Latest Property Advice

• Why conditions may be perfect for haggling for a Lease extension
  

  Published 03rd Mar 2009

  While property prices head swiftly south, one silver-lined cloud has formed for anyone with a short lease - the cost of extending it is also falling

• Property slump offers unexpected IHT relief
  

  Published 03rd Mar 2009

  A falling property market could result in inheritance tax (IHT) relief for thousands of families selling the homes of deceased relatives

• Now angry leaseholders kick back at the brokers
  

  Published 01st Mar 2009

  Owners of leasehold flats are paying up to double the market rate for buildings insurance because brokers are paying "kickbacks" to the property agents who manage their homes

• Britain's meanest high streets
  

  Published 28th Feb 2009

  The retail implosion is hitting hardest in provincial towns

• Pensioner faces jail for refusing to pay council tax after travellers next door 'commit 250 crimes'
  

  Published 19th Feb 2009

  A grandfather who has been the victim of nearly 250 crimes since a traveller camp was opened next to his home is facing jail after refusing to pay his council tax for nine years

• Householders face 4.1% increase in water bills
  

  Published 19th Feb 2009

  Householders' water bills are to rise by an average of 4.1% from 1 April this year, the water industry regulator said yesterday

• Abbey: The tide is turning for FTBs
  

  Published 18th Feb 2009

  New research from Abbey has shown that house price falls are making it cheaper for first-time buyers with big deposits to buy a home than rent in most UK locations..