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Buying and Selling; Renting and Letting, Renovate or Convert; Develop and Build; Property Investment; Property Franchises; Holiday Homes and Historic or Unusual.

Buying and Selling	--	--
Buying Myth No.5 - A Mortgage Valuation is a Survey	First Time Buyer Myth No.1 - You Can't Trust Anyone	First Time Buyer Myth No.2 - It's simple ... isn't it?
Buying Myth No.2 - All Estate Agents are the same	Buying Myth No.3 - You must talk to our mortgage broker!	Buying Myth No.4 - All Cracks are Bad
Avoiding a £500 survey could cost buyers nearly £2,000!	Disused Farm Buildings could be used for Affordable Housing	Buying Myth No.1 - The perfect property IS out there
House Auction Prices - a distinct lack of activity in August!	New Built Homes Performing OK	What impact will the Spending Cuts have on Buying and Selling in 2011?
First Time Buyer Guide	Tips for Selling a House	House Property Prices - Is there dwindling activity in the Housing Market?
Buy to Let Companies	Cost of Selling a House	Property Books
Property Renovation for Sale	Buy to Let in UK	Buy to Let Houses
Property Sale Price	Capital Gains Tax Property Sale	The Property Ladder
First Time Buyer Home	100 Mortgages for First Time Buyers	Residential Property Sale
New Built Houses Managing to Hold Value	House Auction Prices - Market Cooling	Land Prices UK - Residential, Agricultural and Development
First time buyer mortgage deals	Pitfalls of BMV Properties	Prices of Houses Sold - Media Reporting
Sarah Beeny’s New Property Show: Help! My House is Falling Down	Kate Faulkner’s Top 10 Property Survey Tips!	Kate’s 10 Property Survey Tips for Buyers!
Number of Property Repossessions Falling	Mortgage Best Buys	House Moving Tips and Free Move Day Checklist
How to sell a property in a falling market	Flat Living is Launching Nationwide Leaseholders Roadshows	BBC Radio Nottingham Property Market Update with Frances Finn
Is the Housing Market Really Slowing?	New Homes suffering from a lack of buyers	Top Five Websites to Help you Value your Home
House Auction Prices - Market Continues to Stall	How to check out the Local Property Market	What to ask the Agents to better understand your Local Property Market
Advice for Buyers and Sellers for the rest of 2010!	Be Alarmed – Be Very Alarmed!	Moving House Tips - Moving with Pets
Calling all Buyers: Don’t rush into buying a property!	Property Selling Advice - New research reveals how to maximise your home's value!	House Property Prices - Market Snapshot
Is now a good time to Buy or Sell Property Overseas?	Prices of New Homes in UK remain steady	The Legal Steps to Buying and Selling
Think of the House Purchase Costs when Viewing Properties	How to Make and Accept an Offer	Are House Auction Prices improving ... or is it just a one off?
Property Price News - New builds continue to be great value for money	Top Tips for Picking Removal Services	Essential steps to a stress free moving day
Are you living in a lucky house?	Kate Faulkner presents her local property report on BBC Radio Nottingham	House Property Prices - Is the media causing optimistic asking prices?
Moving House Costs	A Room Design Plan to make the most of the Space in Your Home	Buying and Selling Property - when the property chain breaks
Why isn't my House Selling?	Interior Styles and Room Colour Schemes	Investing in a tenant-grabbing property
You’ve got to Spend Money to Make Money	Property Price News - Are we heading for the dreaded 'double dip'?	New Build Housing Market experiences a 'price spurt'!
What effect will an increase in Capital Gains Property Tax have on the market?	Are better mortgages REALLY available?	When will people buy property and borrow again?
Better First Time Buyer Mortgage Deals	Another Housing Minister is announced!	Mortgage Repossessions Remain Lower than Expected
Is now the Time to Buy or Sell Property Abroad?	Mortgage Deposit for a House Purchase	Coalition Government: Property Industry has its say
How to Sell a Property in a Slow Market	Selling Property Privately or with an Estate Agent?	How useful is a Sold Property Price?
Homeowners not using Low Interest Rates to Overpay Mortgage!	BIS announcement on Post Office Banking and Financial Services	First Time Buyers Advice in the UK
UK Reits Survey - Market to Stabilise	Kate Faulkner featured on BBC Radio Nottingham with Frances Finn!	Is the Post Office going to offer one of the Best First Time Buyers' Mortgages?
Housing market predictions and property sold prices - should we be getting excited?	FSA fines and bans former Northern Rock Deputy Chief Executive and Credit Director	New Spring/Summer Fabric Collections
Quick Sale Top 10 Tips	Selling and Buying Property Top 10 Need to Knows!	Buying a House - 10 Ways to Exploit a Buyer's Market
Is this one of the best times to buy a new home?	Property Investment is NOT a Passive Pastime!	I Can't Pay my Mortgage!
New Build Buyers get more Protection!	Five reasons why you should think about what type of property to buy	Top 10 Checks to Make when Buying a Period Property
Nottingham Property Market Performance	Retirement Planning for High Earners	Labour? Lib Dems? Conservatives? Whose property and housing policies should you vote for?
Property Auction Market	Property Investing in 2010	Are you in the market for a property abroad?
A golden age for fiftysomethings	House Price Market Update for February 2010	How is the new build homes market faring?
What are the financial implications of buying and living abroad?	What are the legal differences when buying and living abroad?	Property investment clubs return with new sales pitch
First Time Buyers Desperately Need Independent Advice!	New Interior Design Trends for 2010!	What do you need to know when buying abroad?
How to Sell a Period Home	Kate Faulkner comments on the Office of Fair Trading Report on Home Buying and Selling	How to Find the Best Estate Agent when Selling a Period Home
How to Sell a Rural Property	How to Find the Right Agent when Selling a Rural Home	How to Value a Rural Property for Sale
Is this the trend of property prices in a crisis?	Why is this company/individual so anti property?	Think you can trust lenders, mortgage advisors, surveyors and solicitors? Think Again!
