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• Fixed rate rip-off warning 
  Almost three million homeowners are set to see their mortgage repayments surge...
• 'Enough staff' for HIPs go-ahead 
  There are now enough assessors for the introduction of HIPs on 1 August...
• £22m wasted on auctions 
  Unsuccessful bidders at UK property auctions rack-up annual losses in excess of £22m...
• Housing affordability ‘critical’ 
  Action must be taken to improve affordability in the housing market...
• ‘Devious’ white paper slammed 
  Changes to the planning system could kill off loft conversions...
• Avoid the estate agent ‘nightmare’ 
  Choosing the right estate agent to sell your property can mean the difference between a successful sale and a nightmare...
• FSA warns of BTL ‘fraud’ 
  The Financial Services Authority has revealed that it has uncovered several instances of buy-to-let property investors lying to bank lenders...
• Housing market in ‘rude health’ 
  The housing market has shrugged off rising interest rates and continues to prosper, a new survey reveals...
• Buyers crave ‘escape to the country’ 
  Research from Halifax Estate Agents has revealed that a breath of country air is by far the biggest draw for prospective property owners...
• ‘Boom and bust’ threat imminent? 
  UK homebuyers should not dismiss the risk of a boom-and-bust cycle in property market, reports Reuters...
• ‘Olympic Effect’ excites overseas investors
  International investors excited by the Olympic effect on property...
• NAEA urges interest rate caution 
  40% of agents notice a downturn in activity after January rate...
• Loft conversions send prices through the roof 
  Loft conversions can add around £100,000 to a home’s...
• Overvalued housing market set to crash 
  The housing market is heading for a fall next year according to The Daily Telegraph...
• Mortgage debt time-bomb for pensioners 
  According to a recent poll by Key Retirement Solutions, a quarter of people in or nearing retirement have mortgage debts worth thousands of pounds...
• Are self-service mortgages the way forward? 
  Self-service mortgages are putting mortgage holders firmly in the driving seat...
• Slipped Hip agents to see ‘probing questions’ 
  As the government’s home information pack campaign gets into top gear, agents should not get left behind, says Hips association...
• ‘Bidding war’ starts on London rental prices 
  A shortage of one bedroom flats means properties are being let within hours, says Hamptons International who say tenants have to move swiftly if they find a property they like...
• Bonuses miss the home 
  Nearly a third of British workers received bonuses over the past twelve months but very little was spent on the home per se...
• Low supply continues to support house prices 
  House prices continue to rise by more than £40 a day supported by supply constraints that Nationwide says will continue to support the market for some time to come...
• Soaring prices ripple out from London 
  The strength of house price growth in London is having a knock on effect on the suburbs around the capital...
• £9,500 ‘cost of moving’ tab 
  The average cost of moving house in the UK has now risen to £9,486, trebling in just ten years...
• All change for landlords, but are they aware? 
  A letting specialist is concerned that there is not enough awareness among landlords, tenants and agents about new regulations coming into force next week...
• Home builders merge to make biggest UK group 
  George Wimpey and Taylor Woodrow have agreed to merge in a deal that will create the UK's biggest homebuilder, worth about £5bn...
• Council tax is the hottest over dinner topic 
  The subject of rising house prices subsides, as two-thirds of people “chew the fat” over the cost of council tax with family & friends, says a report...
• Experts say ‘house prices are unstoppable’ 
  Mortgages based on increasing multiples of salary are a way forward, experts suggest, but in the current economic climate, house prices are unstoppable, they say...
• Mum’s the word when it comes to money 
  One in five look to mum as their financial role model, according to Scottish Widows...
• The land of ‘grand designers’ 
  DIY disasters cost Britons over £ billion to fix each year, but 11 million of us have grand designs for our homes...
• Rural families exposed to Budget’s ‘time bomb’ 
  The Budget failed to address an inheritance tax rural time bomb, particularly for rural families...
• Missed opportunity’ to help first time buyers 
  Important issues such as a stamp duty and inheritance tax were skirted around by the Chancellor, said industry specialists venting their frustration that once again little appears to have been done to help first time buyers...

• Mortgage lending has record month 
  Mortgage lending has hit a record high for the month of February,...
• Wrinklies driving home ownership growth 
  New stats project single households as the major factor in household...
• Young investors get into buy-to-let 
  Research reveals an increase in the number of younger professionals...
• You cut my house bills and I’ll go greener’ 
  Homebuyers are prepared to pay for greener homes, but want something in return...
• BIM launch professional buy-to-let product 
  Bank of Ireland Mortgages is to expand into the professional buy-to-let mortgage market...
• Housing market balanced on Bank’s next step 
  Consumer confidence in the housing market is on the rise, according to a report today...
• Property shortage to ease soon – temporarily 
  Rightmove’s March housing survey points to a respite in the severe stock shortage that has helped push prices up again this month...
• Separate bedroom trend explained 
  One in five Britons say they would choose to have a separate bedroom from their partner, but what drives the trend is not snoring as is often quoted...
• Property boom gives estate agents bumper bonus  Some estate agents could see City-style million-pound bonuses after bosses announce record profits...
• Minister cold-shoulders home info pack meeting  Property industry experts have accused government of failing to take their concerns about the introduction of home information packs seriously...
• House price growth curbed over affordability  House price rises slowed to the slowest pace since last May, surveyors have recorded...
• Mortgage payment holidays rise in popularity 
  Payment holidays are on the rise as homeowners seek mortgage respite...
• Young look abroad to get on property ladder 
  New figures reveal the emergence of BARBies (Buying Abroad,...
• Overseas demand fuels 28-year fastest growth 
  Prime central London prices are rising at fastest rate for 28 years fuelled by international demand, according to a report released today...
• Asking prices point to ongoing ‘second wave’ 
  Is the UK experiencing a second wave of house price inflation and renewed confidence in the housing market?
• Rate hike threat boosts fixed-rate loans 
  Record numbers of first-time buyers are choosing to go for fixed-rate mortgages because they are worried about future interest rate rises...
• House prices surge, official figures show 
  The average price of a home in the UK surged in January, figures from the Department for Communities and Local Government show...
• Eurozone rates reach five-and-a-half year high 
  The European Central Bank has increased its key interest rate to 3.75%, reports the BBC...
• Visionary waterfront for Liverpool unveiled 
  A massive regeneration scheme for Liverpool’s waterfront will rival cities such as Dubai, Vancouver, New York and Shanghai...
• New investors home in on buy-to-let 
  Potential landlords see buy-to-let as a wise investment, new research shows...
• Nationally, house prices reach plateau 
  Strip out London, which has seen a rise of 11% during the past year, and overall house price inflation for England and Wales falls from 7.5% to about 6.5%, the FT index shows...
• 1 in 4 FTBs would leave UK to buy here! 
  1 in 4 first-time buyers would consider living overseas for a time in order to save up for a house in the UK, National Savings & Investment's latest Quarterly Savings Survey has found...
• Green light for flat-pack housing estate 
  Ikea gets planning permission for its first UK housing deve...
• Land Registry reports strong start to year 
  The first month of the year demonstrates an annual house price...
• Pre-Hips rush expected by agents
  London estate agents are expecting a pre-Hips rush to end...
• One in five now afflicted by higher stamp duty 
  Nearly a fifth of all homebuyers are forced to pay stamp duty...
• Where the rich live & how they got their money 
  A new report shows where the rich live in the UK and predicts...
  

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