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Discover the importance of Matrimonial Valuations in divorce! Your comprehensive guide to Property Asset Division. Learn why RICS-registered valuers are essential and navigate separation with clarity and fairness.

Following a landslide election for the Labour Party, landlords may be questioning what a Labour Government means for their rental investments. With the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, the increasing importance of energy efficiency and green policies, and rising mortgage and rent levels, the Labour Government has proposed several measures to improve housing policies. Below, I focus on their policies impacting the Private Rental Sector (PRS).

From our Head of Business DevelopmentThomas Palmer MARLA What does a Labour Government mean for the Private Rental Sector (PRS) Following a landslide election for the Labour Party, landlords may be questioning what a Labour Government means for their rental investments. With the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, the increasing importance of energy efficiency and green...

Service Charges Explained... Service charges represent funds collected to maintain the building’s structure, common areas, and cover the expenses of various provided services. These services encompass repairs, cleaning, elevator maintenance, landscaping, on-site staff, utilities, building insurance, managing agent fees; essentially any service outlined in the lease agreement.A lease agreement...

A Great Achievement We are thrilled to announce that Watsons Property Group Ltd has successfully achieved an audit by The Property Institute (TPI) This achievement is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our incredible property management division.Congratulations to Emily Ransome-Farmer MTPI AssocRICS and Daniel Mayes, who led and supported the external auditors and gained such positive...

Our Valuation & Survey team provide a fantastic service and regularly receive great feedback praising their professionalism, communication and general greatness. We thought we would take the time to spotlight our Surveys Team and some of the fantastic feedback they have received recently via Feefo. Every qualified customer is invited to send us feedback via Feefo. If you are on the fence about...

House prices have fallen 0.1% over the last year while market activity continues to improve with a higher supply and more sales agreed. Here’s the latest on the UK housing market from the Zoopla House Price Index for May 2024. The average house price in the UK is £264,300 as of April 2024 (published in May 2024). Property prices have remained the same month on month and have fallen by 0.1% (£210) compared to a year ago.

This week, representatives from our Block & Estates, Lettings, Surveys, and Property Management Teams exhibited at the Royal Norfolk Show 2024, as part of the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce Business Hub. With Summer finally here, the weather was glorious on both days with record attendees since the pandemic to boot.Tom Palmer, Head of Lettings at Watsons, summed up the experience:Attending the Royal...

Over the last quarter, our Surveys Team has continued to grow with further appointments made during May and June! Check out our new starts below: Amy Williams, AssocRICS, VSR Amy started her property career as a Trainee Sales Negotiator for a large corporate estate agency firm (2009) quickly progressing to senior level and picking up two awards within the first two years. Amy then decided to...

With the UK General Election taking place one week from today, we’re looking at which party is best for the property market. Join us as we tally the scores ahead of the election...With the UK General Election set for the 4 July (next week!) there has been nonstop coverage of suggested policies, debates, and interviews on all networks. Wading through all this content to try and decide who to vote for can...