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The average five-year fixed mortgage rate fell below 6% for the first time in seven weeks on Tuesday, and remained there on Wednesday, the financial information service Moneyfacts said.

Moving house is a challenge, but also an opportunity. You have the challenge of packing up your life and transporting it to a new location. You also have the opportunity to get a better deal on your broadband and other utilities.

Packing and moving may be a slog but saving money on your broadband doesn’t have to be!

There are definitely shades of psychology behind buying and selling property, with ‘love at first sight’, ‘gut feelings’ and ‘the heart ruling the head’ coming into play when making decisions. For sellers, how your home makes a potential buyer feel could be the difference between an offer and a ‘thanks, but no thanks’.

After marketing your property for rent and going through the process of viewings, applications and references, you can finally rest easy, knowing that you’ve chosen a great tenant for your home and they are happy and settling in.
You have signed a 12-month contract with them, so you know you won’t have to go through this process again for at least 12 months and can relax a little.

Any letting agent worth their salt will undertake reference checks on potential tenants. Referencing is a vetting process to ensure only the most genuine, trustworthy and financially-sound renters can reserve a property.

In May and June this year, there was a small dip in the asking prices of properties for sale in Wellingborough. This is usually expected during this period as people are away on holiday and/or are enjoying the summer weather.
Since this dip, the average asking price has risen for four consecutive months, reaching it’s current high of £271,923, 4.4% higher than the ‘mini-dip’ in June and 21.6% higher than in January 2021.

It was all change across the UK in October, starting in England. It was only a month ago that we wrote about a new Prime Minister and Chancellor at the helm. Unbelievably, we are reporting the very same news a matter of weeks later, swapping Liz Truss for Rishi Sunak and Kwasi Kwarteng for Jeremy Hunt.

In May and June this year, there was a small dip in the asking prices of properties for sale in Wellingborough. This is usually expected during this period as people are away on holiday and/or are enjoying the summer weather.

Are You A Landlord?

Did you know there are over 300 laws and regulations that apply to the private rented sector?

These are just some of the fines (and prison sentences) YOU could face if your property isn’t up to regulations?

The relationship between parents and their children is commonly lifelong but there comes a time when the apron strings are cut and the brood flies the nest. It’s a stage in life when many parents, perhaps reaching retirement age, make a number of lifestyle changes.

Despite rising inflation, interest rates and general cost of living, Barclays and a handful of other banks are predicting that house prices in the UK will continue to grow.

Barclays said on Wednesday that while higher interest rates are expected to adversely impact housing markets in major economies, house price growth should remain “positive over the forecast horizon.”

The latest Statistical Briefing from The Dispute Service – which uses data from the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, SafeDeposits Scotland and TDS Northern Ireland – has highlighted the top three reasons for deposit disputes across the UK during 2021-2022.