Why do I need a Building Survey?	Act now to make money from your home!	Will house prices fall by 50%?
Top Five things you need to know when Reading a Home Information Pack to Buy a Home	A Surveyor	Top Five things you need to know when Choosing an Independent Surveyor
Kate Faulkner joins Leading Experts in the Housing Market at the Northern Ireland Housing Conference	A Home Information Pack (HIP)	Top Five things you need to know when Choosing a Home Information Pack to Sell Your Home
Working with Estate Agents	It’s official: Buying a home is more stressful than having a child!	Kate Faulkner Presents at the BFP Conference in London
Choosing a Legal Company to Buy and Sell your Home	Why do People Fall for Scams?	What is Buying at a Discount?
Has the Credit Crunch made Homes Affordable Again?	Kate’s Predictions for 2010	Choosing an Estate Agent to Sell your Home
Kate's Summary of the 2009 Property Markets	Who should you use to Sell your Property Privately?	Is Snow Impacting the Performance of the Property Market?
Are you eligible for £400 off your next boiler?	2010 – The Year of Saving for a Deposit!	What are the Pros and Cons of Selling Privately?
Top Five Tips to Buying a New Home in 2010	January 2010 Nottingham Property News with Kate Faulkner on BBC Radio Nottingham	New Year House Resolutions!
What to do if you are a Property Investor in 2010	Top Five Tips to Buying or Selling at Auction	Top Tips for Buy to Let Landlords in 2010
Buy to Let investors fret as property firm fails	What to do if you are a Buyer in 2010	What to do if you are a Seller in 2010
Build a passive income stream by investing in profitable boxes	Selling Inherited Property	Legal and Tax Implications of Inheriting a Home
Latest Property Market News	First Time Buyers Still Struggling to Raise a Deposit	Should you buy, sell, rent, renovate or build in 2010?
Should you buy before the stamp duty increase?	Need to sell fast? Why not try an ‘Open House Weekend’	Do properties in high performing school areas cost more?
Latest Nottingham Property News with Kate Faulkner - BBC Radio Nottingham	HIPS – when will the politics stop?	How to buy via an Estate Agent
Thinking of Renewing your Home Insurance?	What to consider when investing or buying overseas	New Planning Mediation Service launched by the RICS
When and How you should Sell your Property Investments	Many would be interested in how to go about buying and selling on for profit	Call for Managing Agents to work closer with Solicitors and Surveyors
First time investor: Where do you start?	What should you do differently in the current economic climate?	Why you Should Diversify your Property Investments
What’s the Bad News for Property Investors?	Have you checked your Property Portfolio will Deliver what YOU Want?	What’s Going to Happen to House Prices in 2010?
Five Options for a Quick Sale	Top Five Reasons why Houses DON’T Sell Fast!	What’s the Good News for Property Investors?
Selling a Flat	Is it Worth Buying a Holiday Home Overseas?	Top 5 things you need to know BEFORE you think about buying a home abroad!
Top 10 Things to Consider when one parent is poorly or needs care	Property Market Update	Selling a Holiday Home or Property Overseas
Leaving a Property Empty Long Term	What to do if a lone parent is moved into a residential/nursing home permanently	What are your options if you have one poorly parent and one well parent?
Stop, Look and Listen before you go for ‘no money’ down deals!	What should you do with your parents' home if they are put into care?	Lone parent goes into a residential/nursing home or hospital temporarily
Top Five Tips to Buying a Holiday Home	How do you market your property during a recession?	Is the lease on your property nearing the 80 year mark? If so, then it might be worth extending or buying the freehold!
Property investors - will prices fall further or is now a good time to buy?	Where do you buy in the UK? Next to new train lines!	Are property prices going up or down?
First time sellers - I can't sell, is there any point leaving my property on the market?	Trading up - what do you need to do to successfully sell and buy at the same time?	Trading down - is this the right time to be selling? Will you be losing money?
Top 10 Reasons why YOU should work with an Independent Financial Advisor	Sale and Rent Back Schemes are Regulated as of TODAY! 1st July 2009	First time buyers - should you buy or continue renting?
Top five things to watch out for when buying and selling an underpinned property	Top five things you need to know about thatched properties	Managing a Property of Non Standard Construction
Kate Faulkner’s Property Watch versus BBC1!	What will happen to the housing market over the coming months?	How do we solve the problem of Second Home Ownership?
Will the current potential solutions to encourage and expand rural village life work?	Will the budget help you and your property aspirations?	When will prices start picking up?
Top Five Reasons to Buy a New Build Property	Top 10 Tips for Buying or Investing in a Flat	Is it still acceptable to have a second home when so many people can’t afford one?
What is a fair price for my home?	Desperate to sell - What are my options?	No offers after six months
Varying valuations	No viewers for last two weeks	Right time to buy?
I can't get a mortgage	Make an offer that won't be rejected	I can't afford to buy
Finding the right property	Agents' price differences	Spot the bottom of the market
We all love a show home	Repossessions at auction up 85%	Preparing your home for sale
Top tips to stop repossession	Top tips to avoid repossession	Negative equity - should we worry?
Selling in a falling market	Value of property - should we worry?	Market turmoil - what should you do?
Sustainable and eco housing	State of the art homes	Legal changes - 1st October 08
What's happening to prices - Sept 08	How do you Compare Legal Fees?	Think about what type of property to buy
Top 10 checks - buying a period property	Buying a Home: Top Ten Dos and Don'ts	Selling a Home: Top Ten Dos and Don'ts

Renting and Letting	--	--
Landlord Action against Tenants who don't pay their rent
Landlords! Is Your Buy to Let a ‘Cinema’ or a ‘Ship’? Repairs Before the First Letting	What to do if you are Owed Money by a Property Investment Company	Housing Rental Market - Rent Rises on the Horizon?
