House prices have been through slightly lean couple of years, but there's definitely not been a crash in prices (as some predicated). Looking at a property this afternoon, and this is what happens in a crash...

I'm sure theres an obvious answer (and I'll look daft!), but can Twitter property folk tell me why windows in these properties are what I'd call 'skew-whiff'. All down this street, first floor windows are skewed to the left of the building's elevation...

The replies to this Tweet are a very good example of how shit Twitter has become. Just blue ticks insulting anyone with a high profile, never any meaningful engagement

Interesting research by Nationwide into the premium payable for a house with a higher EPC rating. Needs to be noted though that the condition of houses in F/G can often be poor, so how much of the hit is down to condition rather than energy efficiency...

I'm valuing three affordable housing sites this month, but they're the first since January. My experience is that all parts of the residential development market are slow.

"The company said the past year had proved tough for the housebuilding industry and potential buyers, as cost of living pressures, much higher mortgage rates and weak consumer confidence weighed on the housing market"

The Daily Fail has asked an estate agent from Austin, Texas to provide a comment on a the Welsh language and how it relates to a development in Botwnnog. Mad!

Worth keeping an eye on... previous rent (2009) £250k, now it's £80k. What kind of yield will this achieve? Auctioneer thinks over 10, I'd want more for taking a risk on such a large building with Boots as a tenant. 60% of the 26k sqft is ancillary! What a waste

Trying to kit out a new house with furniture and fixtures and fittings and everything is just spectacularly expensive

Bonkers nation.cymru/news/councillo…

Commercial property’s moment of truth “The beauty of our industry is that it is so opaque and inconsistent,” ft.com/content/1a78d9…

Worth a read

UK house price growth slows but stamp duty changes ‘will spark buyer rush’ theguardian.com/business/2024/…

What's going on here...? Run out of funds...? rightmove.co.uk/properties/154…

House prices at record high, says UK’s biggest lender theguardian.com/money/2024/nov…

Large parts of my job are ideal for AI, just a case of how quickly the tech progresses. There will still be a need for boots on the ground surveyor, but issue I will likely face as a solo surveyor is access to the tech, which will no doubt be v expensive theguardian.com/technology/202…

Twitter friends, who is over in the 'other place' where where all the cool people are currently moving. Let me know and I'll seek you out for a follow