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.

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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House swapping in the UK covers more than one eventuality. In the UK, house swapping generally refers to people in rental properties applying to exchange a home of similar quality and type in a different location; permanently. In other words, a family of four might live in Scotland in a socially rented property such as council housing and need to move to another location in England or Wales. They advertise for the kind of home they are seeking Read the rest of this entry »

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If you are looking around for property in the UK, you will be able to find homes that are the single family type and also those with multiple rooms for students. For students, these homes can generally house 7 students or more so they can live near or on campus. For families or couples, you would probably be more interested in a 2 or 3 bedroom home.

Many of the properties that are available in the UK are Read the rest of this entry »

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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 »

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We human beings love to be idealistic. We dream of beautiful homes, beautiful gardens, enchanting mountains, forests and streams surrounding our dream home. We dream of buying that caravan and setting ourselves free on a long road trip with our loved ones. What we never think about are the practicles of making this happen, like buying the actual caravan, getting caravan insurance then leaving for the trip. Yet for many such dreams never get fulfilled and remain merely as wishful Read the rest of this entry »

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If you are looking for property in the UK one of the best ways to go about your search is on the internet. With the internet and the World Wide Web, you are given options of different ways to look for property. You have the opportunity to look for new and old homes and maybe even a piece of land. Browsing on the internet will give you the opportunity to see pictures of the property that you are interested in Read the rest of this entry »

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Property. It’s a hot topic. It was a hot topic for several years as we saw the market boom, and now that it’s being severely impacted by the credit crunch, it has become an even bigger topic of conversation.

Only months ago, I was seemingly surrounded by London commuters, all discussing their next forray into the world of investment property. Finding a doer-upper to make a quick 20 grand profit. All that is now behind us. Now the early morning Read the rest of this entry »

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