As we approach the end of another busy year, I write to update you on another year of business. It has been an interesting year with a patchy market in both sales and lettings due to external factors of Brexit, interest rate rises, stamp duty and the general political uncertainty. Whilst we have continued to sell and let in similar numbers to 2016 the general market is slightly harder, getting tenants into properties due to all the increased legislation with right to rent, increased landlord security and tenants’ requirements has been more complicated and slowed the process down. It is still worth pointing out that the competition for tenants is increasing so the quality of rental properties in terms of an investment requires good presentation with excellent facilities.