House prices in the UK have fallen for the fourth month in a row, as higher interests rates have dented homebuyers’ confidence, according to new statistics.  According to property website Hometrack, the average house price in England and Wales fell by 0.3% to £174,700.

If you have decided to sell your house, these are the options available to you. The option you chose may depend on a number of factors, like how quickly you want to sell your house, or how much you are prepared to pay estate agents and others to handle the sale.

With higher interest rates and the effects of the credit crunch, homeowners face a greater risk of having their houses repossessed than they behave been since the 1990s.
According to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), around 45,000 homes will be repossessed in the coming year – this equates to 123 repossessions every day.
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Selling your house can be very stressful – the process can take a long time, and there is always the risk of getting stuck in a chain, meaning that you are dependant on your buyer selling their own house before they can complete the purchase of yours.  There is also the risk of a chain […]

One of the main reasons that people choose a quick house sale is because they have fallen into financial problems and are faced with mounting debts and the threat of repossession.

House prices in the capital are falling, and have dropped by an average £28,000 in the last month alone, as experts warn of a property-led downturn in investment affecting the economy next year.

By David Stubbs
Senior Economist with Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Over the last decade investing in property has been a hugely profitable strategy. Those who bought investment properties in 1996 were purchasing an asset with a gross yield of more than 9% financed with borrowing at interest rates below 7%.