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Home Buying Guide
Buying at an auction
Buying Off-Plan
Buying Abroad
Mortgages Explained
Structural Survey
Property Hotspots
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*** PROPERTY NEWS & RESEARCH REPORTS ***

OFT BANS TWO EAST LONDON ESTATE AGENTS

For Sale sign. Image copyright of iStockphoto.

The Office of Fair Trading has made prohibition orders against two East London estate agents, Azad Azam & Sheena Khan, banning them from engaging in estate agency work. Azam and Khan were directors of London and Essex Estates in Leytonstone.

AMANDA LAMB BUILDS FUTURES IN INDIA FOR SHELTER

TV presenter Amanda Lamb visited Pondicherry in India to build better futures for families affected by the tsunami in aid of housing and homelessness charity Shelter. Amanda joined a team of thirteen volunteers to help build homes for families who had lost theirs during the 2004 tsunami.

RICH INDIANS CHASE HIGH-END PROPERTIES IN BRITAIN

The number of prosperous Indians, including Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, seeking to buy high-end property in London and elsewhere in Britain is growing exponentially, and most are willing to pay well over £1 million for a place under the British sun.

PRIVATE INVESTORS TO HELP DELIVER MORE FAMILY HOMES

Mayor of London Ken Livingstone today called for more homes with three or more bedrooms to be built in the capital and for improvements to the way that private new rented housing is managed on some new developments.

** HOME BUYERS & SELLERS GUIDE**

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO BUYING A HOME

Look around several properties before you decide.

Buying a home and taking on a mortgage is probably the biggest financial decision you'll ever make, so it's important that you're armed with the facts and go into the process with your eyes open. Admittedly, it's a complicated system with plenty of pitfalls, but if you're shelling out money on rent it's a more sensible use for your money.

MORTGAGES EXPLAINED

Mortgages can be a financial minefield, so make sure you get good, honest advice before you buy.

You might think there's nothing simpler than buying a house - you find a place to call home, borrow the money to pay for it and then move in. Well, that's the theory anyway. Unfortunately, the reality can be a bit more complicated. Some of the problems lie in getting the right mortgage for your needs.

COMMISSIONING A STRUCTURAL SURVEY

Old and unusual properties are most likely to need a full survey

Do you know your way around the different types of property survey? Most people buy a house on the strength of a valuation report, which is a type of survey carried out primarily to satisfy the lender that the house is worth the asking price!

CAN YOU PICK A FUTURE PROPERTY 'HOTSPOT'?

For housebuyers in search of an inflation-beating property investment, the big question that they will be asking themselves is: How on earth do I buy into a future hotspot? And which other factors are likely to create an area that's on the up? According to a Bradford & Bingley Estate Agents' (BBEA) report, there are at least four indicators to look for.

HAMMERING OUT A PROPERTY BARGAIN AT AN AUCTION

Buying a property at auction need not be scary if you follow a few simple rules.

As competition for properties is hotter than ever, a growing number of newbies are considering seeking a new home via an auction, rather than through the traditional channels. RICS says that auctions currently account for around five per cent of all property transactions in the UK.

BUYING YOUR HOME 'OFF-PLAN'

Offplan buyers can watch their homes take shape from the ground up.

Some say house prices are about to drop, others say they are rising. But how do you buy if there's nothing suitable on the market? One increasingly popular option is the 'off-plan' purchase, in which you buy a house on a new development without having seen your bricks and mortar.

BUYING ABROAD

Ever dream of cashing in your chips and moving overseas? If so, you're not alone. One in three Britons are plotting their escape from these islands to live abroad. But if you're one of the many people dead set on escaping to paradise, there are a few things you need to consider.

SELLING YOUR HOUSE

Selling a house can be just a fraught with problems as buying one!

When a house or flat is put up for sale, a complex process begins that can ultimately involve upwards of 20 people and firms. It's not just a question of the buyer and seller - at some stage your house sale is more than likely to involve an estate agent, a solicitor, a lender and a structural surveyor.

ANDREW WINTER'S TOP TIPS ON 'SELLING HOUSES'

Channel 4 presenter Andrew Winter gives his top tips for 'Selling Houses'

With the combination of rocketing property prices and expensive moving costs, many UK homeowners are being forced to improve, rather than move home this year. It's becoming increasingly important that we make the right improvement to our homes in order to get the best price when we come to sell it.

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