The Team @ Leslie & Co

There is a change coming for landlords that has had far less attention than it deserves, largely because it does not have a date yet. Every private landlord in England will have to register themselves and each property they let on...

Most people choose an estate agent on a feeling. Three agents come round, one of them seems the most confident, or the most likeable, or quotes the highest figure. A contract gets signed at the kitchen table that evening, often...

The survey arrives as a PDF, usually late in the afternoon, and it is longer and more alarming than anybody expects. Somewhere in it, almost guaranteed, will be a recommendation to have the electrical installation inspected and...

The boiler stops. There is a patch spreading on the bathroom ceiling. The back door has stopped locking properly. Most tenants do the same thing at this point. They send a text, or mention it in passing, and then wait and feel...

Every homeowner arrives at this question eventually, usually standing in a kitchen that has stopped working for the family in it. Do we spend the money here, or do we spend it moving? There is no universal answer, but there is a...

The Autumn Budget lands on Wednesday 28 October. If you are thinking of selling, someone has probably already told you to wait and see. It sounds sensible. For most sellers, it isn't. Here's the short version: if you have a real...