- CML ‘disappointed’ with HIP timetable
LONDON - The government today announced that the home information packs would be made compulsory in the buying and selling of any property by June 1, 2007. The packs will be available for a neat sum of £1,000.

Published on : Wed, 31 Dec 1969 09:16GMT

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- £1,000 extra cost for homeowners’ courtesy info packs
LONDON - Homeowners looking to sell their properties would now be forced to shell out £1,000 for Home Information Packs describing the property including the local searches.

Published on : Wed, 31 Dec 1969 08:32GMT

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- Retail sales in the UK show improvement in September
LONDON - Retail sales in the UK finally made their way up in September after months of struggle, according to the latest figures released by the Office of National Statistics.

Published on : Wed, 31 Dec 1969 02:04GMT

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- Spruce up the neighborhood before putting your house on the market!
LONDON - If you are planning to sell your home, make sure that your neighbor's garden is spick and span and there are no revolting smells around for the Yorkshire Bank's latest Housebuyers Survey found that the mess in your neighbor’s garden puts off potential buyers.

Published on : Wed, 31 Dec 1969 06:48GMT

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- Let your garden help do the selling
If you have invested in a suburban house with a small patch of land around it, there’s no better way to increase its value than gardening. Never mind if you don’t know the difference between a ‘gladiola’ and a ‘bougainvillea’, and if you think a ‘rake’ and ‘hoe’ are something used by the railways. Pick up a DIY book on gardening and get started right away. Who knows you could even turn out as good as celebrity gardener Diarmuid Gavin. And the best part is - by next year, your house will attract more buyers and for a higher price than you expect.

Published on : Wed, 31 Dec 1969 00:00GMT

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