For many reasons there are quite a few people in the country who rent their homes and do not own them. This can be an advantage as you can be more flexible about moving around. You do not have total responsibility for the property. So if anything goes wrong you simply pick up the phone and call the landlord who has to ...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010The current climate in the property market is scaring many potential buyers off, resulting in more and more people looking to rent.
"People who would normally be looking for new mortgage deals are opting to rent instead", one expert has claimed.
The National Association of Estate Agents explained a signif...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010With many people having had a really tough time of it over the last couple of years things could be a bit stretched financially. Often people in debt make bad choices like using credit cards for day to day expenses like shopping. Sometimes it can seem like there is no way out and you are spiralling towards bankruptcy. ...
15:37 Mon 24th May 2010Buying or Renting a Property
As anyone who has taken a step on the property ladder will know, buying, selling or renting a property can be a difficult task, resulting in numerous headaches and tenuous relationships!
With the aid of the internet you can avoid the sky-high stress levels by taking your house hunting...
15:37 Mon 24th May 2010For those of us who are struggling with money there are now many options available other than bankruptcy. One of these is to sell your house and rent it back. This gives you a lump sum to pay off your mortgage and also hopefully any outstanding debts.
However, as attractive as this sounds there are some serious disadv...
15:37 Mon 24th May 2010Tenants should be realistic if they intend to haggle with a landlord over the price of a rental property, it has been claimed.
According to a finance specialist firm, the market is strong at the moment with plenty of demand for houses. This means there may not be much room for negotiation.
However, it added if a prop...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010A. While the stock market continues to yo-yo banks and building societies are slashing their mortgage rates to encourage potential landlords. There are buy-to-let mortgages available with deposits
00:00 Tue 15th May 2001Young renters apathy towards home insurance cover is causing them to leave thousands of pounds of electronics and other personal goods at risk, says a new home insurance survey.
A third of people aged between 25 and 34 rent their homes, a generation that home insurance companies have dubbed 'risky renters’. And ...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010Asks trixie A. Estate agents are gradually getting the hang of the web, although it is often hard to find a comprehensive listing of properties in many areas outside London online that comprise those
00:00 Mon 12th Nov 2001A. Quite the opposite, it is more popular than ever. For instance, there are now over half a million British property owners in France alone. With property prices so high in this country, for the
00:00 Fri 26th Oct 2001Owning your own home has been identified as a major priority for Britons under 30, according to a new study.
Alliance & Leicester research has found that more than half of 18 to 29-year-olds believe buying a property is an achievable goal before they hit 30. Getting married was another big priority picked out by c...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010Often sharing a house can be fun but it can also lead to arguments over little things like who drank the last of the milk and put the empty carton back in the fridge. Also disagreements over bill payments are common. However, it has come to light that another area of house sharing is causing friction.
House-sharers ar...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010For those of us lucky enough to have some spare cash buying property as an investment is a good idea. Buying to let has also become a popular way to make money.
Those who have chosen to invest in property should consider over-paying on their mortgage loans, an expert says. This can improve a person's credit rating, ac...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010Mortgages which require a large deposit put first-time buyers off purchasing houses, it has been asserted.
Borrowings which have a low loan-to-value (LTV) mean that these types of people are "forced" out of the market, according to an online house selling company.
The founder of the website said when there ...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010With the property market slumping many first time buyers are wary about stepping on to the property ladder, and those looking to make their first big move may have to rely on family members for extra cash to secure a house.
"People are likely to increasingly rely on help from their families when looking to g...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010A. It is a scheme, initially worth 250 million over three years, to help key public sector workers get onto the housing in property hot spots. Q. Why has it been introduced A. The continuing
00:00 Thu 20th Dec 2001Buying an apartment can be a hassle-free and relatively affordable investment option, though others are wary of their potential downsides.
Buying a new apartment
For the most part, details of new apartments are readily available, with developers advertising projects well in advance both online and in newspapers....
15:37 Mon 24th May 2010Whilst many of us own our own homes there is still a large proportion of the population who do not and are in rented accommodation. This has its benefits as well as it detriments. Tenants and landlords both have legal rights in agreements set up and should make sure they know what they are as it seems some property-own...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010Although most of us in the UK own our own home, many of us are in rented accommodation. Of those renting a large percentage do so from their local authority in what is traditionally called ‘council housing’.
From the early 1980’s many renters in council provided accommodation have been able to buy th...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010You do not have to own or manage a business to be affected by business taxes. The taxes that are levied on businesses affect your wages and the price of purchases that you make in shops, so it is a good idea to understand what they are and how they work. Of course, if you do happen to run a company, knowing which taxes...
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