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• HIPs delay sees glut of properties on market
  ESTATE agents in Wales are not expecting homeowners to withdraw their properties from sale en masse after the Government postponed the introduction of Home Improvement Packs (HIPs).
• Period-style homes with state-of-the-art interiors
  HOUSEBUILDER Charles Church is renowned for its sympathetic use of period, regional and local features, and this is evident at its development at Larchfield Grange in Abergavenny.
• Maskreys must-haves online
  HUNDREDS of designer household goodies will now be available at the click of a button and delivered straight to your door, thanks to the launch of Maskreys online.
• Wales a ‘magnet’ for buyers
  YOUNG homebuyers are being drawn to Wales when looking to take their second step on the housing ladder, according to the latest new homes index from SmartNewHomes.com.
• New homes defects on rise
  Inspector Home, which claims it has become the UK’s leading snagging company for new homes since its launch in 2002, carried out more than 5,000 detailed inspections of new homes for clients last year. The results show new homes averaged 72 defects per property in 2006 – against 68 in 2004, when the company took a petition to Parliament.
• Balfour apartments on horizon
  LEADING home builder Balfour Homes has started work on its prestigious Gorwel development at Ffordd Tirionfa, Old Colwyn.
• Hot date for Balmoral Quay launch
  FOLLOWING the successful launch of the townhouses at Meadgate’s Balmoral Quay site in Penarth the luxury housebuilder has announced the launch date for the hotly anticipated new build apartments at the development.
• New law eases deposit despair
  HORROR stories of tenants being unable to get back their deposits when they leave their rented premises should be a thing of the past.
• Would my son havebeen entitled to more?
  Q. My son’s divorce ended up with his estranged wife offering to buy him out of the matrimonial home. She stated she could only take out a £90,000 mortgage. Since it would guarantee that his daughter would have a roof over her head, my son agreed and came away from the marriage with just £14,000. Later it turned out that his wife borrowed £101,000, and my son is very bitter because he would have been entitled to half the extra.