Latest Property Advice

• Boiler insurers 'failing customers,' says watchdog
  

  Published 18th Feb 2010

  Insurance companies that provide cover in the event of a boiler breaking down are frequently failing to take swift action, leaving householders without heating for weeks on end in some cases and inadequately compensating them in others, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS)

• Scam watch: Phantom flats and money transfers to landlords
  

  Published 16th Feb 2010

  Tenants who are searching online for a room or property to rent have been warned to watch out for money transfer scams involving "phantom" flats

• UK house prices 'to slump as credit crunch returns'
  

  Published 16th Feb 2010

  A second mortgage credit crunch that will send UK house prices into a new tailspin is looming, economists and credit experts have warned

• Mortgage rates hit record low as 90% mortgages make comeback
  

  Published 10th Feb 2010

  Mortgage rates on tracker deals, which move in line with the Bank of England base rate, plummeted to a record low in January, providing a much-needed boost for borrowers and the housing market

• What to do before saying 'I Do'...
  

  Published 09th Feb 2010

  With plenty of Romeos & Juliettes expected to pop the question on Valentine's Day, the next step for many couples could well be to buy a property together - so just what should you consider before taking that next step together?..

• Tenants to name and shame landlords
  

  Published 05th Feb 2010

  As part of a series of measures aiming to improve the private residential rental sector, tenants will now be able to post feedback about their landlords online - but is this fair to landlords who may have to put up with untruthful information being posted about them?..

• Tenants' Rights - protection from defaulting landlords
  

  Published 02nd Feb 2010

  The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is concerned that the courts may order outright possession to lenders if landlords fail to pay a buy-to-let mortgage