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Many people want to sell their house fast. One of the common reasons is their creditors or lenders who are becoming increasingly restless and threatening repossession of their homes.

Most home owners assume the imminent worst. Often that is not the case as many of their assumptions are based on common myths passed along a chain of well meaning but less informed acquitances.

It helps to know exactly what your lenders can do, and what they can not do? What is the repossession process from start to finish? What are the common myths?

All these questions are answered in the following informational articles. We hope that they will help you to deal with your situation better.

Options to Sell Your Property Quickly

Date: 2009-11-26 15:24:19 , Category: Quick Property Sale

If you need to sell your property quickly then you are not alone. You may be in financial difficulty and facing repossession or you may be moving to a new area. You may have had a relationship breakdown. Whatever the reason, estate agents should be last on your list to sell your property fast. Because they are the slowest to get you a result. What are your options to sell your house quickly, read this article to find out.
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Sell My Property Quickly

Date: 2009-11-26 15:15:04 , Category: Quick Property Sale

When you need cash quickly or you need to sell your property or your home quickly, whether it is financial difficulties or moving to a new location for work. There are a number of things to consider and a number of places that can help you with the quick sell of your home.
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Valuing Your Property to Achieve Best Price

Date: 2009-11-07 11:45:28 , Category: Quick Property Sale

Before selling, most home owners get an estate agent in to value their property. This may be a convenient start but not great strategy. Research shows that they often get rosy and optimistic view of how much their property may be worth. This may be far from from reality, and as a result they end up waiting for the right buyer to appear. The best start for any seller to know how to value their property using tools professionals use. They may even want to sell it privately to save on commissions. We have some tips.
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7 Tips For Selling a Tenant Occupied Property Fast

Date: 2009-11-04 16:02:27 , Category: Quick Property Sale

If you think selling a home now a days is difficult, try selling a house that is tenant occupied. The tenant usually has zero motivation to move out and every reason to make things difficult for the landlord. But there are ways you can sell the house quickly. Read on.
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Stop Reposession by Selling Your House Fast

Date: 2009-10-28 11:33:42 , Category: Repossession

The global economic recession is making life difficult for everyone, especially homeowners. If you feel that your creditors may try to evict you then you may want to know how to stop repossession of your family house. Because you can sell the property fast and without hassle before your creditors get to you. Here is how.
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Who Gets the House - Divorce and Your Assets

Date: 2009-10-28 00:04:51 , Category: Divorce

People don't like to think of the end of something, but with divorce rates higher than ever before in history, the reality that you and your spouse might split some day is a likely one. How you divide the assets can be complicated.
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How to Sell Your Property Yourself

Date: 2009-10-27 23:58:26 , Category: Quick Property Sale

Let's face it, nobody want to pay a property agent thousands in commission merely for placing a 'For Sale' sign board at the front of your property. Taking a For-Sale-By-Owner approach to selling your house is a smart way to boost your net profit. This article provides you with a few essential steps to sell your property yourself within 21 days.
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Queen Beats the Credit Crunch

Date: 2009-10-26 09:03:08 , Category: News

While most property businesses have lost money and seen their assets plummet, Queen has seen her portfilio gain £500 million over the last 6 months. Read to find out more...
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Property Buyers Gettting Enthusiastic About Bargains

Date: 2009-10-22 17:06:43 , Category: Articles

Less than 13 per cent properties are getting asking price. And a vast majority of properties are fetching 10-15 per cent below their asking price. But the good news is - buyers are out looking for a bargain as they feel that this is good time to buy Are they right? Read on...
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Bargain Property Hunters Are Out From Their Hiding

Date: 2009-10-22 17:01:58 , Category: Updates

Less than 13 per cent properties are getting asking price. And a vast majority of properties are fetching 10-15 per cent below their asking price. But the good news is - buyers are out looking for a bargain as they feel that this is good time to buy Are they right? Read on...
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Luck of London Property Owners

