Thousands of people earning over £100,000 living in council houses...

New plans are being drawn up that will save the taxpayer over £100million by demanding that people pay the market rate of their property or move out? Most people are expected to refuse to pay the massive increases and to leave their properties instead as they could probably expect to live in better areas if they were paying the market rate. Almost 720,000 people (a fifth of council households) earn over the national average wage. For some London properties, tenants would have to pay £70,000 a year more than they are charged at the moment if they were renting their homes on the open market. Ministers believe voters will be ‘staggered’ to learn that people on such high incomes enjoy council homes subsidised by the taxpayer. Need conveyancing? Visit www.helpfulconveyancing.co.uk

After 6 years on the Market, Britain's tackiest house has sold!

Bigger than both Buckingham Palace and Hampton Court, Updown Court in Windlesham in Surrey stands as Britain's biggest repossession set in 58 acres of countryside. The mansion has been described as “a touch of California in the rolling fields of Surrey”, and boasts 27 bedrooms a banqueting hall, a panic room with its own ancillary air conditioning, a heated marble driveway, a master bedroom with its own pool and a bowling alley. The new owner, an unnamed Middle Eastern businessman who paid £36 million, will live in a space 30 times larger than the average family home embellished with five acres of marble and 24-carat gold mosaics. if you are planning on moving home, perhaps to somewhere without the 24 carat mosaics and banquet hall, and you need conveyancing, compare conveyancing prices with us FREE today! Www.helpfulconveyancing.co.uk

Most popular bank for house deposits? 'Bank of Granny and Grandad'...

A recent report has revealed that millions of young people continue to rely on the Bank of Mum and Dad for their only option if they wanted to jump on the property ladder. However hard times have hit and now increasing numbers of young people are tapping into the Bank of Granny and Grandad to help them with deposits for their first homes. need conveyancing? Visit us for your free quote today!! Www.helpfulconveyancing.co.uk

Simon Cowell could lose millions in Barbados resort battle | Mail Online

A spectacular Caribbean resort in which Simon Cowell and Andrew Lloyd Webber have invested millions of pounds is embroiled in a legal dispute amid fears it may never be completed. The hotel and villa development in Barbados was billed as the ultimate millionaire’s hideaway, with investors tempted by plans showing luxury Balinese-style properties overlooking coral-white beaches. Villas on the 32-acre Paradise Beach site, which cost up to £18 million, come with an infinity pool, cinema, gym and wine cellar. Posted by Simon Bayliss. at Sunday, February 05, 2012 At Oxfordhomesdirect.blogspot.com For your conveyancing solutions visit www.helpfulconveyancing.co.uk

Boost in Birmingham's housing Market due to high speed link on the horizon....

A brand new high speed railway between Birmingham and London, which is scheduled to have completed it's first phase in 2026, is looking like VERY good news for home owners in Birmingham According to Savills, by cutting only one minute off a commuter train journey from Birmingham to London, £1,300 is added to the price of the average terrace home, while increasing the price of a detached property by £2,250 for every minute saved. Need conveyancing? Visit us!! Www.helpfulconveyancing.co.uk

Property firm in Belfast goes into administration with £50million debts

After Belfast property firm, Herd Estates, entered administration in December, the administrators have taken control of a 500 acre estate in Scotland as well as a collection of antique paintings in an attempt to make up a proportion of the £50million owed. The company primarily owned a large number of high street shop units in towns across the UK. It came under pressure as a result of the property crash and after the firm could not find a buyer for its core assets the administrator was appointed. For your conveyancing solutions visit us!! Www.helpfulconveyancing.co.uk

Chelsea Building Society fix mortgage deal at 3.19% on record low five year plan....

Chelsea Building Society Have recently launched record low rates on five-year mortgage deals at only 3.19% which could potentially spark a new battle to offer homeowners cheap money. However, it is only those who have a large deposit saved up or a decent amount of equity who will be lucky enough to be able to access these super low rates. The Chelsea deal is aimed at those house hunters who are looking to borrow up to 70% of the property’s value. Despite the headline rate being the lowest ever offered, it does come with a sizeable product fee of £1,495! Need conveyancing? Compare conveyancing with us! Www.helpfulconveyancing.co.uk