Latest Property Advice

• Repossession threat to couple who never missed a payment on their mortgage
  

  Published 22nd Dec 2008

  A couple who are customers of Nat West have been threatened with repossession of their home even though they have never missed a payment on their mortgage

• How a low valuation can leave you feeling really down
  

  Published 22nd Dec 2008

  Long-time homeowners coming to the end of mortgage deals are being forced to take more expensive loans than they had planned for because of lower-than-expected valuations on their properties

• Council tax hike warning for householders as town hall income dives
  

  Published 15th Dec 2008

  Householders face above inflation rises in council tax because of the economic slowdown

• Energy firms press customers to sign up for premium-rate tariffs
  

  Published 15th Dec 2008

  Leading energy firms are encouraging households to sign up to fixed-rate gas and electricity contracts, at premium prices per unit, even though costs are expected to fall in the new year

• Homeowners use remortgaging for day-to-day cash, says study
  

  Published 12th Dec 2008

  A clampdown on lending by banks and the collapse in property values will plunge hundreds of thousands of families deeper into debt, according to a study that has found the living standards of many homeowners depend on cash from remortgaging their homes

• Valencia owners must register homes
  

  Published 05th Dec 2008

  All holiday home owners who rent out their properties in the Valencia region will now need to register them with the tourist authorities, according to new regulations which aim to crack down on tax evaders..

• A ski resort, a lost investment, and a Bulgarian murder Property investor under witness protection after trying to recover money
  

  Published 27th Nov 2008

  Nichola West shows the bruise marks round her neck