Date: 2009-10-21 11:59:15 , Category: Updates

News of bonuses to city workers has inflicted a new sense of optimism in the London property market. Some reports suggest that they are back to 2007 levels. Is this optimism temporary or are confidence in the property market is back for good? Read more...
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Self Certification Mortgages Are History

Date: 2009-10-19 12:52:16 , Category: News

Almost half of 10,000 mortgage products in UK could be obtained by anyone and without any proof of income in 2007. No more. Financial Services Authority is to ban such irresponsible lending. Lenders must do careful due diligence. Read more...
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House Prices to Fall Even Further

Date: 2009-10-07 23:36:13 , Category: News

Recent surge in UK house prices are unlikely to remain such, according to Fitch, the global rating agency. It forecasts that the prices are yet to fall a further 15-17%. Forecast is in line with Capital Economics. Read further.
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What Exactly is the Right Price for a Property

Date: 2009-09-22 11:09:15 , Category: Articles

After a 18-20% drop from their peak in Aug 2007, house prices are showing signs of stablisation. Some surveys are even reporting slight rise in prices. Is this sustainable?
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Repossession - Is any one taking notice of govt schemes to stop repossession

Date: 2009-08-17 13:08:51 , Category: Audio Commentary

Government's numerous schemes and almost £200 million tax payer's money to help people from repossessions. Are they working? Is anyone taking notice? Listen to our audio commentary.
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Repossession - how government's Pre-Action Protocol helping families

Date: 2009-08-17 12:00:51 , Category: Repossession

Out of all the government initiated schemes to help people save from the threat of repossession, Pre-Action Protocol is probably the most effective. This gives directive to the judiciary. But this scheme is not without critics either. Read on.
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How is Support of Mortgage Interest helping families from repossession

Date: 2009-08-17 11:46:44 , Category: Repossession

People who lost their jobs for no fault of their own can claim mortgage interest benefits. In other words, state will help them pay their mortgage interest. This way they will keep the roof over their head while looking for alternative employment. But this created 2 major problems for people. Read for more.
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Homeowners Mortgage Support Scheme - How this government initiave is helping families facing repossession

Date: 2009-08-17 11:35:14 , Category: Repossession

Under this scheme, families who have experienced a sudden and significant loss of earnings can defer to interest only mortgage, and may even defer up to 70% of their interest payments to up to 2 years. What are the benefits, or pitfalls of this scheme? Read on.
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How Mortgage Rescue Scheme is helping struggling borrowers facing repossession

Date: 2009-08-17 11:30:18 , Category: Repossession

Various initiatives have been launched by the government to help people struggling with their mortgages to remain in their homes. One of them is Mortgage Rescue Scheme. Some say it works but others swear that it is a waste of time. But the intentions of the government are clear - to help. Find out more.
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How to Use Home Staging to Sell Your House Fast

Date: 2009-08-14 21:34:52 , Category: Quick Property Sale

Preparing a house for sale once meant decluttering, painting walls neutral, and burning a candle or baking cookies prior to a showing, but home staging has evolved into a marketing tool, effectively making it essential as hiring the right real estate agent. What's made the biggest difference between selling a home today verses only 20 years ago, is that properties are not just homes anymore they are products to be sold in the open market.
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How Landlords are using Internet to Detect Rent Dodgers

Date: 2009-08-14 21:28:29 , Category: Debt Management

Internet website, Surerent, launched special services for landlords by establishing a directory list that can identify rent dodgers. Landlords can browse through the list of reported tenants, which can provide them with the precise amount of rent the tenants owe and the town they are now residing. Furthermore, contact details of the previous landlords who dealt with the tenants are also available.
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Positive News on Property Front - Are We Reading a Bit Too Much

Date: 2009-08-14 21:19:33 , Category: News

Various media reports coming from all directions are happily claiming an imminent rise in property prices. We suspect that people are reading a biyt too much between the lines here. Fully functional housing market without the first time buyers is not much of a market.
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Are the house prices on the rise or fall - no one knows for sure

Date: 2009-08-10 14:49:27 , Category: Articles

Last week both the Nationwide Building Society and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggested that UK house prices may end 2009 higher than they started it. Now the Centre for Economics and Business Research predicts a fall of 3% this year. Can experts agree for sure?
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Top Tips to Avoid House Repossession

