Howard Peterman

Welcome to Edgware Edge – my newly launched blog site dedicated to shining a light on everything that makes our corner of North London such a fantastic place to live, work, to bring up children and even to see out our retirement years… Today marks the start of a new chapter. I’m delighted to finally […]

What is a Buyers Market?A buyers market can typically be summed up by a market where there are moresellers than there are buyers – so, in the case of property, without wishing topatronise, more people trying to sell their property than there are buyers trying to buythem – or, as is sometimes the case, more

It’s been a tough old slog for letting agents of late – not just here in Edgware but up and down the country. We’ve got the Renters Rights Bill, Section 21 debates, confusion around pets in property, frequent news reports of a landlord exodus (which, as we’ve reported previously, is often overblown or even a

Wednesday was the day of the Spring Statement, and whilst we are told that theseare very much not a ‘Fiscal Event’, there was still plenty of anticipation about whatmight be said and where it looks like we might all be headed.Here is our Petermans take on some of the key points from the Spring Statement,and

As estate agents, we see sellers go to extraordinary lengths to prepare their homes for viewings; the sort of decluttering Stacey Solomon would be proud of; the sort of redecorating Nick Knowles would be proud of; the sort of deep cleaning Kim and Aggie would be proud of; even the sort of cushion plumping and

There is so much going on in the world right now that it can be a challenge to decide what to write about next! Oval Office melt downs, international trade wars, continued conflict in the Middle East and Ukraine… such geopolitical events have a trickle-down effect that can often be worth exploring, in terms of

It’s one week on from that meeting; that blowout in The Oval Office; that… well, let’s call it that ‘spectacle’, which gripped us as a nation (gripped the whole world, probably), and has dominated our 24-hour news cycle ever since. As with so many global events, there is a question to ask: what does it