Conveyancing Solicitors Brace Themselves for a Tough Year Ahead

A stagnant housing market, combined with the reluctancy of banks to lend, has left many solicitors’ conveyancing firms struggling to make ends meet. With the property market showing no indication, as yet, of recovering this year, the future of many smaller firms looks increasingly uncertain. Using the full breadth of their expertise and accepting that [...]

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Posted in Real Estate Comments Off 30.01.2009 on 06:40.


The Advantages of Renting Property

Of course, there are pros and cons to both buying and renting property. For those who have a regular, steady income and are settled in their work and personal life, stepping onto the property ladder may seem like the most sensible move to make. However, for those who are unable or unwilling to make the [...]

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Posted in Real Estate Comments Off 17.11.2008 on 12:08.


Protect Your Property from Pipe Problems

Colder weather can wreak havoc on even the sturdiest of properties and whether it’s your own home or rental properties you own, you’ll want to make sure they are safeguarded against the perils of winter. Therefore, protect your own pocket at the same time by having an insurance policy that covers the most likely culprits [...]

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Posted in Home and Lifestyle, Real Estate Comments Off 14.11.2008 on 08:29.


When It Rains, It Pours

The great housing boom of the nineties and onwards was a time of endless building and big dreams, but these things cannot last and the inevitable downturn has occurred with house prices and value falling at record rates. We all knew this day would come, as change is inevitable; but many of us have been [...]

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Posted in Finances, Real Estate Comments Off 15.08.2008 on 07:20.


Home Sweet Home: Buying versus Renting

To buy or not to buy a place to call home is the question on many people’s minds when they reach a certain point in life. If you have a good job, you’re settled in one place and can see yourself staying there for the foreseeable future, so would it be more beneficial to take [...]

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Posted in Real Estate Comments Off 15.08.2008 on 04:26.


The Advantages Of Buying a Property

Buying property is always a big step – no matter if you’re moving in with a loved one, going it alone or purchasing a multi-bedroom place to share with friends – and it always requires a lot of work. However, as with most things in life, if you plan in advance you’ll cut your workload [...]

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Posted in Real Estate Comments Off 13.08.2008 on 11:12.


Landlord Software – Good Legal Documents are Everything!

landlord software or landlord software dedicated to a landlord’s needs and tasks has been around for a number of years and in a variety of guises. What’s become clear is the need for good legal documents, e.g. tenancy agreements, guarantee of tenancy etc… There are a few like �Properite’ landlord software (www.properite.co.uk) that include up [...]

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Posted in Business, Real Estate Comments Off 11.06.2008 on 14:33.


Real Estate Markets and Their Price Spreads

The price difference between various real estate markets is what many people try to profit from. This is called a price spread. For example, Manhattan residential real estate prices are roughly $1000 a square foot while Downtown Jersey City and other equivalent outlying urban areas of Manhattan might be $550 a square foot, a price [...]

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Posted in Real Estate Comments Off 3.03.2008 on 00:22.


Mortgage non-payer and ‘squatter’ awarded house

Djabar Babai has gone from being heavily in debt to his mortgage lender to outright home owner in one fell swoop, thanks to a favourable ruling by Appeal Court judges. The decision has catapulted the unemployed, failed businessman from being virtually penniless into an extremely comfortable financial position, as the court awarded Babai his home [...]

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Posted in Finances, Real Estate Comments Off 29.02.2008 on 12:40.


Purchasing Property Overseas: Bulgaria’s Eastern Promise

<p> With the UK housing market as expensive as ever, those looking to buy into property are continually seeking more profitable, better value places to invest in. People seeking overseas property can be broken down into two broad categories. Firstly, there are those who are buying purely for investment purposes. This group tend to buy [...]

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Posted in Real Estate, Travel and Tourism Comments Off 19.02.2008 on 13:06.


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