Nationwide building society have released their latest property market report which shows that prices rose again in June but only struggled to find a 0.1% increase.
The End of House Price Rises? – Nationwide Report
June 30th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in News, Property Market | 8 Comments »
How to Sell to Rent Back Schemes
June 28th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Financial Products, Property Market | 3 Comments »
The latest craze to affect the property market is “sell to rent back scheme”. You’ll see lots of adverts on national television (usually during the daytime) and it seems every week there is another leaflet through the door. These schemes have a bad reputation, but is that justified?
The Future of Property Conveyancing
June 21st, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Legal, Property Conveyancing | 6 Comments »
The modern conveyancing system in England & Wales was born in 1925, with the introduction of the Law of Property Act 1925 and Land Registration Act 1925.
Before we can look at where property conveyancing is going we must look at where we have come from.
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Google brings Property Search Functionality to the UK
June 17th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in News, Property Market, Property Portals | 7 Comments »
Google UK has finally moved into the UK property market by adding additional property search functionality to Google Maps. Initial reports indicate Google have willing partners in Countrywide estate agents, Zoopla and Trinity Mirror with Rightmove as the obvious missing player in the development so far.
Annual House Price Rise Breaks 10%
June 16th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in News, Property Market | 4 Comments »
House prices were 10.1% higher in April 2010 than in April 2009, gaining 0.4% during March 2010 alone.
Speculative Sellers Return, Hip Hip Hooray
June 15th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Home Information Packs, News, Property Market | 2 Comments »
Estate agents Countrywide and property portal Rightmove say they have seen a 35% increase in new properties for sale since the coalition governement announced HIPS were suspended, on 21 May.
Where Now for Energy Assessors and the Industry?
June 14th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Energy Assessors, EPC | 5 Comments »
Many energy assessors are wondering what to do now since HIPs have been scrapped and the validity of the EPC for sales purposes has in effect been extended to 10 years. The fear is non-compliance rises due to the absence of the HIP, similar to we see in Northern Ireland and the commercial EPC market.
Making an Application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT)
June 14th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Landlords, Legal | Comments Off on Making an Application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT)
The leasehold valuation tribunal is part of the Residential Property Tribunal Service and is a body set up to decide cases of dispute between landlord and tenant.
Islamic Mortgages and Why They’re Not Just for Muslims
June 10th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Legal, Property Conveyancing | 5 Comments »
Islamic Mortgages and not just for Muslims which may come as a suprise for some. However, an Islamic mortgage does have its differences.
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Guide to Extending a Leaseholder’s Lease
June 5th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Land Registry, Landlords, Legal, Property Conveyancing | 2 Comments »
In our guide to lease extensions, we look at how a leaseholder can extend their lease and what pitfalls you should look out for.
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Property Professionals – Open letter to Barclays Partner Finance
June 3rd, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Energy Assessors, EPC, Press Releases | 46 Comments »
To the Directors and Shareholders of Barclays PLC and HSBC Holdings PLC
In the Matter of Property Professionals + Ltd (in administration)
This letter is addressed to Barclays PLC in its capacity as the owners of Barclays Partner Finance, a company which had a trading arrangement with Property Professionals + Ltd (PP+) by which finance packages were sold to candidates for training at the four centres operated by PP+.