Frequently. asked Questions

Articles

• No Good News from RICS 19/05/12
• House Prices Drop £10K in Two Years 09/05/12
• Mortgage Rates Continue to Rise 30/04/12
• Asking Prices Hit an All Time High 14/04/12
• Mortgage Deal Numbers Fall 11/04/12
• New Stamp Duty Rules 31/03/12
• NewBuy Scheme Launched to Assist Homebuyers 18/03/12
• UK House Price Fall in February 11/03/12
• Mortgage Rate Hike for RBS, Nat West & Halifax Customers 06/03/12
• Property Sales in Traditional New Year Dip 26/02/12
• The Death Knell for ‘Sell and Rent Back 18/02/12
• Homes ‘at Flooding Risk’ Highlighted by ABI 06/02/12
• Buyer Beware: The Mortgage Fee Rip-Off 26/01/12
• Before you buy your first house (Article by moneysupermarket.com)
• House Prices Fell by 1.3% in 2011 15/01/12
• FSA Set to Impose New Mortgage Lending Rules 02/01/12
• Mortgage Support Scheme Under Threat 17/12/11
• First-Time Buyer Stamp Duty Concession to End 07/12/11
• Asking Prices Drop by 3.1% 02/12/11
• How to Solve a Housing Crisis 21/11/11
• House Prices Up in October 11/11/11
• A Future Generation of OAP Mortgagees 30/10/11
• Letting Agents Become the Villains 25/10/11
• Shelter: Private Rents Unaffordable 18/10/11
• 2011: A year of Stagnated House Prices 09/10/11
• Households Facing Fuel Poverty 01/10/11
• The Scourge of ‘Shameful Shoebox Homes’ 20/09/11
• Is it the Worst Time Ever for First-Time Buyers? 13/09/11
• Slight Dip in House Prices in August 04/09/11
• Property Sales Boost for July 30/08/11
• House Prices to Rise 14% by 2015 23/08/11
• A Negative Equity Boom 14/08/11
• How to Bag a Property Bargain 07/08/11
• Housing Market Remains Inactive 31/07/11
• Asking Prices Cut For the First Time in 2011 25/07/11
• The Price of Renting Continues to Rise 17/07/11
• Halifax: Housing Market “Significant Headwinds” 10/07/11
• Mortgage Rates at a 23 Year Low 28/06/11
• The Mortgage ‘Prisoners’ 19/06/11
• Fixed-Rate Mortgages Discounted to Tempt Borrowers 31/05/11
• Repossessions on the Rise 17/05/11
• House Prices Fall in April 10/05/11
• Cash Buyers Controlling the Housing Market 07/05/11
• Mortgage Lending Rebound in March 24/04/11
• The base rate and remortgaging 18/04/11
• Who Does the Best House Price Survey? 12/04/11
• Nationwide Report House Prices on the Up 04/04/11
• Councils Pioneer Scheme to Help First-Time Buyers 23/03/11

Money

Affordability is the major consideration when choosing a mortgage. Typically most high street lenders will lend a single person between 3 and 3.5 times their pre-tax salary. Other credit commitments, such as to a credit card or personal loan will generally not be taken into account. Some lenders will also allow you to add a proportion of any regular bonuses you receive to this base figure. read more...

on the front line

 

This page is currently under construction & will be with you shortly. Until then, we would like to thank you for your patience and if you have any property stories for our "on the front line" page please feel free to Contact Us. With your consent, they could be featured on the site.

Home Broadband

Choosing a broadband provider and the right package for your home isn’t always an easy task. There are several things to consider when deciding exactly the right choice for you and your family. First it is good to sit down and go through a list of questions that you would have to ask yourself and the others that will be using this connection from your home. read more...

Selling your Home

This is a new concept, and we are still not sure if it will work, but we are thinking of offering a service where you can advertise your home forsale on the site for a small fee. Please contact us for further information....