OPINION: House prices – if I was wrong it ain’t by much (and not by nearly as much as the doomsters)
In October 2022, Russell Quirk stated publicly that house prices would not be lower a year later. Will he be proved right?
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OPINION: Demise of Purplebricks. Creative destruction?
Russell Quirk says the prospects for ‘PurpleStrike’ are that smashing together Betamax and Blockbuster is unlikely to yield a great outcome
Purplebricks Strikes out
Purplebricks confirmed this week that it has been in discussions with Strike regarding their potential participation in the Formal Sale Process announced on 1 March 2023
OPINION: Speed dating at the Ministry of Housing
Successive governments have treated housing as a political football with which to grab regular headlines feigning progress
OPINION: House Prices. Where’s that crash?
The doomsters and their half-empty glasses have been busy predicting that house prices will crash
OPINION: Boxing Day nonsense
It has become a well-worn edict in the media that the 26th of December is the ‘best day to sell your home
OPINION: Purplebricks is broken – is the fix close to home?
Russell Quirk thinks it’s now fair to say that Purplebricks is broken. "A busted flush". Should Michael and Kenny Bruce consider buying back the online estate agency?
OPINION: Ha, brilliant! Boomin has gone bust…
Russell Quirk says that many agents will be happy to see the back of Boomin. But in his case, the failure was "big and loud". Emoov went into administration four years ago.
OPINION: Why Liz ‘Thatcher’ needs to hold her nerve
The new prime minister has been in power for just a matter of days and she’s already being trashed by the left, the Twitterati and the mainstream media. Why?
Russell Quirk pens open letter to housing secretary: ‘Leave the housing manifesto to me’
An open letter to the Simon Clarke MP from Russell Quirk who has 'cobbled together' an entire housing manifesto.
OPINION: Crisis? What Crisis? One only of our own making
The Bank of England says that we are likely to enter recession in 2023.
Housing an afterthought no matter who wins Tory leadership race
Russell Quirk sums up the approach of the five Conservative leadership hopefuls (or lack of it) so far when it comes to housing matters.
OPINION: Jading Standards
Russell Quirk: In recent months, NTSELAT’s James Munro has become all Chris Whitty like in his authoritarian pronouncements aimed at those trying to earn a humble living from property.
OPINION: Conveyancing referral fees are costing you money – let’s ban them
Reader caution: Maths is involved.
OPINION: Will Rightmove now fork off
Peter Brooks-Johnson has announced that he is to stand down as chief executive of Rightmove, “presumably to spend more time with his bank account”, says Russell Quirk.
OPINION – On average, every estate agency branch will lose £80,000 income this year
2021 was the biggest-ever year for the industry, but what comes next could give estate agents a financial headache
OPINION: Tyron Ash – joke or visionary?
The clothes are too tight, the jewellery weighs heavily and the make-up is something that even Katie Price would wince at. So what does Russell Quirk really think of Tyron Ash's brand of agency?
OPINION: First-time buyers – they’ve never had it so good
That’s right, today’s property buyers are blessed to have such an accessible and affordable market, says Russell Quirk.
OPINION: Simplify? If only
Russell Quirk: “The outage of Simplify’s IT systems, or a hack, has effectively knocked the business out.”
OPINION: Savills, LSL, Belvoir, TPFG, Purplebricks and Foxtons. Shareholders take note
Russell Quirk: “The six [firms] can easily be split into just two groups. Let’s call them the ‘Haves’ and the ‘Have Nots’.”