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A guide to homebuying
Help for homeowners to sell quickly and safely
With a slow-moving house market, and many people still tightening their belts, the offer of a quick cash sale of your house to one of the hundreds of house-buying organisations can seem like an appealing solution.
Top tips on securing your new home
With an average of 74 UK homes being burgled each hour, the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) is advising homebuyers to prioritise safety when moving into a new home.
New Home Registrations reach five year high in first quarter
The number of new homes registered with NHBC in the UK during the first quarter of this year has reached 31,739 – the highest level for this period since 2008.
Good neighbours are a highly valued commodity
Anti-social neighbours are the biggest turn-off to prospective homebuyers, according to a recent survey of over 4,000 homebuyers by PrimeLocation.com.
Optimism returning to property market, say Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks
New research from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks showed that optimism is returning to the property market.
Homebuying news
Help for homeowners to sell quickly and safely
With a slow-moving house market, and many people still tightening their belts, the offer of a quick cash sale of your house to one of the hundreds of house-buying organisations can seem like an appealing solution.
Top tips on securing your new home
With an average of 74 UK homes being burgled each hour, the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) is advising homebuyers to prioritise safety when moving into a new home.
New Home Registrations reach five year high in first quarter
The number of new homes registered with NHBC in the UK during the first quarter of this year has reached 31,739 – the highest level for this period since 2008.
Good neighbours are a highly valued commodity
Anti-social neighbours are the biggest turn-off to prospective homebuyers, according to a recent survey of over 4,000 homebuyers by PrimeLocation.com.
Optimism returning to property market, say Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks
New research from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks showed that optimism is returning to the property market.
Homebuying in depth
How could you protect yourself from increases in your monthly mortgage payments?
Sponsored Article The Bank of England base rate has been at the historic low of just 0.5% for almost two years but some economists are predicting that we will begin to see rates increase during 2011, perhaps several times. For some mortgage customers this is cause for concern and across the industry we are already [...]
Five tips to help you price your home accurately
Once you make a decision to put a property on the market, how do you know how to price it accurately? Here’s five tips for home – sellers: Remember housing markets are local While national reports on house price trends can provide a useful indication of the state of the wider property market, it’s essential [...]
Protect yourself and your family in a new way
Gone are the days when your lender would bundle together a payment protection insurance (PPI) policy with your loan. As we regularly hear in the press, you may not have been eligible for it, you almost certainly paid over the odds for it and it probably wouldn’t pay your claim when you needed it anyway.
Mortgage Doctor
Halifax’s mortgage expert Cyrille Salle De Chou answers your questions
Everything You Need to Know About Equity Release
The housing and mortgage market has endured a torrid time over the past 18 months, yet equity release has withstood the pressures of the slowdown remarkably well.
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