According to the latest House Price Index from Rightmove, 2013 has begun in a sprightly fashion for the housing market.

The availability of mortgage finance has improved say consumers, but fear of being turned down rather than actual experience still puts people off buying a property, the BSA's quarterly Property Tracker report has revealed.

House prices during August have risen, prices now at the highest during 2012

If you want to live the high life in the uber cool, ultra modern Notting Hill bachelor pad that Robbie Williams himself once called home then you’re in luck — the property has recently come onto the market again, making the ideal purchase for Robbie fans who have a few million pounds to spare.

The demand for rental accommodation is now so high that demand by far outstrips supply. Prospective tenants are falling over themselves to try and get their hands on rented accommodation and this has pushed up the income that many landlords are receiving on their property investment.

According to recent reports there could be some real bargains to be found in Newtownabbey in County Antrim, where officials claim there are properties available with purchase prices of less than £40,000.

In a recent survey that was carried out, based on figures from Hometrack, it was shown that on average buyers are successfully knocking around 7-8 percent off the asking prices, which potentially means a saving of thousands of pounds on the cost of the property.

It was reported recently that Wales had seen the steepest monthly house price drop in England and Wales recently, with house prices diving by 3.3 percent for the month of March. Figures were released by the Land Registry recently showing that the average house price in Wales was now just 115,998 pounds.

Many people have quite large and attractive gardens but barely have time to use them because of work commitments and the like. However, rather than letting all of that space go to waste homeowners can now make their garden work for them in terms of finances by allowing people to pitch their tents in the garden by way of a campsite

It has been claimed by a property letting agency that a severe shortage of rented homes is resulting in each of their rental homes having an average of around five potential tenants vying for them. The lettings group stated that around 40 percent of its landlords were now small landlords with up to three properties but that more rental properties were needed because of the severe shortage that was being seen.