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One in five homes in the UK is affected by dreaded sign of streaming windows and black mould during winter. Daily tasks such as bathing, showering, cooking and washing are main attributes to condensation problems as they produce a significant amount of moisture. Believe it or...

The first week of 2012 saw asking prices for property rise by 1.4%, although prices are still down 0.8% on the month, according to the latest Rightmove House Price Index. Rightmove says this is an early indicator that a new seller shortage is likely to underpin prices this year....

Housing benefit caps to welfare payments that came into force this week will make 810,000 private rented homes unaffordable for tenants on housing benefit, it has been claimed. Already, one local council in London has announced that it is planning how to help private tenants move...

The Land Registry reviews for 2011 the average price paid for a property in England and Wales in 2011 was ?161,727, compared to ?164,916 in 2010. The most expensive property sold in England and Wales during the period was a ?19.25 million detached house in Hampstead, north...

The Halifax empty homes report, which includes all private and public empty homes including those vacant for less than six months, jumped from 650,127 in April 2010 to 662,105 in the same period this year. The number of long term private homes in England has however fallen to...

Self-cert and fast-track mortgages banned by the FSA, but income verification can however be outsourced to an intermediary with appropriate systems and controls in place. The lender will be responsible for ensuring that verification of income happens in every case and will be...

All UK regions repossessions set to rise with a modest increases in both the rate and number of repossessions, although Northern Ireland will experience a repossession rate more than four times higher than the South West of England, the data shows. Damian Riley, HML director of...

Last year almost 75% FTBs locked out of the property market. Around 20% and above was the level typically seen pre-credit crunch. The only region in the UK above that level was London with 41.9% of potential first-time buyers able to purchase within 12 months. More than half of...