The state of the rental market

March 17, 2009 · Filed Under Costs, Market, Mortgages, Rental · Comment 

Usually when the price of property falls, the cost of renting increases and visa versa, but we find ourselves in an exceptional marketplace these days and due to the amount of property on the market at the moment, rental prices are also in the decline.
London is a good place to look as the market is [...]

Insurance changes for holiday home owners

January 28, 2009 · Filed Under Abroad, Costs, Dangers, Rental · Comment 

A change in the public liability insurance could mean that many UK based owners of property in Europe could find that they are seriously underinsured following the introduction of the Rome II legislation.
This particularly affects owners of property abroad who let it out for holiday rental, but what makes this law especially serious for UK [...]