Well 2019 draws to a close and it seems amazing that it’s twenty years since we were planning to welcome in the new millennium. So much has happened in that time, and we can hardly say that 2019 was uneventful, certainly from a political point of view. It is...
The Labour manifesto has been published today, with swingeing plans for the Private Rented Sector (PRS). Landlords now have to prepare themselves (in the event of a Labour victory) for rent controls, open ended tenancies and binding minimum standards. Perhaps...
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have recently published their latest commercial property survey covering quarter 3 of 2019. The survey invites surveyors to provide comments based on their experiences of the market. The message for Q3 is very...
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published its latest UK Residential Market Survey for September 2019. Unsurprisingly, given the current political turmoil and uncertainty, activity remains subdued. Buyer demand is falling, but so is...
It’s a frequent question from our clients here at Oakwood as they seek to add value to their property portfolios “how do I develop my land for housing?” The gains from securing a residential planning consent are massive when compared with agricultural land...
Oakwood Valuations Surveyors is a newly formed Altrincham based business covering the north west of England and North Wales. The man behind the firm is chartered surveyor and Registered Valuer Graham Bowcock. Graham has been advising clients on property matters in the...