Buy to Let Companies	Property Books	Good news and bad news for the Buy to Let Mortgage Market
Rent House UK	Buy to Let in UK	Buy to Let Houses
Housing Rental Market - Housing Stock Dropping	Capital Gains Tax Property Sale	Renting Property UK
Landlord Action Exposes Rogue Tenants on ITV's ‘Nightmare Tenants’	Pitfalls of BMV Properties	Working with Passive Investors to grow your Business
BBC Radio Nottingham Property Market Update with Frances Finn	Pros and Cons of Renting in a Falling Market	Housing Rental Market - Rents Rising, as predicted!
What’s the Future for the Lettings Industry?	House Auction Prices - Market Continues to Stall	Rental Market continues to stablise many areas
Some key considerations before you start investing in HMO property	Moving House Tips - Moving with Pets	Which Rental Tenancy Agreement?
Tenant Property Checklist	Why renting without using experts can leave you penniless and homeless!	Confessions of a Slum Landlord
Effects of budget and Capital Gains Tax on Buy to Let market likely to be minimal	Top Tips for Picking Removal Services	Essential steps to a stress free moving day
A Room Design Plan to make the most of the Space in Your Home	Renting Property Guide - The Importance of an Inventory	Kate Faulkner Summarises Lettings Market Trends at Lettings Live Awards
Investing in a tenant-grabbing property	Moving House Costs	Lettings Insurance
Another Housing Minister is announced!	Is the Housing Rental Market starting to stabilise?	Interior Styles and Room Colour Schemes
Kate Faulkner on BBC Radio Nottingham with Frances Finn!	Letting Property Advice	Coalition Government: Property Industry has its say
Fire Safety Regulations for HMO's - have you filled in your Risk Assessment?	Belvoir Rental Index shows stability in build up to General Election	Will the Rental Focus in Labour's Housing Manifesto Help or Hinder Buy to Let Landlords?
New Smart Deposit Solution offers landlords and agents an alternative to TDPS	Property Investment is NOT a Passive Pastime!	Planning permission required for renting property with three or more sharers!
What's happening in the rental market?	Latest news – renting on the rise!	National Landlords Association calls for TLC For Landlords
What Mortgage Regulation currently exists and how does it protect borrowers?	Why Should Buy to Let Mortgages be Regulated?	What are the issues that we need to address if Buy to Let Mortgages are Regulated?
New Interior Design Trends for 2010!	Property investment clubs return with new sales pitch	Why we should consider buy to let mortgages being regulated?
Kate Faulkner Presents at the BFP Conference in London	Think you can trust lenders, mortgage advisors, surveyors and solicitors? Think Again!	Positive start to 2010 Rental Figures for Belvoir
Is Snow Impacting the Performance of the Property Market?	Kate’s Predictions for 2010	Why do People Fall for Scams?
New Year House Resolutions!	Are you eligible for £400 off your next boiler?	Kate's Summary of the 2009 Property Markets
Top Tips for Tenants in 2010	Top Tips for Buy to Let Landlords in 2010	Belvoir Rental Index for December 09
Buy to Let investors fret as property firm fails	What to do if you are a Property Investor in 2010	Top Five Tips to Buying or Selling at Auction
Attention all Landlords – Act on Climate Change now and Save Money!	Insuring buy to let investments – Good value for money or not?	Is your rent really late?
Should you buy, sell, rent, renovate or build in 2010?	Benefit Claiming Tenants!	Legal and Tax Implications of Inheriting a Home
Watch out for Letting Agents Running off with your Cash!	Latest Property Market News	Rental rates on the rise? Overview of the rental market 2009-10
When and How you should Sell your Property Investments	Many would be interested in how to go about buying and selling on for profit	Thinking of Renewing your Home Insurance?
First time investor: Where do you start?	What should you do differently in the current economic climate?	Why you Should Diversify your Property Investments
What’s the Bad News for Property Investors?	Have you checked your Property Portfolio will Deliver what YOU Want?	What’s Going to Happen to House Prices in 2010?
What are your options if you have one poorly parent and one well parent?	Student Renting in the UK	What’s the Good News for Property Investors?
Leaving a Property Empty Long Term	Renting an Owned Property	What to do if a lone parent is moved into a residential/nursing home permanently
I instructed a letting agent on a ‘finder’s fee’ only, my tenant has been there for six months, my agent now wants a fee to just do the renewal paperwork, do I have to pay?	What should you do with your parents' home if they are put into care?	Lone parent goes into a residential/nursing home or hospital temporarily
What do I do if my tenant stops paying the rent?	When it’s time to switch your Letting Agent	What is the point of an Energy Performance Certificate?
Top Five Tips to Terminating a Tenancy Agreement	Top 10 Tips to Vacating a Rented Property	Are property prices going up or down?
Top Five Reasons why Property Inspections are Essential	Top 10 Reasons why YOU should work with an Independent Financial Advisor	Sale and Rent Back Schemes are Regulated as of TODAY! 1st July 2009
Top 10 Ways to Attract and Retain Your Tenants	Top Five Landlord Responsibilities to Tenants (When Moved In)	Top Five Tenant Responsibilities to Your Landlord
10 Ways to be the Best Tenant!	Five Ways to be the Best Landlord	How to Compare Letting Agents’ Property Management Services
Lets with Pets	Top Five Tips to be a Successful Buy to Let Investor	Top Five Reasons to use a Buy to Let Consultant
Rentals are going to be hot this summer	How do we solve the problem of Second Home Ownership?	Major holiday home tax break changes could cost you thousands!
Will the current potential solutions to encourage and expand rural village life work?	Is it still acceptable to have a second home when so many people can’t afford one?	Major holiday home tax break changes could cost you thousands!
