Why UK Leasehold Service Charges Are Rising
Discover why leasehold service charges are increasing in the UK, how high costs affect the saleability of flats, and what leasehol…
Selling a Short Lease Flat in 2025
With major reforms underway and uncertainty surrounding lease extension costs, 2025 presents both risks and opportunities for flat…
Short Lease Flat: Sell Now or Wait for Reform?
Thinking of selling your flat with a short lease? This guide weighs up the pros and cons of selling now versus waiting for leaseho…
A Brief History of Flats in the UK
Explore the fascinating history of flats in the UK - from 18th-century tenements to modern eco-smart homes. Learn how housing poli…
UK's First Women-Only Tower Block to Open in West London Next Summer - Sell Flat (UK)
A groundbreaking new housing development in Acton, west London, will become the UK’s first residential block exclusively for women…
Apology over inside-out windows on tower blocks - Sell Flat (UK)
Residents of the Chalcots Estate in north London were shocked to discover replacement windows had been installed inside out after …
Leasehold will be abolished for flats under new legislation - Sell Flat (UK)
The UK Government plans to abolish leasehold ownership for flats in England and Wales, replacing it with commonhold as the standar…
London’s ‘most flamboyantly decorated’ flat - Sell Flat (UK)
Fed up of living in your ordinary flat, why not treat yourself in 2016 to a “breathtaking” four-bedroom flat overlooking Regents P…
Nightmare continues for owners stuck in potentially unsafe flats they are unable to sell - Sell Flat (UK)
More than two-and-a-half years since the tragic North Kensington tower blaze which left 72 people dead and more than 70 injured, a…
Should London follow Hong Kong’s lead with tiny studio flats? - Sell Flat (UK)
Like London, Hong Kong is in the grip of a housing crisis. But unlike London, Hong Kong doesn’t have strict minimum space standard…
Studio flat loft conversion success - Sell Flat (UK)
For the first time, Havering Council has created much-needed housing by converting a loft into a comfortable living space. This in…
Tiny London flat formerly a caretaker’s cupboard goes on sale - Sell Flat (UK)
A tiny flat, once a caretaker’s cupboard, has hit the London property market with a jaw-dropping price tag. Despite measuring just…
Penthouse flat delivered by crane - Sell Flat (UK)
A couple transformed their cramped top-floor flat into a £2million luxury penthouse by adding a whole new floor using a crane. Th…
Flat sold as seen – wipe your feet on the way out - Sell Flat (UK)
If the pending BTL stamp duty increase and proposed tax changes have not put you off being a landlord, then maybe you should read …
Looking for a flat with a view? - Sell Flat (UK)
New research has found homebuyers in this area could face paying a 50 per cent premium for views of the Thames river. According t…
Cheapest flat in London sells for £79,000 - Sell Flat (UK)
This is the lowest price sale we’ve seen in a long time. A 75sqft studio flat in Clapton (London E5) has recently sold with Purple…
Jump in two-bed flats for sale after buy-to-let clampdown - Sell Flat (UK)
Rightmove says availability of two-bed homes is at its highest since 2007, suggesting the chancellor’s changes to stamp duty and t…
London flats costing up to £1m outsell more affordable homes - Sell Flat (UK)
London property developers last year sold more than twice as many two-bedroom apartments costing between £650,000 and £1m as cheap…
Thousands of London flats come back on to the market - Sell Flat (UK)
Thinking of selling your flat in 2016? Be prepared to compete against a flood on new-build (and new-build resale) flats coming to …
Perfect Pied-a-terre for Shopaholics - Sell Flat (UK)
Foxtons are marketing for sale a 113 square foot studio flat opposite Harrods for just short of £600,000 (that’s approximately £5,…
Flats for sale in Islington at former Royal Mail delivery centre - Sell Flat (UK)
Take a look at the proposed new entrance of these luxury flats on the site of the former Royal Mail post office (also a sorting an…
Stamp duty move ‘brought £4,500 saving’ - Sell Flat (UK)
Buyers of properties in the last 12 months are typically £4,500 better off due to the stamp duty changes of a year ago, according …
BTL Stamp Duty - Sell Flat (UK)
Those who purchase a second home or a property to use for buy-to-let will have to pay an extra 3% in stamp duty, Chancellor George…