The Leslie & Co blog

You’d be forgiven for adopting a head-in-the-sand approach to current affairs. Listening to a news bulletin filled with the energy crisis, the war in Ukraine, cost of living surges and political uncertainty are enough to put...

Within the space of just a few days, confusion has gripped the property market, but changes to stamp duty could be positive for those looking to buy a new EEaling home. It is suggested that the mini-Budget was the catalyst for the...

Whether you’re a DIY kind of person or prefer to hire a professional, home improvements are on the up. Since the pandemic, savvy Ealing homeowners have been looking for ways to make their properties more comfortable and more...

When it comes to getting our travel legs back post-pandemic, this year has certainly seen us returning to our jet-setting norms. According to the Office of National Statistics {ONS}, UK residents made 5.6 million visits overseas...

Things have been hot, hot, hot this year. After the UK seeing record temperatures, trying to keep cool has been a challenge. And then there has been the property market that has again seen the price of property coming to market...

The property market has been on the sellers’ side this last couple of years, and, as such, some people have become complacent. Yet with the high cost of living prices and predictions of the market starting to slow, the tables...

Summer is here and you may be enjoying the warmer weather, festivals and even travelling to exotic shores, so the last thing you may be considering is moving home. Summer has notably not been the favoured season for buying or...

The fun part is over; a buyer has decided they want to make your Ealing house their home, and just as you reach the fever pitch of accepting an offer, there is a lull. You have been very much hands-on preparing your home for sale,...

Price of Ealing property coming to market hits a fifth consecutive record of £368,614, albeit only up by a modest 0.3% in the month (+£1,113), as the pace of price growth slows Affordability constraints, a better balance between...

There is a wealth of uncertainty at the moment, and one of the major worries for households up and down the country is the impact of the cost of living crisis. Everyday essentials have risen astronomically, everything from fuel to...