Why not Build a Cashflow Positive 'Build to Let'?	Renting a Home: Top Ten Dos and Don'ts	Successful property investing
Top tips for buy to let investors	How to survive in buy to let	Letting a Home: Top Ten Dos and Don'ts
	Smart homes for smart landlords	Stick or Twist?

Renovate or Convert	--	--
House Modernisation	Property Renovation for Sale	How to Add Value to Your Home
Sarah Beeny’s New Property Show: Help! My House is Falling Down	Kate Faulkner’s Top 10 Property Survey Tips!	Kate’s 10 Property Survey Tips for Buyers!
Have a DIY work out in Wales!	Learn How to Repair a Timber Framed Building with SPAB	Don't DIY at Home without your iPhone!
Is bigger better ... when it comes to your television size?	Interior Styles and Room Colour Schemes	A Room Design Plan to make the most of the Space in Your Home
New Spring/Summer Fabric Collections	Converting a Garage into a Room	You’ve got to Spend Money to Make Money
Working with Estate Agents	Think you can trust lenders, mortgage advisors, surveyors and solicitors? Think Again!	New Interior Design Trends for 2010!
Kate's Summary of the 2009 Property Markets	Kate’s Predictions for 2010	Why do People Fall for Scams?
January 2010 Nottingham Property News with Kate Faulkner on BBC Radio Nottingham	New Year House Resolutions!	Are you eligible for £400 off your next boiler?
New Planning Mediation Service launched by the RICS	Join in on the The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings National Maintenance Week!	Should you buy, sell, rent, renovate or build in 2010?
Make sure you know how to Plan and Organise Property Renovation and Home Improvements	Hiring Builders and Professionals!	Planning Your Renovation & Home Improvements
How to Sign a Contract with a Builder or Tradesmen!	How to fix problems in your home	Costing your Property Renovation and Home Improvements
Create a new Bathroom for £4,000!	How to Cost Renovation Projects	10 Steps to Finding a Good Builder
How to Renovate your Bathroom	Renovate a Bathroom for just £150!	Renovate a Bathroom for just £1,000!
Renovate a Kitchen for just £500!	Renovate a Kitchen for just £2,500!	Renovating your Kitchen for £7,000!
Renovating a Home: Top Ten Dos and Don'ts	Converting a Home: Top Ten Dos and Don'ts	How to Renovate Your Kitchen
Making your mark on the planet	Successful home improvements	Creating an allergy free home

Develop and Build	-	--
How to Add Value to Your Home
Kate’s 10 Property Survey Tips for Buyers!	House Modernisation	Property Renovation for Sale
Don't DIY at Home without your iPhone!	Sarah Beeny’s New Property Show: Help! My House is Falling Down	Kate Faulkner’s Top 10 Property Survey Tips!
Garden Grabbing is Stopped	Have a DIY work out in Wales!	Learn How to Repair a Timber Framed Building with SPAB
Is bigger better ... when it comes to your television size?	Interior Styles and Room Colour Schemes	A Room Design Plan to make the most of the Space in Your Home
New Spring/Summer Fabric Collections	Converting a Garage into a Room	You’ve got to Spend Money to Make Money
Think you can trust lenders, mortgage advisors, surveyors and solicitors? Think Again!	New Interior Design Trends for 2010!	In the market for a plot of land?
Kate’s Predictions for 2010	Why do People Fall for Scams?	Working with Estate Agents
New Year House Resolutions!	Are you eligible for £400 off your next boiler?	Kate's Summary of the 2009 Property Markets
Latest Nottingham Property News with Kate Faulkner - BBC Radio Nottingham	Now IS the time to Build your Own Home!	Should you buy, sell, rent, renovate or build in 2010?
Could this be a Green and Cost Effective Solution to Creating an Office at Home?	Thinking of Renewing your Home Insurance?	New Planning Mediation Service launched by the RICS
Are property prices going up or down?	Planning Your Renovation & Home Improvements	Potential Changes for Self Employed Construction Workers!
Costing your Property Renovation and Home Improvements	Make sure you know how to Plan and Organise Property Renovation and Home Improvements	The Essential Guide to Finding a Good Builder or Tradesman!
10 Steps to Finding a Good Builder	How to Sign a Contract with a Builder or Tradesmen!	How to Cost Renovation Projects
Top Five Reasons to Build Your Own Home in 2009!	Can Self Build help to Overcome a Shortage of Properties in the UK?	Create a new Bathroom for £4,000!
Why not Build a Cashflow Positive 'Build to Let'?	Three Steps to Financing a Self Build	Build a Property: Top Ten Dos and Don'ts
Develop a Property: Top Ten Dos and Don'ts	Making your mark on the planet	Creating an allergy free home

Property Investment	--	--
Avoiding a £500 survey could cost buyers nearly £2,000!	Disused Farm Buildings could be used for Affordable Housing
What impact will the Spending Cuts have on Buying and Selling in 2011?	Landlord Action against Tenants who don't pay their rent	How to use leverage to make money from property investment
Housing Rental Market - Rent Rises on the Horizon?	House Property Prices - Is there dwindling activity in the Housing Market?	House Auction Prices - a distinct lack of activity in August!
