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Property value could be reduced by bungled DIY work

Many analysts and industry professionals have predicted that the value of properties in many parts of the UK could plummet over the course of this year, and as a result of this many homeowners could see thousands of pounds shaved off the value of their homes. However, some homeowners could be making the situation worse for [...]

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HIPs Causing Delays

The much-maligned Home Information Packs (HIPs) were meant to help speed up the sales of houses. However, so far they are having the opposite effect. The Government claimed that the information in the packs would only take a week to pull together, but pack providers and estate agents say this has been unrealistic, and the packs [...]

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The big house flip

Grade-II listed house, Witanhurst is set on Highgate Hill, in five acres of grounds. The house is the second largest in London, behind Buckingham Palace, but has been largely empty in recent years, though it was used for some periods as the base for the BBC reality TV show Fame Academy. However, despite the fact [...]

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London house prices fall

London house prices have fallen backwards for the first time this year. Often seen as the engine of the property market across the country, asking prices in the capital have fallen for the first time in 2007. In London the average asking price was £394,268 in July, up by 23.4% in a year, but down by [...]

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