Your home is no longer your castle
Changes in the way that criminals are treated could leave the householders of the UK worrying about the way that the authorities are planning on punishing burglars.
It seems that the law is working in the favour of the lawbreaker rather than the other way around. No longer can a householder protect their family and possessions [...]
One place where property prices are on the rise
When we listen to the news and there happens to be a story that covers the property world it can be almost guaranteed that the story will be mentioning that the prices are not just dropping, but it will be staying like this for some time.
There are never any stories about the places where property [...]
Even the wealthy fear property prices
With the property market being a bit unsettled the last people that you would have thought of as giving up and selling off would be the wealthy investors who have made so much out of investing in the UK property market.
But it would appear that even these wealthy people have become a little scared at [...]
The most stunning places to live in the UK
The most stunning areas in the UK can often be much more expensive than the neighbouring areas, sometimes as much as three quarters higher for a similar property. So it is true that it is not just the property it is also the location which makes the whole think complete.
The top ten most beautiful places [...]
Mortgage fraud arrests in the US
In a clamp down mortgage in the US, the FBI has arrested hundreds of people as they investigate the growing problem of mortgage fraud. The people arrested include mortgage brokers, estate agents and other people involved in the industry.
It is believed that around four hundred people have been charged with offences and around three hundred [...]
Now could be a time to buy
There has been a one sector of growth within the property sector which has seen some significant growth. They are called “Property Finders” and they follow the lead that we have seen on the TV where house buyers get help in buying their dream home.
They are considered to be the other side of the coin [...]
More mortgages to choose from
There is no wonder that the finance industry is in such a state, you just have to look at the amount of weird and wonderful mortgages that are available in the market:
Muslim mortgages
Unusual home mortgages
125% mortgages
Builder deposit mortgages
Self certification mortgages
Shared equity mortgages
Shared ownership mortgages
Euro mortgages
Commercial mortgages
Guarantor mortgages
Buy-to-let mortgages
Clearly these products have been created for a [...]
Getting priced out of buying a home
Despite the so called credit crunch, there are literally thousand of first time buyers waiting to find their dream home. This you would think, sort of goes against the current trend.
However, according to a recent report by Professor Steve Wilcox, of the University of York, there are around twenty five per cent of these [...]
House prices in the US falling fast
Any hopes of a quick recovery from the slump in the value of houses may have taken a bit of a hit today as it has been announced that the property sector in the US is falling faster than property prices did during the Great Depression.
In the first quarter of the year house prices were [...]
The future of property
One day will we all be living in virtual realities such as Second Life? Well some people believe so as there has been a rise in the amount of people leaving their life in the real world and living another completely separate life on Second Life.
Why not? After all you are able to do everything [...]
BBC makes repossession programme
It makes no difference what TV channel you watch you are almost guaranteed that at some stage there will be some sort of property programme which explains how easy it is to up and sell on at a huge profit. But rarely is this happening these days, prices are high and buyers are virtually non [...]
May 5, 2008Reasons to buy a home
With all that talk of the property market being depressed we thought that it may be a good idea to remind you the reason as to why so many people take the plunge and jump straight onto the property ladder.
Some great reasons why we buy property:
Appreciation is the increase in the value of your asset, [...]
Property prices do not make people wealthier
Could the current property crisis be good for the economy? This is something that is being put around by various organisations. They are saying that high property prices do nothing for the added wealth of the individual.
So could the current price drop in house prices be a good sign for the country as a whole?
It [...]
Property slump affecting business
It would seem that the world wide property slump is not just having an affect on the value of property, but according to some companies it is actually having a serious affect of business which means that there could be even more problems building, should this crisis continue.
One such company who are feeling the pinch [...]
The top property tycoons
When the property market is going though a stage like we are now, it is always great to hear about those people who made it in the world. In the case in the property world, these people come from many varying backgrounds; some have inherited, while others have worked their way from ground level.
20. ANDREW [...]
Housing market at lowest for thirty years
For the first time in over thirty years confidence in the UK housing market has fallen to its lowest point, this follows a report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RiCS) which stated that nearly eighty per cent of their members are reporting falls in property values for the month of March.
It is believed [...]
Foreigners pricing people out of the property market
Natives of England are being priced out of the property market by foreigners who have money to spend in the capital and other locations, according to film maker Guy Richie, who is currently producing a film about how London has changed due to new money coming in from abroad.
He has exposed the fact that price [...]
Options for first time buyers
Even though there is a potential house buying crisis going on at the moment and it is new home buyers who getting the raw end of deal. Despite what is being said about new buyers trying to get a foot on the property ladder there some decent opportunities out their for the first time home [...]
April 14, 2008Property bubble bursts
There are two separate industries that are attached to the housing sector, one is the buying and selling of homes, this includes estate agents and solicitors. While on the hand is the DIY sector, which has recently been suffering due to the buoyancy of the housing sector.
But it would as the housing sector begins to [...]
What sells your home?
Today more than ever is a time when selling your home is a major event in your life, and with so much competition out there for the few buyers who are willing to take a chance on committing to buying a home.
There some things that a seller can do to make their home stand out [...]