Arnolds Keys Blog
Insights and updates on the property market. Featuring opinion pieces and brand news across residential, commercial and agricultural sectors.

TIME FOR LANDLORDS TO GRASP THE EPC NETTLE
14 February 2025
Last week’s announcement of a consultation which is likely to result in all private rented homes having to achieve an EPC rating of ‘C’ or higher by 2030 probably shouldn’t... Read more >

ADDING VALUE WITH THE HUMAN DIMENSION
7 February 2025
We are only one month into the new year, and on the coast at least, a clear pattern is emerging in the market, writes Clive Hedges. Read more >

A CHILL WIND BLOWING FROM ACROSS THE POND
25 January 2025
No matter how much we might like to ‘keep it local’, we cannot avoid events elsewhere in the world impacting on our lives, writes Simon Evans. Read more >

REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
22 January 2025
Judging from the headlines, the new year has hardly started in a mood of economic optimism, writes Guy Gowing. Read more >

HUGE WAREHOUSE DEAL BRINGS LEADING FURNITURE BUSINESS TO SHIPDHAM
20 January 2025
A massive 60,000 sq ft warehouse in Shipdham is to become the new UK operating centre of Polish furniture giant Dako Furniture, following one of the biggest property letting deals... Read more >

FURTHER MEASURES ADDED TO THE RENTERS’ RIGHTS BILL
17 January 2025
Tuesday saw the Renters’ Rights Bill return to the House of Commons, and several amendments were brought forward by the government which add further regulation for private landlords, writes Catherine Hunt. Read more >

HAVE YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW TO BEAT THE STAMP DUTY DEADLINE
10 January 2025
The announcement in October’s Budget that the temporary increases in stamp duty thresholds which were announced in September 2022 would be removed prompted many to predict something of a rush... Read more >

SIX NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS FOR EVERY FARMER
28 December 2024
After the tinsel, turkey and telly of Christmas comes the nostalgic review-of-the-year reflections of New Year’s Eve – and the inevitable thick-headed realisation the following morning that a brand new... Read more >