Top Ten Tips For Choosing A Conveyancing Solicitor - WebWire (press release)The right conveyancer can provide expert support and guidance to make the entire process as simple and hassle free as possible. Here are the top ten tips for choosing a conveyancing solicitor....

Robyn Hall, 22 January, 2013 Remortgage business accounted for 45% of all total instructions during the final quarter of last year, up from 33% in the previous three months. Harpal Singh, managing director of Broker Conveyancing, said: "Our remortgage business levels...

What Housing Market Recovery? 10.7 Million Homes Still Have Negative Equity - The Market Oracle Housing-Market / US Housing As I have written in these pages recently, the housing market is still missing the most important part: first-time homebuyers. We have large...

Whether for holidays or investment: Home in on abroad - The IndependentEurozone toxicity and civil unrest made for a dramatic year in 2012, but it also gave rise to opportunities for foreign buyers. With the UK's property market still in the doldrums and a strong...

Stamp duty bills to jump by £5000 - Telegraph.co.ukHowever, unlike income tax, where the 40pc rate is paid only on money earned above the threshold, the 3pc stamp duty rate becomes payable on the entire purchase price of a property. Mr Thompson said this created...

Bank of England boost housing market as prices rise by 0.5% in January - The IndependentThe Bank of England's pump-priming of the mortgage market fuelled some New Year cheer for homeowners today as Nationwide said average prices rose 0.5% in January. The lender put...

Samantha Cordon, 29 January, 2013 The House of Lords Finance Bill sub-committee, which scrutinises proposals unveiled in Budget 2012, heard how a package of measures intended to ensure the fair taxation of property were "cobbled together with no prior consultation"...

Editorial: A two-speed property market is unsustainable - The IndependentThe regional divergence is staggering. According to Savills, the past five years have seen average house prices in the capital shoot up by 15 per cent - a gain equivalent to the total value of...

Problems for first time buyers resulting from housing market issues. Source: Youtube

House prices continue to fall. Looking for a more recent update, will post soon. Source: Youtube