Kushman

With interests across residential housing, hospitality, hotels, co-living spaces, and commercial developments, we are The Kushman Group.

We are professional landlords, developers, and asset managers across the SE of England.

07/04/2025

🚨🥃 TRUMP'S WHISKY WAR: THE REAL COST OF TARIFFS! 📈💼
Scotch whisky isn’t just Scotland’s pride, it is the bedrock of the Scottish economy. Yet, Trump's 10% tariff slap is shaking the industry to its core.

Will emerging markets like India fill the gap or is this just the beginning of a brewing storm? 🌪️

Join the conversation on how sustainability could be Scotland's secret weapon and why innovation is more crucial than ever. 🌿🔍

Read about the strategic pivots and unshakeable spirit of Scotland's distilleries in this new era of tariff turmoil! 💪🏴

🔥 Dive into the full dram-a below. 🔗

Now, Donald Trump isn’t exactly famed for his subtlety, but slapping a fresh 10% tariff on Scotch whisky has even his fellow Scots wishing he'd stuck to golf courses. For an industry weaving centuries of tradition with a dash of national pride, this latest tariff is indeed a bitter dram.

10/03/2025

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Senior Lettings Negotiator (FULL TIME)Location: Maidstone (should be able to drive to surrounding areas of Kent and London).Are you ready for a fresh start in lettings? Imagine a role where you work directly for the landlord, skip the cor...

26/02/2025

🚨 Is The Labour Party Done in Runcorn & Helsby? 🚨

In the wake of a major political shake-up, one moment has turned the tables in Runcorn & Helsby. With Mike Amesbury’s dramatic exit, the battleground is set—can Labour withstand the surge from Reform UK? 🤔🔥

👉 I've broken down the explosive developments and what they mean for the future in the region. If you're curious about how one incident could rewrite the political playbook, check this out. 📊💥

What's your take on this emerging political coup?

Drop your thoughts below! 👇💬

Since there’s rather a lot else going on right now, what with Mr Trump, Ukraine and Gaza, one could hardly stretch to calling Mike Amesbury’s thumping of a constituent “the punch heard around the world”. But it certainly echoed around his seat of Runcorn and Helsby, a sound matched by the th...

29/01/2025

Britain's housing market is a joke... and not the funny kind.

Labour's "tenant-first" policies are backfiring spectacularly, driving landlords out and leaving renters in the lurch. Meanwhile, the Tories are MIA, and the NIMBYs are guarding their manicured lawns like Fort Knox. And let's not forget the oligarchs, snapping up London like it's a fire sale.

It's a shambles, a farce, a right royal cock-up!

Who's paying the price? Ordinary Brits, that's who. Young families, key workers, and anyone who dreams of owning a home.

It's time for a change. It's time for common sense. It's time to put the common British person's interests first, not some woke ideology.

What do YOU think is the biggest obstacle to solving the housing crisis? Share your thoughts in the comments below! 👇

Rental prices are soaring higher than a Harrier Jump Jet, properties are vanishing faster than a pint on a Friday night, and if you think that’s bad, just wait until you hear Labour’s solution. Their Renters’ Reform Bill is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.

30/08/2024

🚨 DAILY MAIL EXCLUSIVE 🚨

Is a major shake-up in the offing for property investors and small landlords when Rachel Reeves presents the budget in a few weeks' time?

Today's Daily Mail features insider opinions on the real threat behind Keir Starmer's proposed capital gains tax raid—and this could be bigger than you think. 💣

Could this be the end for small landlords as we know it? If you’re in the game, you can’t afford to ignore this. 🏠💼

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13793057/Fury-Keir-Starmers-threat-capital-gains-tax-raid.html

Daily Mail News Mail Online Esports HMRC HM Treasury

Andy Partoon, who is from Solihull and has 25 years' experience as a landlord, said any rise in capital gains tax would serve yet another blow to the private rented sector.

18/07/2024

This week, I had the pleasure of contributing to an article by the Financial Times (FT Advisor) discussing the dearth of longer fixed-term mortgages in the UK market.

It is as intriguing as surprising, that the PPI Complaints Deadline, Financial Conduct Authority has not come down heavy in favour of consumers. Barring one or two lenders (April Mortgages being a recent one) there are barely any lenders that offer any fixes beyond the 5 year period. This does keep our mortgage advisors up and down the country employed, along with a whole plethora of conveyancers. However, is this really in the interest of consumers? I argue in the article below, that is not always the case.

Despite the availability of 10-30 year swaps, the mortgage market is broken - it favours the interests of brokers and allied sectors, rather than those of consumers.

Longer term fixed rates have been “missing from the landscape for some time”, according to some brokers, after a smaller lender stepped up to offer these products.

23/06/2024

The Daily Express quotes The Kushman Group and I, talking about the market

The upcoming general election could significantly impact the UK's housing market. The Labour Party plans to ban no-fault evictions, cap rents, and push for new house building (whatever that means), including creating "new towns." The Conservatives on the other hand have a muddled plan which nobody is sure of.

A lot of Labour's pie-in-the-sky policy will discourage landlord investment but it could also reset the market by prioritising affordable housing. Opinions are divided, with some experts foreseeing reduced transactions pre-election and a potential market boost post-election due to new policies and rate cuts.

Read more in the Daily Express

Labour has indicated it will back a ban on no fault evictions of tenants, while the party is also under pressure to allow councils in some areas to introduce a cap on rents.

13/06/2024

News Scoop of the Day! 🏠

The Kushman Group and I were recently featured in The Telegraph discussing the impact of the new stamp duty changes on house buyers and the property market.

As of June 1, 2024, the abolition of Multiple Dwellings Relief (MDR) will roughly double the stamp duty for homes with granny annexes. This change, announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, aims to curb the bulk buying of apartments by landlords, potentially increasing housing availability for first-time buyers.

However, it raises acquisition costs for homes with annexes and could slow down certain property transactions. This tax shift is expected to generate £385 million annually for the Treasury by 2028-29.

Read the full article to understand the broader implications for property investors and homeowners on The Telegraph

Link on Telegraph:
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/property/buying-selling/house-buyers-stamp-duty-hike-granny-annexe-tax-kicks-in/

Link WITHOUT the Telegraph paywall:
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https://www.removepaywall.com/https:/www.telegraph.co.uk/money/property/buying-selling/house-buyers-stamp-duty-hike-granny-annexe-tax-kicks-in

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Abolition of Multiple Dwellings Relief aims to stop landlords buying apartments in bulk

08/12/2023

The Mortgage Introducer quotes today on the buy-to-let market which, over the past few years has not only been impacted by the likes of COVID, the cost-of-living crisis and sky high rates, but government regulations and restrictions too.

So, how is the buy-to-let market performing at present and what are the current trends in the marketplace?

"Landlords have weathered an unprecedented storm"

04/12/2023

The Mortgage Introducer Magazine has published a very interesting discussion today around the future of the property market in Britain in 2024.

The housing market has endured a turbulent few years, with COVID, the cost-of-living crisis and sky high interest rates just a few of the challenges in recent times.

So, as we draw closer to the end of 2023, what do you expect to see over the course of the next year?

Read on for some crystal ball gazing.

Brokers discuss the potential key features of 2024

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