Latest Property Advice

• How far is too far?
  

  Published 30th Jun 2007

  Income multiples for mortgage borrowing are soaring, so it comes as no surprise that one in twelve would now think nothing of borrowing five times their salary or more

• Homeowners devastated by floods
  

  Published 29th Jun 2007

  Distressed homeowners are coming to terms with the cost of Britain's recent floods..

• Auction houses still offer bargains for home buyers
  

  Published 28th Jun 2007

  David Sanderman, founder and managing director of the property auction information business Essential Information Group, said he believed it was still possible to hunt out a bargain at auction

• Smoking ban to trigger rise in house fires
  

  Published 28th Jun 2007

  Over 900,000 households will be at risk of fire following the public smoking ban, as smokers stay at home to indulge their habit

• Youngsters 'need better homebuying advice'
  

  Published 12th Jun 2007

  New research has suggested that the younger generation of homebuyers need to be better educated about the property market

• Revised regulations for Home Information Packs
  

  Published 12th Jun 2007

  The Government today published the revised regulations necessary to deliver Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and Home Information Packs (HIPs) into the housing market on 1st August

• Landlords 'unaware' of Tenant Deposit scheme
  

  Published 05th Jun 2007

  Landlords and tenants alike could avoid disputes over unpaid rent or household damage through a new government-backed Tenant Deposit scheme