Latest Property Advice

• Power companies can raise the tariff on your bill for two months before they have to tell you
  

  Published 29th Sep 2009

  A power bill scam that lets suppliers put up tariffs without telling customers for up to 65 days has been slammed by a leading consumer group

• Church bill for £230,000 forces couple to sell farm
  

  Published 29th Sep 2009

  A couple are being forced to sell their farmhouse because of an ancient law that makes them liable for major repairs at the local church

• Tighter regulation for sale-and-rent back schemes
  

  Published 29th Sep 2009

  Companies offering controversial sale-and-rent back schemes will be banned from using "exploitative advertising" and high-pressure sales techniques, under plans announced today

• Residents urged to fight back against retirement home charges
  

  Published 29th Sep 2009

  Pensioners living in retirement homes are being routinely overcharged by thousands of pounds a year by unscrupulous property companies, putting profits before residents’ interests, consumer groups have claimed

• Smart ways to cut the winter bills
  

  Published 22nd Sep 2009

  Householders fed up with costs or service from the big six energy suppliers might want to switch to a smaller rival, as the cheapest energy tariffs on the market now come from two of the tiniest players

• Why taking in lodgers is a bad move when it comes to home insurance
  

  Published 22nd Sep 2009

  Homeowners who are about to welcome student lodgers as the university term begins might be unwittingly invalidating their home insurance, leaving property and possessions at risk

• Mortgage payments are lowest for seven years
  

  Published 11th Sep 2009

  Mortgage repayments have fallen to the lowest level in seven years, breathing new life into the property market