Date: 2009-08-10 14:28:01 , Category: Repossession

You may be one of those unfortunate people facing the chance of losing your home. Due to interest rates rising in the UK, the repossession fear is real for many homeowners.
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Rent to Own properties for people wanting to get on the housing ladder

Date: 2009-08-06 14:10:23 , Category: News

Various banks are making the life of property buyer difficult. Even if people want to buy property, unavailability of credit at meaningful rates mean that they can not easily do so. But there is a perfect solution. Go to article to read more.
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Understanding Repossession Process - Audio

Date: 2009-08-03 15:06:48 , Category: Audio Commentary

Getting a family house repossessed is one of the worst experiences that remain with many for a very long time. In fact some people still recall how close they came to getting repossessed in early 1990s, let alone those who were actually evicted. However a lot can be done before the bailiffs actually turn up with an alternative lock for the house. find out more.
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Upturn in Housing Market is Just Wishful Thinking

Date: 2009-07-27 23:19:11 , Category: News

Extremely old and fiercely independent research bodies in UK are predicting that any chance of housing marketing becoming 'normal' any time soon is nothing more than wishful thinking. But Right Move and RICS are predicting an uoturn any time soon. Who is right? To make your own mind, read on.
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Danger Signals for Britain

Date: 2009-07-27 17:43:21 , Category: Repossession

Whatever the positive spin by British government, country is facing a financial crisis. Government has taken an additional £700 debt for every citizen - young or old, and plans to take an additional £2300 this financial year alone. Foreign investors are keeping the country out of trouble - for now but the good will may not last for long, warns the IMF. Read what implications it may have for home owners.
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Recovery in Housing Market Despite Increasing Repossesions

Date: 2009-07-23 11:52:23 , Category: Articles

Right Move, the property portal popular with buyers, sellers and estate agents has found that property prices have increased in the fifth month in a row. More buyers are enquiring, more viewings are being arranged - despite the fact that lenders are still charging over the odds and unemployment is on the rise. Why would that be? Learn more by visiting this article.
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Repossession Timebomb -- Waiting to Go Off

Date: 2009-07-22 12:26:11 , Category: Repossession

Low interest rates, government's mortgage rescue scheme and 'understanding' lenders have come as a saviour to many financially struggling home owners. But experts are beginning to believe that the hopes of many people are about to be dashed. We may be heading towards a repossession time bomb in a few months from now. Read to find out more.
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House Prices Soon To Recover - or Will They

Date: 2009-07-14 12:36:23 , Category: Quick Property Sale

Data out of various estate agents for the months of May and June 2009 suggests a marked increases in viewings. Far more people are interested in buying properties now than they have been in almost a year. Is the drought over? With interest at this level, surely the housing market is about to turn upwards. Is this optimism well placed? Read on.
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125 Per cent Home Loan By Nationwide May Not Be Path Leading To Bad Old Days

Date: 2009-07-13 12:26:59 , Category: Quick Property Sale

Last week Britain's biggest building society, Nationwide announced that it will be lending 125% to home owners moving homes. It created a sense bewilderment among experts. Why a responsible lender like Nationwide would come up with some thing that caused the credit crunch in the first place, especially in the middle of the worst recession since war? There is a method in their madness after all. Read more.
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Risk of UK Repossessions was Overblown

Date: 2009-07-10 13:07:49 , Category: Repossession

The Council of Mortgage Lenders reckons that there will be not as many home repossessions this year as previously feared The main reason is government scheme advising people that they have other options. Low interest rates help too. Click on link to read more.
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High Loan to Value Ratios Are Back

Date: 2009-07-09 10:40:58 , Category: News

Irresponsible lending caused the credit crunch n the first place. Tax payer bailed out many lenders to save our economic system. 2 years into credit crunch and the high proportions of housing loans are back. Read on for more.
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Stopping Repossession With Mortgage Rescue Scheme - Not Working

