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Choosing a different kind of security
I liked the heading in the Sunday Herald last Sunday (3rd July 2005) … “Sharp fall in first-time buyers casts a long shadow over housing market” Oh I hope so. 1) I am fed up with my friends becoming...
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The perils of the property ladder: has anyone noticed the silence?
There was a time when every conversation was focussed on property and every other TV programme was about property makeovers. Everybody wanted to get into property and those already on the ladder seemed...
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New Year, same housing situation?
The Halifax has announced that according to their figures, house prices were rising at an annual rate of just 5.2% in December, half the rate seen just three months earlier, the first time there had...
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Increased regulation to be introduced to protect cave house renter
Hoorah! for the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA). Following swiftly on from an announcement by the National Landlords Association, that UK housing tenants are more in debt than at any...
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s a fully equiped 3 bedroom des res
Despite all the claims from the Government and reports from banks that the housing situation is getting better in the UK, it seems that this opinion is not shared by everyone. Either that or the...
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Zoopla.co.uk builds on Thinkproperty.com
Image by damian 78 via Flickr Zoopla has bought Thinkproperty.com from the Guardian Media Group. In a sign of the teams you could read about this consolidation in the UK property portal market in the...
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No chance of getting a step in the door for first time buyers
Research from the Home Builders Federation has suggested that first time buyers would have to save every single penny that they earned for two years in order to have enough money for a deposit to buy...
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Top 10 energy saving tips to keep warm and save cash this winter
Image by Tom Raferty via Flickr With that rather enjoyable Indian Summer coming to an end and colder weather fronts gathering strength just off our western shores, it’s about time you started thinking...
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Part exchange: the key to a new home
With the hard times we are going through right now it looks like part exchange is the best option for those interested in buying a new-build home. Part exchange is a type of contract that allows you...
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How to get a better deal on your mortgage
All mortgages are not created equal and getting a great deal with a favourable interest rate can save you a lot of money over the life of the loan. There are many different mortgages to choose from,...
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