Buying a property when you're a first time buyer can be a daunting prospect particularly because your choice of property can have a major influence on how far and how fast you can climb up the property ladder in future years.

Therefore there are two golden rules that all first time buyers should follow when buying their first home: More on 2 Golden Rules For First Time Buyers

Averaging down is basically where you lower the average cost of a particular share holding when the stock declines. So for example, if you bought 10000 @ 100p and the price dropped to 80p, then if you bought another 10000 @ 80p then your average price, and therefore your break-even point excluding costs, would now be 90p.

It sounds a good idea in theory, but it's generally argued that  More on Is Averaging Down A Good Idea Or Not?

Following on from yesterday's post where I discussed the best time of the year to buy a property, today I'm going to look at it from a seller's point of view and discuss the best time of the year to sell a property.

If you're looking to sell a property you obviously want to get the highest price possible, so therefore you want to put your property on the market when it is most buoyant, ie when there are many buyers looking and competing with each other for properties.

The best time of the year, therefore, to sell your house is  More on The Best Time Of The Year To Sell A Property