Recent Blogs

We've reached February, the month of snow and romance.

Most of us are looking for something in February - a dozen roses under a hundred pounds, warm clothes, the ideal summer holiday or even a new relationship.  read on ...

Stephen Woodward of Woodward Estate Agents takes a look ahead at the 2018 autumn/winter property market in the final months of the pre-Brexit period.

Those of us who have been connected to the property market for many years (over 30 years on Harrow on the Hill alone for me!) ....

News from SAVA says the future of the Government Help to Buy scheme is up in the air, according to various sources.  The scheme is a Government loan for those buying new build to borrow ..... 

There is a time in the course of a negotiation when the wheels sometimes come close to falling off. We can see this with Donald Trump pulling out ...... read on

In an effort to improve the quality of the UK’s housing stock Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) mean that from 1st April 2018 Landlords of Assured Tenancies in England must ensure that their properties reach at least an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of E before granting a new or renewed tenancy to new or existing tenants.  read on ......

If you are a Landlord of an Assured Shorthold tenancy and agree to end the tenancy early (for example if the tenant can no longer afford the rent) our advice is to always use a DEED OF SURRENDER to do so.  The deed should have everything that is agreed to in it and be signed and witnessed by both parties. read on ...

Following the awful disaster at Grenfell Towers, we would do well to take a look at our properties for signs of fire safety breaches that have occurred during the building’s life.  Here are 6 things to check:

Is a Periodic Assured Shorthold tenancy a new tenancy that comes into being each "period" or the continuation of a previous tenancy?  Read on, because the difference was really important ...

Stephen Woodward explains the art of expert negotiation can get you the buyer you want or the home you dream of.

Every negotiation begins with conflict of some sort - different points of view where both sides have strong and seemingly entrenched initial opinions about what each wants. This is called the argument stage.
But negotiations can't proceed if both parties don't move from those entrenched positions. Deadlock has to be broken otherwise neither party can proceed to any sort of end, never mind an agreeable one. This means .... read full story 

An average of more than one landlord per day has been prosected by The Home Office for not demonstrating they have carried out the mandatory checks on a tenat's identity and have the right to rent property in the UK.  Of course, client's of Woodward Estate Agents can sleep safe in the knowledge that we do all the right checks for you.  Read more ....