Find A Cashback Card For Christmas
October 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Last year we Brits spent an average of £500 on Christmas presents. Given the way 2007 has gone many of us are going to be hard-pressed to spend the same amount this year. With the credit squeeze and difficulties getting mortgages and loans, the best advice is to steer clear of debt. How about making money out of purchases instead?
Darling Calls For More Responsible Lending Again
October 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has ticked off lenders for fuelling an ‘unsustainable’ house price boom. He said that they should show more responsibility in their lending, and he also predicted a ‘slowdown’ in the property market. He urged lenders to show more caution with lending and take account of a borrower’s ability to pay the loan back.
HIPs Causing Delays
October 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The much-maligned Home Information Packs (HIPs) were meant to help speed up the sales of houses. However, so far they are having the opposite effect.
London’s Back Garden Homes
October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
New figures release by the Green Party reveal that over a thousand new homes are being constructed each year in London’s back gardens.
House prices being cut Countrywide
October 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Estate agents around the country are sitting with property on their books that they can’t sell. Asking prices are cut by as much as 20% in a bid to shift the property.