Guild Market News

95% loan-to-value mortgages improve

Friday, July 15, 2016

For today’s First Time Buyers, one of the biggest challenges involved in trying to get a foot on that elusive property ladder is raising the deposit. With house prices seemingly on the increase all the time, even getting...

Brexit: The Aftermath

Monday, July 11, 2016

Two weeks on, and the world (or at least the UK) seems to be getting to grips with the implications of our historic vote. The trains and buses are running as usual, cash dispensers are still working, and some of the frankly wild speculation is...

How to Value your Estate Agent

Friday, July 1, 2016

After some extraordinary recent market valuations, some financial analysts, such as Jefferies, the firm that advised Zoopla on their flotation, have warned that online estate agent Purplebricks is set to underperform. In a note in...

Why 95% of home-owners still use the traditional estate agents

Friday, June 17, 2016

Currently, the broadcast media are awash with new models that claim to sell your house for a fraction of the costs that you might pay using a more established route to market – such as an independent, bricks and mortar, high street estate...

Mortgages - Government to improve the switching process

Monday, June 13, 2016

The Government has recently announced details of a consultation, which plans to make switching bank accounts, utilities, and even mortgages easier for consumers, by forcing providers to improve their procedures. L&C , the UK's award-winning...

The Real Debate Should be over Service

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

One of the burning questions in the property market is whether the new ‘online’ models are a passing fancy, or a fundamental disruptor to an industry which has seen little major change in the last 10 years. Marcus Whewell, CEO of The...

How would you change the way we buy and sell houses?

Monday, April 25, 2016

In recent years, buying a house and getting the keys has reportedly been increasingly difficult. Marcus Whewell, CEO of The Guild of Professional Estate Agents, asks why and considers if the UK needs a new approach how property transactions are...

London: The politics of property

Monday, April 18, 2016

London is about to vote and select a new mayor – probably one of the 10 most powerful and influential political positions in the country. Marcus Whewell, CEO of The Guild of Professional Estate Agents, examines what impact the London...