

Negotiating - The Bad
I was going to tell you a tale of a bad personal negotiation that I had just before Christmas but upon watching the start of another...


Negotiating - The Good
For me negotiating price is the bread and butter of the advice process. An opportunity to add significant value for the client. Let me...


2nd Charge - a cautionary tale
Sometimetimes in life we decide to take the easy option. There can me many reasons for this but if you look back and analyse what other...


How not to negotiate!
This week we did a great piece of business for a client in negotiating £20K off the Home Report price for a property. Not convinced that...


Podcast 28 - Interview with Chris Breckenridge of Savills
Link to podcast - iTunes Link to podcast - Stitcher Link to podcast - Sound Cloud Ever wondered if estate agents just wing it when they...


Banging your head against a brick wall
Sometimes justice is difficult to find and when you end up having to deal with faceless call centres to get a mortgage decision...


Testimonial
"A change of personal circumstances led me to seek re-mortgage advice from Jonathan at Begley Brown. I was extremely pleased with the...


Podcast 27 - Mortgages - 2/10 - The Decision in Principle
Link to Podcast - iTunes Link to Podcast - Stitcher Link to Podcast - Sound Cloud Second in the series on mortgages explores the initial...


"Trust me I'm a doctor!" - But can you get a mortgage?
After finishing an arduous 5 year training contract many doctors are fed up with the daily grind of the wards and hanker after a bit of a...


Podcast 26 - Mortgages 1/10 - Affordability
Link to the podcast on iTunes Link to the podcast on Soundcloud Link to the podcast on Stitcher This is the first in a series of episodes...