Date: 2009-07-08 16:46:11 , Category: Repossession

Government launches its £285 million, 'help 6000 families from losing their homes' in January 2009. 6 months later, only 6 families had been helped. Is this scheme yet another example of shambles? Read on and make up your own mind.
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Fixed Rate Mortgage Rates Are on the Increase

Date: 2009-07-06 19:24:31 , Category: Interest Rates

Despite the Bank of England's base rates at historic low, and the LIBOR also hovering around 1.25% mark, the cost of lending to property buyers in increasing. This is a depressing news and most can't understand the reasons behind this 'logic'.
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House prices are expected to rise this year

Date: 2009-06-09 11:13:23 , Category: News

According to a survey conducted by RICS, or Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors, London house prices escaped the worst expectations and are expected to start stabilising, even rising this year. This may be due to the fact that the unemployment has not risen as much as many predicted.
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How To Get Rid Of A Hard-To-Sell Property

Date: 2009-06-07 11:12:35 , Category: Quick Property Sale

You can't sell a property and you just don't know why you keep getting turned down? You may be surprised to know that this is not an uncommon problem. There are thousands of Americans stuck with a property that the market seems not to want.
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It Could Be Any Reasons For Selling Your Home Fast

Date: 2009-05-28 12:48:07 , Category: Ill Health

You might be facing lot of financial difficulty paying your mortgage, household bills, car loans, credit cards or other personal loans. All your problems can be solved if you sell your property to a specialist company.
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Plan A Stress Free Life Through A Guide To Debt Consolidation

Date: 2009-05-27 16:13:00 , Category: Debt Management

Debt consolidation has been designed for UK residents in order to consolidate multiple debts into a single manageable loan. It makes you liable to only one creditor and helps you improve the credit score. Read the article and find out how debt consolidation UK can help you get rid of the burden of debts.
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Even The Weak Become Strong with Debt Consolidation

Date: 2009-05-27 15:59:19 , Category: Debt Management

Debt consolidation solutions offers the convenience of having a number of outstanding debts rolled into one., it does sound like a perfect way to simplify things by taking the control of the situation. the debt consolidation UK will usually lower the overall payment as high interest debts are bundled together into a lower interest loan. At the same time you may also be able to lower your monthly payments while still paying off the debt at a quicker pace.
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Bankruptcy IVA Or Dept Management Plan - What's Right For You

Date: 2009-05-27 12:07:13 , Category: Debt Management

Bankruptcy can be your worst nightmare in this world. Bankruptcy is characterized by a state where everyone continuously struggles to maintain a standard of living whereby being in debt and hence financially ruined.
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Pension Time Bomb - Half of UK Has No Pension

Date: 2009-05-26 18:27:38 , Category: News

A recent survey has found that over half of all the adults between 20 to 60 in UK have no pension. Experts believe that many, if not most, will end up working into their 70s. Will this pension time bomb catch the government unaware?
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Tale of selling a house quickly that got too hot

Date: 2009-05-22 16:51:13 , Category: Divorce

A cheating husband wanted to sell the house quickly before breaking the news to the wife of 18 years. The plan almost worked but for a tiny snag. What he got in bargain was just too hot to handle.
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Some Letting Agency charges are out of control

Date: 2009-05-21 19:03:05 , Category: Buy to Let

Some letting agents are letting tenants down by charging excessively or by proving a service that is bad or even non-existence, says Citizens Advice Bureau.
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Your 5-Step Moving Abroad Checklist

Date: 2009-05-21 18:39:13 , Category: Moving Abroad

There are many common questions people face when considering whether to move abroad. Issues such as what job will you be able to do if you relocate overseas? Will your qualifications be applicable? Do you have enough money to make the jump? So here is a quick five-point reference list to help you make your moving abroad vision a reality.
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Moving Abroad Means Making Your Mind Up

Date: 2009-05-21 18:33:04 , Category: Moving Abroad

For those people thinking of fleeing the country in reaction to the current turmoil I would urge caution. Don't uproot solely because of temporary circumstances.
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Relocation Made Easy by Quick House Sale Companies

