The Benjamin Matthews Blog

Beat the Back to School Sales Rush!The month of August is one of the quietest times of year in the property industry.As a large chunk of South East London and indeed the UK's population makes a dash to the coast or jumps on a...

I had a conversation with a landlord over Christmas who lives in Westwood Park, who took me up on the offer of an informal chat about the Forest Hill property market the other week after he read the 'Forest Hill Property Blog'. We...

The subject of a lack of Forest Hill property bargains over the last couple of years has always been near the top of most local landlord's thoughts. I have built up an extensive database of every property sale in Forest Hill and...

Following last week's article, I had an interesting chat with a chap who lives in East Dulwich. He is thinking of buy his first buy to let property and as the average value of a property in East Dulwich presently stands at...

The Forest Hill Property Market Outperforms the Honor Oak Housing Market by 89%I recently had a discussion with a local landlord who lives in Honor Oak, we got chatting about his existing buy to let property in Sydenham Hill (one...

Last week, a landlord who lives in Honor Oak called me to discuss the rising property values in SE23 and the immediate locality. He owns a varied portfolio of rental properties, primarily in Forest Hill and Sydenham but also one...

I appointed Benjamin Matthews to market my property, as my first impression on meeting him was a good one. I found Ben extremely professional and had a good understanding of the market and my personal requirements, delivering a...

We have had some great feedback recently from some fantastic clients on our Google+ page, always nice to know that we're appreciated! What can we do to help you? Take a look at our recent reviews here...

Benjamin Matthews Estate Agents are planning on holding a Property Advice Clinic in Forest Hill to offer advice on anything from buying, selling, investing, renting, mortgages etc. one evening in October and would love to know if...

This is a hot topic in the industry at the moment with the Government set to vote within days. But what would this actually do? Well the bottom line is that it would force a lot of Lettings Agents out of business. The industry in...