I like haggling – I especially like cyber-haggling, which is what you can do when you use a site like buy.com.  The guy who runs it, Howie Mandel, is passionate about getting the best possible sale prices and you will save hours of searching if you trust in the fact that he has already trawled the net on your behalf. ... More

I am now serious about my property investment, I have to be – that investment is vital for supplementing my pension. I own one house that I was living in until recently then I let it out. There was no mortgage on the property so all the capital was tied up in the house and that made the yield very low. Yield in my view,... More

Conveyancing solicitors offer fixed price house conveyancing for house purchase, sales and also for remortgaging. They will quote you a cost for their conveyancing services, plus disbursements. The only problem can be that solicitors don’t always specify the cost of the disbursements so you could still get a nasty surprise.... More

It would be an understatement to say I have been thinking about home improvement recently – I have thought of almost nothing else. My Mum is looking to move house and whenever we view a property we have to weigh up the location of the house against the costs of bathroom remodelling, for example. Then today we saw a nice flat... More