Archive | July, 2007
How people start to search for a home
People searching for homes are doing so more and more from the comfort of their own computer screen. Halifax Estate Agents have carried out research which shows that 29% of house hunters begin their search for property on the internet. The study also says that people moving home are three times as likely to start [...]
Continue reading...BT’s new credit card reward scheme
5. July 2007
To attract new and keep current customers BT has launched a new credit card which helps customers to cut their bills as they spend. It says that it will take 1p off telephone or broadband bills for every £2 a customer spends on the new card up to £250 and then take off 1p for [...]
Continue reading...Buy to let popular with over-55s
4. July 2007
Latest research suggests that the buy-to-let boom is being boosted by parents who are giving a helping hand to their children. It seems that parents represent nearly 25% of people who are planning to make an -investment into buy-to-lets over the next six months. Strong property prices and tax relief from the government to the [...]
Continue reading...Plan for HIPs about to change again
3. July 2007
The controversial Home Information Packs (HIPs) are in the news again. Already postponed from a 1 June introduction to 1 August and changed to only included homes with four bedrooms and more, it appears that a further revision is in the offing, with ministers now considering forcing the scheme on three bedroom homes from the [...]
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6. July 2007
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