Tue
9
Mar
Are you planning to buy a new house in the
Homeowners with arrears could soon get a better deal if the proposal by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) goes ahead. The proposed changes aims at cracking down on the fees that lenders charge if a customer is in arrears. They also stress that repossession of homes should be used as a final option in extreme circumstances
Last summer the FSA came across problems with the manner in which persons who were having difficulties making their mortgage payments were deal with. Read the rest of this entry »
Wed
20
Jan
The Christmas and New Year period can often bring vital momentum to the housing market as people choose the start of January to finally make the move that they have been mulling over throughout the previous months. A brighter than expected January 2010 has exceeded expectations however and the buoyant start to the year has seen house prices rise by 1.2%.
There has been a string of positive, if quirky, stories about the propery market this week with news that Read the rest of this entry »
Fri
13
Nov
Its funny how Sunday will often bring the most telling news stories to bear when sitting at the dinner table on what is usually an otherwise uneventful day.
Yesterday was just one such Sunday for, when flicking through yesterday’s Observer, I came upon an article by one Lisa Bachelor entitled ‘Nationwide woos first-time buyers with 90% loan-to-value mortgage’ that is now available for those that may have missed it at http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/nov/01/90-per-cent-mortgage-nationwide.
I have to admit I was somewhat surprised Read the rest of this entry »
Fri
13
Nov
Wow. Robbie Williams is so desperate to get back to Los Angeles for Christmas that he is willing to lose a million pounds on his Wiltshire home. When he bought it in February, he paid almost eight and a half million.
The seven bedroom house near Calne is so big that it requires its very own substation for electricity. It has temples, fountains and a personal helicopter hanger.
Robbie has decided that he wants a quick sale on the Read the rest of this entry »
Fri
23
Oct
If you are after a good deal on house insurance then this blog has got some really good links on it.
We all have a concern that our home could get broken into. Taking out house insurance does not make you ‘burglar-proof’ and, if you are robbed, it will not make the experience any less painful. It will, however, give you added peace of mind that if it ever did happen then you would be covered for any of your Read the rest of this entry »
Property auctions in the UK are held in a number of towns and city locations, each auction company holding two or three auctions per month and advertising them extensively beforehand in the local press and on the many property auction websites now available. The advantage of purchasing a property by auction is that the property is often sold well below market value. The properties sold are quite often ripe for property developing, providing the buyer with the opportunity to get Read the rest of this entry »
Wed
11
Mar
House swapping in the
Wed
11
Mar
If you are looking around for property in the
Many of the properties that are available in the
Tue
17
Feb
A cozy comfortable home is a necessity for the middle income group, but a luxurious home is a must for the upper class, business class and bureaucrats. The latter more than the former sometimes have to live up to a stressful sometimes unpredictable business or official life and an over dose of anxiety driven problems that come with the territory. They are expected more than most to be happy, healthy and look good all of the time - it’s no Read the rest of this entry »