Date: 2009-05-21 18:18:08 , Category: Relocation

Having to relocate for a new career opportunity can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you may be enjoying the benefits of a promotion and more enjoyable lifestyle in your new location. On the other hand, you will probably have a very short period of time in which to pack up your old life and make the move.
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7 Energy Saving Power Techniques to Cut Your Bills by over 50 percent

Date: 2009-05-21 18:04:49 , Category: Financial Difficulty

Many of you must be looking into producing electricity for your own home usage.There are number of ways through which you can generate electricity as an individual. Additionally, you can play your part towards creating an eco-friendly atmosphere; getting the best of both worlds.
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8 Steps to Selling Your Home Fast

Date: 2009-05-21 17:53:48 , Category: Quick Property Sale

There are 8 steps when selling your home. If you are getting ready to market your property, make sure you are ready in all 8 of these areas to get the maximum amount of money possible...
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Are pre-nuptial agreements worth the hassle

Date: 2009-05-19 17:32:32 , Category: Divorce

Most marrying couples anxiously wonder if they are doing the right thing. the reason for this anxiety could be financial or emotional. No law of land can cater for emotional decisions one makes but law can definitely protect the wealthier among the two from those who may be marrying for other's money. However pre-nuptial agreement is not entirely recognised by English and Welsh courts - yet.
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From virtual world to reality

Date: 2009-05-18 17:15:56 , Category: Divorce

Technology is impacting lives of ordinary people in ways never thought possible before. A couple is seeking divorce for reasons most judges may find themselves scratching their heads.
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Bottomed out mortgage rates on their way up now

Date: 2009-05-18 16:49:21 , Category: Interest Rates

A flurry of pending announcements from various lenders indicates that the interest rates have bottomed out. Some lenders have already raised the rates and others are about to follow suit. This is despite the fact that the Bank of England's base rates are still at historic low.
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How Can You Sell Your Property Fast

Date: 2009-05-17 12:15:52 , Category: Quick Property Sale

Here are four easy tips to sell your house fast.
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Mature investors starting to enter property market

Date: 2009-05-15 12:24:07 , Category: Buy to Let

Although the wider property market is at its knees, many buy-to-let investors are still in the market and actively looking for bargains. Interestingly, many of these tend to be in their 50s or above who have seen previous crashes and know that a bounce in prices is only a matter of time.
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Standstill Property Market in N Ireland

Date: 2009-05-13 11:26:34 , Category: Financial Difficulty

Home owners in N Ireland have seen the prices of their properties jump up by mind boggling numbers over the last 10 years. Now they are refusing to accept the level of froth in the bubble in their local housing market. And for that reason, many are facing financial difficulties meeting their mortgage payments.
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Have property prices hit the rock bottom

Date: 2009-05-12 16:24:29 , Category: Buy to Let

Over supply of city centre apartments has caused sleepless nights to countless property owners. A forthcoming auction expected to fetch £85,000 for a property sold for £247,000 only 2 years ago will bring no joy to owners in the area.
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Mortgage Rescue Scheme - Misery of Good Intentions

Date: 2009-05-10 22:50:59 , Category: Repossession

Mortgage Rescue Scheme, launched in January with lots of fanfare and £200 million has failed to produce any results so far. People who are supposed to use this scheme - administrators and clients, are baffled by the complexity of rules.
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Beware of rip-off management companies

Date: 2009-05-09 14:06:49 , Category: Buy to Let

Property owners, especially in urban areas who have lease on their properties are being ripped off by their block management companies. And they do not even realise this. Industry insider takes the lead off.
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Youngsters are shying away from discussing inheritance

Date: 2009-05-08 10:16:35 , Category: Bereavement

A study claims that a vast majority of youngsters are unaware that the inheritance they may receive from their parents will not size up to their expectations. Average inheritance has plummeted by almost £42,000 over the last 2 years, thanks to a downturn in property market.
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Avoiding Dodgy Tenants

