Friday January 5, 2018

Nobody looks forward to the financial year end and doing their tax return. Even accountants who enjoy a seasonal boost in earnings just know a client is going to walk in a few days before the 31st January deadline with two bulging bin liners and announce “I’ve brought last year’s bills”. But this year promises […]

Wednesday December 2, 2015

The ‘studentification’ of Newcastle city centre, and other cities like it, is certainly a talking point in the property industry. I warmly welcome the increase in bespoke student accommodation in and around the city. For too many years the standard of dedicated student property has been left at pretty poor levels, or ignored altogether. The […]

Saturday September 26, 2015

Whatever your politics on the UK immigration debate, surely few could fail to be moved by the conditions so many asylum seekers find themselves in at the moment. You pray your own family never find themselves in such desperate situations that they are willing to risk life and limb for a better future. It was […]

Tuesday March 31, 2015

It’s election time again! For us voters, it means the five-yearly task of picking out the tiny grains of honest policy from the tidal wave of empty promise and worthless soundbite. It’s hard to know where to start. Help for first time buyers grabbed the headlines in the pre-election budget in March and each party has […]

Wednesday November 12, 2014

I have enjoyed several rants on this blog regarding silly legislation which will ultimately harm those it is intended to help. Last month it was landlords being made responsible for checking immigrants’ status and right to reside in the UK. On that occasion Housing charity Shelter was on our side claiming the legislation could put […]