why? The B of E's base rate influences the interest rates many lenders...
Three Tips for Better Home Security This Winter
posted by The Team @ Leslie & Co on 8th Nov 2024Unfortunately, when the nights get longer, this time of year can be open season for burglars looking to target your home. Now is the perfect time to review your home security and see what improvements you can make. Here are three...
Autumn Budget 2024: A Round-Up for Landlords
posted by The Team @ Leslie & Co on 11th Nov 2024Now the dust has settled on the Budget, let’s look at what it might mean for landlords and buy-to-let investors. The overall themes behind the Budget, according to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, were economic stability and growth,...
The Impact of the Autumn Budget on the Property Market
posted by The Team @ Leslie & Co on 13th Nov 2024Now that the dust has settled on the Autumn Budget, let’s look at how it will impact the property market. When the Chancellor unveiled her Budget a fortnight ago, she didn’t do things by halves. Rachel Reeves went big on tax,...