Good news and bad news for the Buy to Let Mortgage Market	Landlords! Is Your Buy to Let a ‘Cinema’ or a ‘Ship’? Repairs Before the First Letting	What to do if you are Owed Money by a Property Investment Company
Cost of Selling a House	Property Books
Buy to Let Houses	Buy to Let Companies	How to Add Value to Your Home
The Property Ladder	Property Renovation for Sale	Buy to Let in UK
Residential Property Sale	Property Sale Price	Capital Gains Tax Property Sale
Overseas Property Market - Performing Economies Impact on Property Prices	Land Prices UK - Residential, Agricultural and Development	Property Investment in UK - Why many investors are struggling
New Built Houses Managing to Hold Value	House Auction Prices - Market Cooling	Housing Rental Market - Housing Stock Dropping
Pitfalls of BMV Properties	Working with Passive Investors to grow your Business	Prices of Houses Sold - Media Reporting
Kate Faulkner’s Top 10 Property Survey Tips!	Kate’s 10 Property Survey Tips for Buyers!	Landlord Action Exposes Rogue Tenants on ITV's ‘Nightmare Tenants’
Mortgage Best Buys	Housing Rental Market - Rents Rising, as predicted!	Sarah Beeny’s New Property Show: Help! My House is Falling Down
How to sell a property in a falling market	BBC Radio Nottingham Property Market Update with Frances Finn	Number of Property Repossessions Falling
Is the Housing Market Really Slowing?	Rental Market continues to stablise many areas	New Homes suffering from a lack of buyers
House Auction Prices - Market Continues to Stall	How to check out the Local Property Market	What to ask the Agents to better understand your Local Property Market
Some key considerations before you start investing in HMO property	Which Rental Tenancy Agreement?	What’s the Future for the Lettings Industry?
Confessions of a Slum Landlord	House Property Prices - Market Snapshot	Advice for Buyers and Sellers for the rest of 2010!
Is now a good time to Buy or Sell Property Overseas?	Prices of New Homes in UK remain steady	The Legal Steps to Buying and Selling
International Moves - Buying Property Abroad	Effects of budget and Capital Gains Tax on Buy to Let market likely to be minimal	Are House Auction Prices improving ... or is it just a one off?
Kate Faulkner presents her local property report on BBC Radio Nottingham	House Property Prices - Is the media causing optimistic asking prices?	Property Price News - New builds continue to be great value for money
Buying and Selling Property - when the property chain breaks	Renting Property Guide - The Importance of an Inventory	Kate Faulkner Summarises Lettings Market Trends at Lettings Live Awards
Moving House Costs	Lettings Insurance	A Room Design Plan to make the most of the Space in Your Home
New Build Housing Market experiences a 'price spurt'!	Interior Styles and Room Colour Schemes	Investing in a tenant-grabbing property
You’ve got to Spend Money to Make Money	Property Price News - Are we heading for the dreaded 'double dip'?	Is the Housing Rental Market starting to stabilise?
What effect will an increase in Capital Gains Property Tax have on the market?	Are better mortgages REALLY available?	When will people buy property and borrow again?
Coalition Government: Property Industry has its say	Another Housing Minister is announced!	Mortgage Repossessions Remain Lower than Expected
How useful is a Sold Property Price?	Is now the Time to Buy or Sell Property Abroad?	Letting Property Advice
Will the Rental Focus in Labour's Housing Manifesto Help or Hinder Buy to Let Landlords?	How to Sell a Property in a Slow Market	Selling Property Privately or with an Estate Agent?
Housing market predictions and property sold prices - should we be getting excited?	Belvoir Rental Index shows stability in build up to General Election	UK Reits Survey - Market to Stabilise
Buying a House - 10 Ways to Exploit a Buyer's Market	Planning permission required for renting property with three or more sharers!	Fire Safety Regulations for HMO's - have you filled in your Risk Assessment?
Top 10 Checks to Make when Buying a Period Property	Property Investment is NOT a Passive Pastime!	Quick Sale Top 10 Tips
National Landlords Association calls for TLC For Landlords	New Smart Deposit Solution offers landlords and agents an alternative to TDPS	New Build Buyers get more Protection!
Nottingham Property Market Performance	Retirement Planning for High Earners	Latest news – renting on the rise!
Property Auction Market	Property Investing in 2010	Are you in the market for a property abroad?
House Price Market Update for February 2010	What's happening in the rental market?	How is the new build homes market faring?
What Mortgage Regulation currently exists and how does it protect borrowers?	Why Should Buy to Let Mortgages be Regulated?	What are the issues that we need to address if Buy to Let Mortgages are Regulated?
New Interior Design Trends for 2010!	Property investment clubs return with new sales pitch	Why we should consider buy to let mortgages being regulated?
Kate Faulkner comments on the Office of Fair Trading Report on Home Buying and Selling	How to Find the Best Estate Agent when Selling a Period Home	First Time Buyers Desperately Need Independent Advice!
Think you can trust lenders, mortgage advisors, surveyors and solicitors? Think Again!	Positive start to 2010 Rental Figures for Belvoir	How to Sell a Period Home
Will house prices fall by 50%?	Is this the trend of property prices in a crisis?	Why is this company/individual so anti property?
A Surveyor	Top Five things you need to know when Choosing an Independent Surveyor	Why do I need a Building Survey?
A Home Information Pack (HIP)	Top Five things you need to know when Choosing a Home Information Pack to Sell Your Home	Top Five things you need to know when Reading a Home Information Pack to Buy a Home
Working with Estate Agents	Kate Faulkner Presents at the BFP Conference in London	Kate Faulkner joins Leading Experts in the Housing Market at the Northern Ireland Housing Conference
Choosing a Legal Company to Buy and Sell your Home	Why do People Fall for Scams?	What is Buying at a Discount?
Has the Credit Crunch made Homes Affordable Again?	Kate’s Predictions for 2010	Choosing an Estate Agent to Sell your Home
Kate's Summary of the 2009 Property Markets	Who should you use to Sell your Property Privately?	Is Snow Impacting the Performance of the Property Market?
New Year House Resolutions!	Are you eligible for £400 off your next boiler?	What are the Pros and Cons of Selling Privately?
