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Times They Are a Changing

1st December 2004 - T. Wyn Jones

The much vaunted Housing Bill received Royal Assent on 19th November 2004 which represents a major reform of the private housing sector, improving the protection of vulnerable tenants, overhauling home buying and selling and regulating estate agents. Read more...

Help Reduce Winter Damage

25th November 2004

Many homes and businesses in winter suffer distress, inconvenience and loss of income due to not taking a few simple steps to help reduce the risk of burst water pipes. Read more...

Could Wales be Following in the Footsteps of England?

1st November 2004 - T. Wyn Jones

As in the area governed by the South Shropshire District Council (SSDC) over 130 small villages in Powys will lose any rights to development under proposals published in their Unitary Development Plan 2001-2016. There are twenty such proposed settlements in Radnorshire and nearly one hundred in Montgomeryshire, which will be completely mothballed, from any development. Read more...

12 Easy Ways to Devalue Your Home

1st October 2004 - T. Wyn Jones

At a time when it is supposedly more difficult to sell your home you have to ensure that when on the market it is shown in its best light. Read more...

Another Hike in Taxes!

1st September 2004 - T. Wyn Jones

Householders in Wales have recently received their Council Tax Revaluation Forms indicating the new Council Tax Banding for their property, which will be used to calculate their Council Tax Demands from 1st April 2005 onwards. Read more...

Blunder to Cost the uk Billions of Pounds

1st August 2004 - T. Wyn Jones

In May of this year new laws introduced by Brussels and implemented by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will, I am informed, cost the UK tens of billions of pounds and will affect millions of businesses and householders. Read more...

Billions of Pounds Are Being "wasted" Every Year BY Homeowners.

1st July 2004 - T. Wyn Jones

Billions of pounds are being "wasted" every year by homeowners who fail to switch their mortgages to more competitive deals. Read more...

Ever Heard of Development Land TAX?

1st June 2004 - T. Wyn Jones

In April 2003 the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Deputy Prime Minister set up a review which was carried out by Ms Kate Barker, a member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee. Read more...

Is Your Word Your Bond?

1st May 2004 - T. Wyn Jones

People keep on telling me that the property market is on the decline. The Building Societies & Banks run off figures how property prices have dropped in the last 2 months and how unsustainable it all is. But all this negative talk does not seem to have affected the property market – certainly not the local/regional market in the Welsh Marches and Wales. Read more...

Justice Prevails

1st April 2004 - T. Wyn Jones

I wrote an article earlier this year regarding an attempt by the freehold owners of common land (including The National Trust) to extract payment from house owners who had to cross the respective commons to gain access to their home – even though this had been their means of access since the property had been built – some going back to the late 1500's Read more...