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Property Archive
Home information packs
The panacea to simplifying house purchase procedures?
From 1 June, house sellers in England and Wales have to produce a home information pack (HIP) containing title deeds, local searches and an energy performance certificate.
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On the move
 How much will it cost?
Complete the following table and add up the costs for an idea of how much it will cost you to move. Read more
One-minute guide to buy to let
The amateur landlord
Low interest rates, special buy-to-let mortgage schemes and rising property prices have attracted many thousands of people into becoming amateur landlords. Read more
Record family help for first-time buyers
Record numbers of first-time buyers received substantial help last year as family members used their own assets to help to get them on to the property ladder.
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Remortgaging
Your questions answered
Moving mortgage without moving house can be both painless and inexpensive. If you have had your existing loan for some time and are paying your lender’s standard variable rate, or have come to the end of a discount or fixed scheme, then you will have a wide choice of new loans to consider.
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Surveying your options
What is right for you?
Before you agree to buy a property, it’s usually prudent to arrange for either a home-buyer’s survey and valuation or a building survey to be carried out on your behalf, if appropriate. A survey is optional but it will provide you with peace of mind and details of any problems with or work that needs to be carried out on your property.
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Things to remember
Removals
Most professional removal firms are members of the British Association of Removers so that are protected by the Association’s code of practice. Read more
Which mortgage
Discover your options - ISA mortgages
ISA-backed mortgages have not yet caught the imagination of the mortgage consumer. The advantage of these packages are that you have the facility to choose your own ISA provider, if you choose to regularly review the performance and switch funds or change provider if the performance has not been satisfactory...Read more
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Rising Mortgage Costs
A recent analysis of government data
by mform.co.uk shows that the average family mortgage bill has risen by more than 40% form £4,586 in 2001/2 to almost £6,620 in 2005/6 and looks set to hit £7,000 a year this year.
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