The Gaffon blog
Property discoveries from the whole UK market — and straight answers for people selling their own home.
Research
Who owns London? The offshore map
Thousands of London titles are held in open breach of the law — topped by a convicted scam. Nearly 5,000 belong to dissolved ghost companies, British Rail among them. And London's biggest foreign landlords, counted by the humans behind the companies, are the Irish.
28 September 2026
Oxford v Cambridge house prices
Cambridge's core trades at £458,000 and Oxford's at £450,450 — nine-tenths of London, double their own twins. And since 2015 they've grown at a quarter of England's pace. The gown giveth and the gown capped it.
28 September 2026
London by the square metre
1.09 million sales joined to their EPC floor areas — every borough priced per square metre, updated as the register updates.
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Cork, straight from the register
Town league, quarterly pulse and record prices computed from the Price Paid Register — medians only, windows labelled.
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Dublin, district by district
Every postal district priced from the register — northside v southside, new-build share, and the districts moving fastest.
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Limerick, mapped from the register
District league, quarterly pulse and the new-build map, computed straight from the Price Paid Register.
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Selling your home
Does an extension add value?
An extension adds what the new square metres are worth, no more. Simply obtaining planning permission might deliver the best pound for pound return.
9 October 2026
Off-market listings: the advantages
A silent, safe place to find out whether your price is right — before the market starts keeping score.
25 September 2026
How to film a video tour that sells your house
The prep matters more than the camera. Staging, the two lists, writing without adjectives — and the walkthrough technique that makes phone footage look deliberate.
24 September 2026
Can I sell my house without an estate agent?
Yes — it's legal, people do it every week, and on a £500k home it saves around £9,000. What agents actually do, why Rightmove won't take you, and the step-by-step.
24 September 2026
What did my neighbour's house sell for?
Every completed sale in England and Wales is public record. How the data works, how fresh it is, and the one-search tool that shows sold prices next to what's for sale now.
24 September 2026
Do I need an EPC to sell my house?
Almost certainly yes — but you probably already have one. How to check in ten seconds, the ten-year rule, and the exception that lets you start marketing without it.
24 September 2026
Property showcases
Sea view homes for sale UK: £599k to £950k
Three homes with real sea views, straight from the agents’ own video tours. Watch the tour, check the map, ring the agent.
31 August 2026
UK coastal homes under £500k
Six coastal homes on the market now, from agents' own video tours. Watch, check the map, ring the agent.
10 August 2026