Saturday May 1, 2021

Our recent move from letting agency to full-service estate agency comes at an interesting time. A year ago, the general prediction was a flatline for house sales as uncertainty begat caution. In fact, sales have gone bonkers. Much is written about the stamp duty holiday being a major driver and yes, this is undoubtedly a […]

Tuesday October 1, 2019

I am Englishman of Italian heritage with a Bulgarian wife, so I consider myself European. Our children are British–Bulgarian, which may be an issue if Bulgaria declares war on Britain. Or if my parents declare war on anybody; that would be a mistake and I have told them so. For the most part, my Italian […]

Wednesday April 29, 2015

Newcastle property specialists clinch block management contract A property specialist has won the rights to oversee the block management of one of Central Newcastle’s most distinctive buildings. Heaton Property will manage historic Pandongate House, which sits on the corner of City Road and Pandon Bank, overlooking Newcastle Quayside. The decision to hand responsibilities to Heaton […]

Saturday August 25, 2012

Many of our investors who are not familiar with the north east are often surprised by the legal arrangement concerning what are known as ‘Tyneside Flats’. The flats, most of which were built around 1900-1940, were designed to fill a need for high density housing. They were usually well built 2 storey terraces and semi […]

Tuesday May 29, 2012

At the start of 2012 Heaton Property was judged by a panel of property experts chaired by The Property Ombudsman, Christopher Hamer. The judging took place over the course of four months. A combination of mystery shoppers pretending to be both prospective landlords and tenants, as well as a comprehensive questionnaire and telephone interview were […]