Date: 2009-05-07 17:43:54 , Category: Buy to Let

Managing cash flow is the main priority for most businesses in the current climate. Landlords are not exception. One thing they can do to help themselves is by avoiding tenants who are repeated scam merchants. Here are 10 tips on how.
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Are House Prices Stablising

Date: 2009-05-06 11:11:38 , Category: Articles

Home owners have not had many reasons to be cheerful lately. The prices have been falling like a brick lately. Not many lenders are interested in mortgage or even remortgage applications. Buyers have literally disappeared from high street. Estate agents are closing down. However there are a few signs to be feel optimist.
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Cost of Selling House Going Up

Date: 2009-05-05 14:13:25 , Category: Quick Property Sale

For most people, the major cost of selling their homes is estate agent's fees. But most people forget to take into consideration other fees and costs associated with the sale of their house and then the purchase of their next house. The overall cost can run into thousands. According to one estimate, it could be as much as a whopping £45,000.
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Record Numbers Going Bankrupt

Date: 2009-05-01 14:31:40 , Category: News

Recession is hitting individuals and companies hard. Record numbers are declaring bankruptcies. This quashes the myth that green shoots of recovery are not around the corner yet.
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How you can determine true value of your property: using Internet

Date: 2009-05-01 12:42:56 , Category: Articles

How surveyors value properties has always been a mystery. Every one knows that it is not science. For those curious to find out more, they use an Automated Valuation Model which uses regression to determine value of a property. Now you can do it too - from the sitting room of your own house.
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How do surveyors determine value of a property

Date: 2009-05-01 12:29:06 , Category: Articles

Determining true valuation of your property is a contentious subject. Property is always worth more to seller than to the buyer. That is why mortgage companies use independent valuers. But their opinion can also create controversy.
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Britain Facing 1930s Style Drop in House Prices

Date: 2009-04-30 13:06:30 , Category: Financial Difficulty

International Monetary Fund predicted last week that British economy is more likely to shrink by 0.4 percent rather than a rebound as predicted by the Chancellor. A former advisor to treasury is not even nearly that optimistic.
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Property investors using companies to find property requiring a fast sale

Date: 2009-04-29 17:52:17 , Category: Quick Property Sale

Traditionally investors used to go to estate agents to buy a properties. Increasingly many investors are beating their path to companies specialising in finding owners wanting to sell the property fast.
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Rents for Flats are Falling

Date: 2009-04-29 17:21:00 , Category: Buy to Let

Flats were built to cater for the life style conscious tenants. They were often first time buyers or landlords targeting the young professionals. With the oversupply in flat builds, rents are falling as landlords struggle to sell their properties.
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Poland lectures Britain on how to run economy

Date: 2009-04-29 10:23:00 , Category: News

It is no denying the fact that Britain's economy is in bit of a mess at the moment. In fact it is such a mess that countries like Poland and Chile feel compelled to lecture British prime minister in how it should have run its economy.
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Buyers Snapping up Churches

Date: 2009-04-28 10:03:18 , Category: Quick Property Sale

IIf developers are snapping up churches to convert and sell it on then there must be some life left in the property market. In Scotland buyers bought 4 churches within 4 months for £3 million.
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Mamma Mia Attracting Investors to Greece

Date: 2009-04-28 09:11:46 , Category: Moving Abroad

Greece property is getting a boost from something it never considered possible - Hollywood. A-listed starred film, Mamma Mia is attracting home buyers to Greece looking for their perfect hideaway as portrayed in the film.
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Credit Crisis is Changing Family Structure

Date: 2009-04-27 11:20:33 , Category: Divorce

The economic slump is not only changing the the way people go about their financial affairs, it is also changing the modern family structure. As the cost of living continues to go up, and the economic prospects getting bleaker by the day, data from the Office for National Statistics shows that marriages are at their lowest since 1895.
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Britain's Richest are now 155bn Poorer

Date: 2009-04-27 10:47:56 , Category: Financial Difficulty

British home owners are only too aware that they are not as wealthy as they were 12 months ago, thanks to the dropping property prices. Their properties may have lost 15-20% in value. Compare that with some of the wealthiest in this country who have seen their fortunes come down by up to 61%.
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It Will Take Nation 20 Years to Pay Off Debts

