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- Rent insurance "very important" for new landlords
- The credit crunch has created a greater need for rent protection insurance among new landlords, one industry expert has argued.
- Government urged to help first-time buyers
- First-time buyers need help from the government in order to secure a mortgage, shadow chancellor for the Liberal Democrats Vince Cable has said.
- Expert: Bargain houses are available now
- Sellers that are desperate to find a buyer for their property may provide bargains for house hunters, according to Helen Adams of FirstRungNow.com.
- South-east 'targeted' by home movers
- London and the south-east have seen a boost in population over the past decade due to an increasing number of people moving to the areas from elsewhere in the UK, a new study from HBOS has found.
- Landlords taking a "gamble" with no rent insurance
- Landlords who do not take out rent insurance protection are taking a "gamble", according to the head of one property insurance firm.
- 'Poor' housing market resulting in low mortgage lending
- Mortgage lending levels are remaining low due to the current poor state of the housing market, the Building Societies Association has stated.
- First direct provides 'most competitive' SVR mortgages
- Customers who took out a £100,000 interest-only mortgage with First direct in 2008 paid £5,918.16, making the lender the most competitive in the standard variable rate market.
- New year to bring 'increase' in property value
- An increase in housing market activity is likely to result in rising house prices in London and across England, one estate agency has claimed.
- 'Changes needed' for letting agent regulation
- The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has called for licensing requirements for letting agents to be introduced in the coming year.