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| Buying a house in the UK can be complicated, but it doesn't have to be. Follow our advice to make the process as smooth as possible ... |
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| Although house price rises are slowing throughout the rest of the UK, they are continuing to accelerate in Central London, despite five interest rate rises in the past year. Despite slowing throughout the rest of the UK, the value of property in Central London continued to rise in June 2007, with an increase of 1.8% on the previous month’s prices, according to figures recently published by estate agents RightMove. |
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| All 3 bedroom properties released onto the housing market from 10th September 2007 will require a Home Information Pack by law or the person marketing the property, or the seller for private selling, will be subject to a £200 fine for every occasion they are caught marketing without a HIP. |
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| The verb "gazump" means to refuse to formalise a sale agreement at the last minute in order to accept a higher offer. The word is thought by some people to have come from the Yiddish word gazumph meaning to swindle or overcharge, which became gangster slang in the 1920s. |
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