Date: 2009-04-24 12:12:51 , Category: News

Real impact of the budget start to become clear the night after when the headlines have become yesterday's news and rhetoric has died down. When analysts have had the chance to burn mid-night's oil to ponder over the details, we know what the budget was all about. And this year's budget by the Chancellor is unlikely to go down as a fine moment in the current government's list of achievements. Overall debt 100% of GDP is just a start.
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Many Landlords are Buying More Properties

Date: 2009-04-22 16:18:09 , Category: Buy to Let

Regardless the fact that property market is witnessing doom and gloom at this moment, some landlords are buying more properties now than last year.Do they know some thing others do not?
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Higher house sales in March - but no green shoots of recovery in sight

Date: 2009-04-22 10:16:11 , Category: News

Spring is traditionally the time when home buyers start beating the path to estate agents' offices. This March has been no exception. House prices are up by 40% over February. Positive? Yes, but taking this as a sign of green shoots of recovery will be a mistake.
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Be Very Careful of Debt Write-Off Companies

Date: 2009-04-21 10:14:50 , Category: News

Recession is bad news for most people. But this has brought opportunities for companies promising to help you write off your debt. Be very careful of such claims.
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House Price Cut by $50 Million for Quick Sale

Date: 2009-04-21 08:19:14 , Category: News

IIn the signs of times, asking price of one house in USA has recently been dropped by $50 million. Reason? Owners want a super quick sale.
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Property Asking Prices Rising

Date: 2009-04-20 13:10:31 , Category: News

Most estate agents will tell you that spring is the time when buyers start coming out to view properties and housing activity starts. Despite recession, recent data suggests that this year is no exception. Increase in the number of viewings has made sellers to think and start asking more for their properties.
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Richest Home Owners Live in Kensington - and are Affected by Credit Crunch Too

Date: 2009-04-20 10:44:45 , Category: News

Some of the richest people in Britain live in 3 postcodes in London. Their homes cost an average £1.3 million each. But they aren't unaffected by credit crunch either. If average British home owner has lost close to 20% the value of their home in the past year, rich and famous are not far behind either.
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How to Sell Your House Fast

Date: 2009-04-19 19:51:46 , Category: Articles

Ordinarily, most people take their time to decide whether to sell their property or not. After all selling is not a decision taken lightly. Home owners are generally are put off by the hassle associated with the move.
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Don't Fret Over Debt

Date: 2009-04-19 19:46:33 , Category: Articles

As the credit crunch bites deeper into our country's economy, most companies and businesses are considering every possible way to save money, including laying-off staff or cutting non-essential services.
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Mortgage Repossession - A Basic Guide

Date: 2009-04-19 18:28:13 , Category: Articles

An overview of what happens if you fall behind on your mortgage payments. This article also looks at mortgage arrears and property repossession.
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Buying Or Selling a Property Explained

Date: 2009-04-19 17:58:44 , Category: Articles

Selling or buying any type of property is almost always a stressful process. Many people you have dealt with may not have had time or intention to explain the process in detail.
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Sell and Rent Back: Are HIPs Required?

Date: 2009-04-19 17:55:45 , Category: Articles

From 14 December 2007, all properties marketed for sale in England & Wales must have a HIP or Home Information Pack. HIP is a list of documents issued by a qualified professional and usually costs between £400 to £800 to the home seller. The cost of preparing a HIP is in addition to other selling costs estate agency commission, solicitors etc.
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UK Housing Market - Worst in 30 Years?

Date: 2009-04-19 17:52:18 , Category: Articles

The Independent and The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors certainly think so!
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Property Repossession Process Explained

Date: 2009-04-16 20:38:40 , Category: Articles

Remember one thing: lenders or courts do not want to repossess your house. Lenders do not like to be seen in bad light and courts have a duty to look after the interests of ordinary citizens. However courts must also protect the rights of lenders.
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Dealing With Debt

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