27/03/2026
Anyone else feel like they’ve aged 30 years in a week? I’ve morphed into my dad and developed his Homer Simpson style haircut
This week, I’d like to thank The Donald for never playing Risk during his childhood, or even reading a history book; it feels like he’s been outmanoeuvred by a child playing draughts!
The hairline is also sponsored by last minute rate pulls, long lead times and what feels like a massive appetite to not lend.
I still can’t wrap my head around lenders valuing a holiday let, not on a projection of the holiday let income but on the AST value.
The follicles have also taken a bruising by valuers valuing a property at £205 LESS than the actually rental income the landlord is receiving, rendering it “unaffordable”
Oh, and a valuer writing in her report that the “property’s bathroom has no sanitation” and then the owner sends a 13 minute walk around video of all the toilets, showers, baths and sinks working and flushing. He just needed Khaby Lame stood next to him to express the absurdity
On a brighter note, I’m just about to exceed a personal best of written business for this month, hopefully before the rest of my hair falls out!
Keep your chin up brokers, that’s Q1 almost done
firsttimebuyer