Top Five Tips to Buying a New Home in 2010	January 2010 Nottingham Property News with Kate Faulkner on BBC Radio Nottingham	Belvoir Rental Index for December 09
What to do if you are a Property Investor in 2010	Top Five Tips to Buying or Selling at Auction	Top Tips for Buy to Let Landlords in 2010
Buy to Let investors fret as property firm fails	What to do if you are a Buyer in 2010	What to do if you are a Seller in 2010
Attention all Landlords – Act on Climate Change now and Save Money!	Insuring buy to let investments – Good value for money or not?	Is your rent really late?
Should you buy, sell, rent, renovate or build in 2010?	Build a passive income stream by investing in profitable boxes	Benefit Claiming Tenants!
Latest Property Market News	Rental rates on the rise? Overview of the rental market 2009-10	First Time Buyers Still Struggling to Raise a Deposit
Do properties in high performing school areas cost more?	Join in on the The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings National Maintenance Week!	Watch out for Letting Agents Running off with your Cash!
How to buy via an Estate Agent	Should you buy before the stamp duty increase?	Need to sell fast? Why not try an ‘Open House Weekend’
New Planning Mediation Service launched by the RICS	Latest Nottingham Property News with Kate Faulkner - BBC Radio Nottingham	HIPS – when will the politics stop?
Many would be interested in how to go about buying and selling on for profit	Call for Managing Agents to work closer with Solicitors and Surveyors	What to consider when investing or buying overseas
What should you do differently in the current economic climate?	Why you Should Diversify your Property Investments	When and How you should Sell your Property Investments
Have you checked your Property Portfolio will Deliver what YOU Want?	What’s Going to Happen to House Prices in 2010?	First time investor: Where do you start?
Top Five Reasons why Houses DON’T Sell Fast!	What’s the Good News for Property Investors?	What’s the Bad News for Property Investors?
Is it Worth Buying a Holiday Home Overseas?	Top 5 things you need to know BEFORE you think about buying a home abroad!	Five Options for a Quick Sale
Property Market Update	Selling a Holiday Home or Property Overseas	Selling a Flat
I instructed a letting agent on a ‘finder’s fee’ only, my tenant has been there for six months, my agent now wants a fee to just do the renewal paperwork, do I have to pay?	Renting an Owned Property	What to do if a lone parent is moved into a residential/nursing home permanentl
What do I do if my tenant stops paying the rent?	When it’s time to switch your Letting Agent	What is the point of an Energy Performance Certificate?
Top Five Tips to Buying a Holiday Home	Is the lease on your property nearing the 80 year mark? If so, then it might be worth extending or buying the freehold!	Stop, Look and Listen before you go for ‘no money’ down deals!
Property investors - will prices fall further or is now a good time to buy?	Where do you buy in the UK? Next to new train lines!	Are property prices going up or down?
Top Five Reasons why Property Inspections are Essential	Top 10 Reasons why YOU should work with an Independent Financial Advisor	‘Smart altruism’ – a recession-busting business model
Top 10 Ways to Attract and Retain Your Tenants	Top Five Landlord Responsibilities to Tenants (When Moved In)	Top Five Tenant Responsibilities to Your Landlord
Top Five Reasons to use a Buy to Let Consultant	Five Ways to be the Best Landlord	How to Compare Letting Agents’ Property Management Services
Rentals are going to be hot this summer	Lets with Pets	Top Five Tips to be a Successful Buy to Let Investor
Major holiday home tax break changes could cost you thousands!	Will the current potential solutions to encourage and expand rural village life work?	How do we solve the problem of Second Home Ownership?
UK Property Investing – Is Now the Right Time?	Is it still acceptable to have a second home when so many people can’t afford one?	The Viability of a Property Investment Franchise Business
The Opportunity of a Lifetime to Profit from Property Investment?	Why not Build a Cashflow Positive 'Build to Let'?	Profit from Overseas Markets by Providing Mezzanine Financing
Top 10 Tips for Buying a Holiday Home in the UK	Top 10 Tips for Buying or Investing in a Flat	Investing Overseas: Top Ten Dos and Don'ts
Property Investment: Top Ten Dos and Don'ts	Investors change strategy in UK	No money down property deals!
Successful property investing	Top tips for buy to let investors	Be an investor not a speculator

Property Franchises
Why do People Fall for Scams?	How to use leverage to make money from property investment
The Opportunity of a Lifetime to Profit from Property Investment?	Profit from Overseas Markets by Providing Mezzanine Financing	The Viability of a Property Investment Franchise Business

Holiday Homes
What impact will the Spending Cuts have on Buying and Selling in 2011?	Avoiding a £500 survey could cost buyers nearly £2,000!
Property Books	Tips for Selling a House	House Property Prices - Is there dwindling activity in the Housing Market?
Capital Gains Tax Property Sale	The Property Ladder	Cost of Selling a House
Overseas Property Market - Performing Economies Impact on Property Prices	Residential Property Sale	Property Sale Price
Prices of Houses Sold - Media Reporting	New Built Houses Managing to Hold Value	House Auction Prices - Market Cooling
Sarah Beeny’s New Property Show: Help! My House is Falling Down	Kate Faulkner’s Top 10 Property Survey Tips!	Kate’s 10 Property Survey Tips for Buyers!
Number of Property Repossessions Falling	Mortgage Best Buys	House Moving Tips and Free Move Day Checklist
How to sell a property in a falling market	Flat Living is Launching Nationwide Leaseholders Roadshows	BBC Radio Nottingham Property Market Update with Frances Finn
Is the Housing Market Really Slowing?	New Homes suffering from a lack of buyers	Top Five Websites to Help you Value your Home
House Auction Prices - Market Continues to Stall	How to check out the Local Property Market	What to ask the Agents to better understand your Local Property Market
House Property Prices - Market Snapshot	Advice for Buyers and Sellers for the rest of 2010!	Be Alarmed – Be Very Alarmed!
