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The recession in the UK and the inability to get credit has resulted in an estimated 165,000 British households suffering at the hands of illegal money lenders. The Office of Fair Trading is taking part in a campaign to warn people of the dangers of loan sharks that charge exorbitant interest and use violence and threats […]

19/05/10-The Australian Dollar, which has enjoyed enormous strength against sterling over the last 18 months, finally showed some signs of weakness today on the back of comments from the Reserve Bank and global movement of investments into US Dollars.   In a rare piece of good news for those of you who need to transfer

Prince Charles alleged role in changing the plans laid down for a modern development on one of London’s most expensive building plots in Chelsea has come under scrutiny. A court case where property developers are suing developers Qatari Diar for £81 million for breach of contract reveals the extent that the Prince become involved in

Home Information Packs or HIPs are set to be scrapped by the new coalition government but Energy Performance Certificates are set to remain.   The much awaited publication of the Coalition Agreement makes it clear that the new Government will scrap HIPs whilst retaining Energy Performance Certificates. A HIP is required under law before a homeowner

Overseas property owners living in Spain will take some comfort in the fact that official figures reveal that Spanish property prices are slowing in decline. The decline in values of Spanish property fell at a slower pace in the first quarter, dropping 4.5%.   The reality of the housing market in Spain is that the

Overseas property owners in Spain that sold their homes and were charged Spanish capital gains tax are now entitled to a refund which on average could amount to £13,5000. The news has led to a flood of claims which labels the Spanish authorities as acting in a decimator manner    The recent ruling by the

The Cypriot property market which had been served a double blow from title deed rows and the economic downturn appears to have got over the worst with house price gains and investment from Qatar    Some welcome statistics from the Department of Lands and Surveys show that property sales were up 11% in April compared

The Daily Mail highlighted Turkey and in particular Belek as the next Algarve as the regions golfing community grows with 21 golf courses with several more planned Golf has always attracted overseas property buyers and the sight of stunning green golf courses along with 5 star hotels will always make any would be investor take

Good house price news from the US came in the form of house price gains for HonoluluHawaii which has seen a 3.3% increase from three months ago, the highest growth of any metro area in the country.   According to data from Clear Capital Show Honolulu was not the only US region to see positive

Investing in Dubai by overseas property investors is set to return but as a Homesgofast.com executive points out it will be to a different type of international real estate investor buying in Dubai. Dubai appears to have turned the corner with UAE officials recently stating that talks on reducing the $24.8 billion Dubai debt were going