The credit crunch is affecting how ordinary people get mortgages, forcing them to continue to rent property That's a conclusion that can be drawn from two separate pieces of research which have been published this week

Even though the world of property is a buyer's market right now, that doesn't mean it easier to find the home of your dreams In fact, if anything your property search may just have got harder

Thanks to the credit crunch and the general lack of confidence in the property market, it's an interesting time to sell or buy a house at the moment It's certainly a buyer's market

If you live in a busy city or town and dream of an idyllic life in the country, this could be bad news for you The price of rural property is rising so fast there's a danger the British countryside could become a property playground for the rich

Could it be that the dream of owning property to rent may not be as stress free as the TV property shows suggest it might be That's the story that seems to be shown in new figures just released by the National Landlords Association (NLA)

As a nation we are taking far too many risks when buying a home One in four people don't do any kind of UK property searches or other research, according to a new survey

It's been an interesting 18 months for the property market The introduction of the Hips Home Information Packs affected it a little, as did a number of interest rate rises and the credit crunch

If you need to move in a hurry and you want a quick sale, the best way to get buyers interested in your home is to consider how you market it Think how businesses sell things to us

Life as a landlord really does have its ups and downs The ups are building a private property portfolio that could secure your future for years to come

The internet has changed the game of selling your home in the UK Powerful search engines such as Google make it theoretically possible to publish details of your home on the web and quickly reach a specific audience