Is now a good time to Buy or Sell Property Overseas?	The Legal Steps to Buying and Selling	Property Selling Advice - New research reveals how to maximise your home's value!
Think of the House Purchase Costs when Viewing Properties	How to Make and Accept an Offer	Are House Auction Prices improving ... or is it just a one off?
International Moves - Buying Property Abroad	Top Tips for Picking Removal Services	Essential steps to a stress free moving day
Buying and Selling Property - when the property chain breaks	House Property Prices - Is the media causing optimistic asking prices?	Property Price News - New builds continue to be great value for money
Interior Styles and Room Colour Schemes	Moving House Costs	A Room Design Plan to make the most of the Space in Your Home
Property Price News - Are we heading for the dreaded 'double dip'?	New Build Housing Market experiences a 'price spurt'!	Why isn't my House Selling?
Are better mortgages REALLY available?	When will people buy property and borrow again?	You’ve got to Spend Money to Make Money
Another Housing Minister is announced!	Mortgage Repossessions Remain Lower than Expected	What effect will an increase in Capital Gains Property Tax have on the market?
How useful is a Sold Property Price?	Is now the Time to Buy or Sell Property Abroad?	Coalition Government: Property Industry has its say
New Spring/Summer Fabric Collections	How to Sell a Property in a Slow Market	Selling Property Privately or with an Estate Agent?
Selling and Buying Property Top 10 Need to Knows!	Buying a House - 10 Ways to Exploit a Buyer's Market	Housing market predictions and property sold prices - should we be getting excited?
Top 10 Checks to Make when Buying a Period Property	Property Investment is NOT a Passive Pastime!	Quick Sale Top 10 Tips
Property Investing in 2010	Are you in the market for a property abroad?	Five reasons why you should think about what type of property to buy
House Price Market Update for February 2010	How is the new build homes market faring?	Property Auction Market
What do you need to know when buying abroad?	What are the financial implications of buying and living abroad?	What are the legal differences when buying and living abroad?
How to Find the Best Estate Agent when Selling a Period Home	First Time Buyers Desperately Need Independent Advice!	New Interior Design Trends for 2010!
How to Value a Rural Property for Sale	How to Sell a Period Home	Kate Faulkner comments on the Office of Fair Trading Report on Home Buying and Selling
Think you can trust lenders, mortgage advisors, surveyors and solicitors? Think Again!	How to Sell a Rural Property	How to Find the Right Agent when Selling a Rural Home
Will house prices fall by 50%?	Is this the trend of property prices in a crisis?	Why is this company/individual so anti property?
Top Five things you need to know when Choosing an Independent Surveyor	Why do I need a Building Survey?	Act now to make money from your home!
Top Five things you need to know when Choosing a Home Information Pack to Sell Your Home	Top Five things you need to know when Reading a Home Information Pack to Buy a Home	A Surveyor
It’s official: Buying a home is more stressful than having a child!	Kate Faulkner joins Leading Experts in the Housing Market at the Northern Ireland Housing Conference	A Home Information Pack (HIP)
Why do People Fall for Scams?	What is Buying at a Discount?	Working with Estate Agents
Kate’s Predictions for 2010	Choosing an Estate Agent to Sell your Home	Choosing a Legal Company to Buy and Sell your Home
Who should you use to Sell your Property Privately?	Is Snow Impacting the Performance of the Property Market?	Has the Credit Crunch made Homes Affordable Again?
New Year House Resolutions!	Are you eligible for £400 off your next boiler?	Kate's Summary of the 2009 Property Markets
What to do if you are a Property Investor in 2010	Top Five Tips to Buying or Selling at Auction	Top Five Tips to Buying a New Home in 2010
Attention all Landlords – Act on Climate Change now and Save Money!	What to do if you are a Buyer in 2010	What to do if you are a Seller in 2010
Latest Property Market News	Rental rates on the rise? Overview of the rental market 2009-10	Should you buy, sell, rent, renovate or build in 2010?
Do properties in high performing school areas cost more?	Join in on the The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings National Maintenance Week!	Watch out for Letting Agents Running off with your Cash!
How to buy via an Estate Agent	Should you buy before the stamp duty increase?	Need to sell fast? Why not try an ‘Open House Weekend’
New Planning Mediation Service launched by the RICS	Latest Nottingham Property News with Kate Faulkner - BBC Radio Nottingham	HIPS – when will the politics stop?
Call for Managing Agents to work closer with Solicitors and Surveyors	Thinking of Renewing your Home Insurance?	What to consider when investing or buying overseas
Top Five Reasons why Houses DON’T Sell Fast!	What’s Going to Happen to House Prices in 2010?	When and How you should Sell your Property Investments
Is it Worth Buying a Holiday Home Overseas?	Top 5 things you need to know BEFORE you think about buying a home abroad!	Five Options for a Quick Sale
Top Five Tips to Buying a Holiday Home	Selling a Holiday Home or Property Overseas	Selling a Flat
How do we solve the problem of Second Home Ownership?	Top 10 Reasons why YOU should work with an Independent Financial Advisor	Are property prices going up or down?-
Is it still acceptable to have a second home when so many people can’t afford one?	Will the current potential solutions to encourage and expand rural village life work?	Major holiday home tax break changes could cost you thousands!
Buying Overseas: Top Ten Dos and Don'ts	Investing Overseas: Top Ten Dos and Don'ts	Top 10 Tips for Buying a Holiday Home in the UK

Historic or Unusual Property
First Time Buyer Myth No.2 - It's simple ... isn't it?
Buying Myth No.4 - All Cracks are Bad	Buying Myth No.5 - A Mortgage Valuation is a Survey	First Time Buyer Myth No.1 - You Can't Trust Anyone
Buying Myth No.1 - The perfect property IS out there	Buying Myth No.2 - All Estate Agents are the same	Buying Myth No.3 - You must talk to our mortgage broker!
