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Why has council tax risen so much more than inflation? Do you think this is a big rip-off? Item 1998 2008 Change Council Tax* ?616.51 ?1,435 +123% Bread ?0.51 ?1 +98% Av. Wage/Week ?260 ?367 +41% Pint of Milk ?0.35 ?0.39 +11.4% * for Band D property.

Citizens Advice (CAB) has seen a dramatic surge in consumers seeking help with mortgage arrears cases in 2008. In the first two months of the year, Citizens Advice Bureaux across England and Wales saw mortgage arrears enquiries climb by 35 per cent compared to early 2007 –...

Panicked sellers hike prices bringing a raft of high-value properties come to market, pushing up asking prices, Home.co.uk research has shown. City workers cashing in on their investments were pinpointed by the firm’s Asking Price Index Report as key drivers of this...

FTBs are being squeezed out of the housing market by unaffordable mortgage deposits? Katie Tucker of Online mortgage Broker Charcol, revealed: ?A tend towards larger deposits could signal a shift in the mortgage market and, consequently, the housing market. The mortgage market is...

Struggling homebuyers were given no relief by the Chancellor who failed to increase stamp duty thresholds in the budget 2008, although there will be some help for those in shared ownership schemes. The Chancellor announced that buyers who purchase 80 per cent of the value of...

CLOUDS are gathering over the UK property market, according to the estate agent Savills, but the ensuing storm should be shortlived. The agent predicts a turbulent half-year ahead, with prime Central London property to suffer falls of 3 per cent and the rest of the country...

The balance of surveyors reporting house prices continue to fall in January, says RICS? UK housing market survey published today. It is reported that the RICS house price balance dropped for the sixth month in succession signalling half a year of negative market sentiment. Almost...

This property was purchased just before Christmas and we achieved a 3 week turn around on the refurbishment project. Aubourn Avenue Before Refurbishment   Aubourn Avenue After Refurbishment to follow…..