Latest Property Advice

• Homeowners told to fix now
  

  Published 26th Apr 2010

  Brokers are urging homeowners on standard variable rate (SVR) mortgages to move on to fixed-rate loans as they are at their cheapest for 10 months

• Revised code for HIPs
  

  Published 19th Apr 2010

  The HIP Code has been amended to protect consumers, estate agents, conveyancers and mortgage lenders using an Exchange Ready Pack (ERP), an enhanced HIP that provides additional legal documents upfront..

• Lack of gas safety: tenants at risk
  

  Published 16th Apr 2010

  One-in-three tenants could be at risk from faulty gas fittings and appliances because landlords are failing to carry out annual gas safety checks, according to a survey conducted by the UK's flat and house-share website, Spareroom.co.uk..

• £500 energy bills landing on doormats
  

  Published 15th Apr 2010

  Record energy bills of more than £500 have been landing on their doormats in recent days after the coldest winter in a generation

• Why are we paying so much for water?
  

  Published 15th Apr 2010

  Consumers have accused water companies of dragging their feet over the introduction of lower tariffs and water meters that could cut customer bills

• At least 10% of new homes fail energy efficiency test
  

  Published 14th Apr 2010

  At least one in 10 new homes in Britain do not meet legal requirements for energy efficiency, condemning tens of thousands of householders to higher energy bills, and exacerbating climate change

• City of London business space take-up at highest since 2007
  

  Published 14th Apr 2010

  Take-up of business space in the City of London reached its highest level since 2007 in the first quarter of this year, research from CoStar has shown