House Property Prices - Is there dwindling activity in the Housing Market?	What impact will the Spending Cuts have on Buying and Selling in 2011?	Avoiding a £500 survey could cost buyers nearly £2,000!
Property Books	First Time Buyer Guide	Tips for Selling a House
Capital Gains Tax Property Sale	The Property Ladder	Cost of Selling a House
100 Mortgages for First Time Buyers	Residential Property Sale	Property Sale Price
Kate’s 10 Property Survey Tips for Buyers!	Prices of Houses Sold - Media Reporting	First Time Buyer Home
House Moving Tips and Free Move Day Checklist	Sarah Beeny’s New Property Show: Help! My House is Falling Down	Kate Faulkner’s Top 10 Property Survey Tips!
BBC Radio Nottingham Property Market Update with Frances Finn	Number of Property Repossessions Falling	Mortgage Best Buys
Top Five Websites to Help you Value your Home	How to sell a property in a falling market	Flat Living is Launching Nationwide Leaseholders Roadshows
How to check out the Local Property Market	What to ask the Agents to better understand your Local Property Market	Is the Housing Market Really Slowing?
Be Alarmed – Be Very Alarmed!	Moving House Tips - Moving with Pets	House Auction Prices - Market Continues to Stall
Advice for Buyers and Sellers for the rest of 2010!	Have a DIY work out in Wales!	Learn How to Repair a Timber Framed Building with SPAB
The Legal Steps to Buying and Selling	Property Selling Advice - New research reveals how to maximise your home's value!	House Property Prices - Market Snapshot
Think of the House Purchase Costs when Viewing Properties	How to Make and Accept an Offer	Are House Auction Prices improving ... or is it just a one off?
House Property Prices - Is the media causing optimistic asking prices?	Top Tips for Picking Removal Services	Essential steps to a stress free moving day
Moving House Costs	A Room Design Plan to make the most of the Space in Your Home	Buying and Selling Property - when the property chain breaks
Property Price News - Are we heading for the dreaded 'double dip'?	Why isn't my House Selling?	Interior Styles and Room Colour Schemes
Are better mortgages REALLY available?	When will people buy property and borrow again?	You’ve got to Spend Money to Make Money
Coalition Government: Property Industry has its say	Another Housing Minister is announced!	Mortgage Repossessions Remain Lower than Expected
Selling Property Privately or with an Estate Agent?	How useful is a Sold Property Price?	Mortgage Deposit for a House Purchase
Homeowners not using Low Interest Rates to Overpay Mortgage!	First Time Buyers Advice in the UK	How to Sell a Property in a Slow Market
Buying a House - 10 Ways to Exploit a Buyer's Market	Housing market predictions and property sold prices - should we be getting excited?	New Spring/Summer Fabric Collections
Top 10 Checks to Make when Buying a Period Property	Quick Sale Top 10 Tips	Selling and Buying Property Top 10 Need to Knows!
A golden age for fiftysomethings	Property Auction Market	Five reasons why you should think about what type of property to buy
How to Find the Best Estate Agent when Selling a Period Home	First Time Buyers Desperately Need Independent Advice!	New Interior Design Trends for 2010!
How to Value a Rural Property for Sale	How to Sell a Period Home	Kate Faulkner comments on the Office of Fair Trading Report on Home Buying and Selling
Think you can trust lenders, mortgage advisors, surveyors and solicitors? Think Again!	How to Sell a Rural Property	How to Find the Right Agent when Selling a Rural Home
Will house prices fall by 50%?	Is this the trend of property prices in a crisis?	Why is this company/individual so anti property?
Top Five things you need to know when Choosing an Independent Surveyor	Why do I need a Building Survey?	Act now to make money from your home!
Top Five things you need to know when Choosing a Home Information Pack to Sell Your Home	Top Five things you need to know when Reading a Home Information Pack to Buy a Home	A Surveyor
It’s official: Buying a home is more stressful than having a child!	Kate Faulkner joins Leading Experts in the Housing Market at the Northern Ireland Housing Conference	A Home Information Pack (HIP)
Why do People Fall for Scams?	What is Buying at a Discount?	Working with Estate Agents
Kate’s Predictions for 2010	Choosing an Estate Agent to Sell your Home	Choosing a Legal Company to Buy and Sell your Home
Kate's Summary of the 2009 Property Markets	Who should you use to Sell your Property Privately?	Has the Credit Crunch made Homes Affordable Again?
Top Five Tips to Buying or Selling at Auction	January 2010 Nottingham Property News with Kate Faulkner on BBC Radio Nottingham	New Year House Resolutions!
What to do if you are a Buyer in 2010	What to do if you are a Seller in 2010	What to do if you are a Property Investor in 2010
First Time Buyers Still Struggling to Raise a Deposit	Should you buy, sell, rent, renovate or build in 2010?	Selling Inherited Property
Do properties in high performing school areas cost more?	Join in on The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings National Maintenance Week!	Latest Property Market News
How to buy via an Estate Agent	Should you buy before the stamp duty increase?	Need to sell fast? Why not try an ‘Open House Weekend’
Thinking of Renewing your Home Insurance?	Latest Nottingham Property News with Kate Faulkner - BBC Radio Nottingham	HIPS – when will the politics stop?
What’s Going to Happen to House Prices in 2010?	Could this be a Green and Cost Effective Solution to Creating an Office at Home?	Call for Managing Agents to work closer with Solicitors and Surveyors
Managing a Property of Non Standard Construction	Selling a Flat	Top Five Reasons why Houses DON’T Sell Fast!
Unusual Property: Top Ten Dos and Don'ts	Top five things to watch out for when buying and selling an underpinned property	Top five things you need to know about thatched properties
Sustainable and eco housing	Top 10 checks - buying a period property	Historic Property: Top Ten Dos and Don'ts

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