As we reach the end of another year, I find myself musing over the latest housing market trends and wondering just how hard it might be to sell my house next year.

We have had more than a decade of non-stop house price growth, but now the housing market has reached a point of instability that indicates further slow down.

Recent statistics show house sales falling faster than they have in the past eight years and the number of new house sales has dropped for five months in a row, bringing us the severest decline since 1999. Supply is more than demand as many rush to sell before the housing market slowdown, which is widely forecasted.

For the moment these down trends are regional and the most badly effected are Yorkshire, Humberside and the Midlands with the market in Birmingham being described as depressed. Northern Ireland has shown the most spectacular price boom of recent years. Yet recently has experienced the largest price falls.

This month has also seen the Bank of England responding by cutting interest rates to 5.5 percent as they anticipate a slowdown next year.  Assuming that mortgage lenders respond this should bring some relief to those who have seen their repayments rising sharply in the past year.

Another problem will be the nearly one and a half million people whose fixed rate terms end in the year to come.  Will they be able to secure a comparable new rate or will this add to the rising repossessions?

This week we have also been warned by Chris Huhne, the candidate for the Liberal Democrat Leadership, that the planned capital gains tax cut next April, could lead buy to let landlord’s hastening to sell. This could intensify what an already weak housing market.

One of the top DIY chains, Wickes is warning of a considerable slow-down of customer spending in the coming months because of the decline in the housing market.

As housing prices fall, people are inclined to move less as equity diminishes and we also here more stories of people being repossessed due to excessive lending rates of the past and the Citizens Advice report nearly sixty thousand people seeking advice on loan and mortgage arrears since April 2007.

So if like myself you are considering selling your house next year, how should we proceed?  Selling with an estate Agent can take six months, how much may the price of my house drop in this time?  I have been in this situation before, though many years ago.  I started out selling at fifty five thousand and eventually bagged a price of thirty eight thousand, so you can see the reason for my concern.

However the answer may lie with a house sale specialist.  These operated differently from an estate agent.  Firstly they offer slightly less than the market value but there are no fees not even for a solicitor.  One such company An Instant Sale operates throughout the UK and guarantees a sale in as little as seven days.

When I weigh all things up, I believe this will be a better option than just sitting it out with an estate agent and watching my home devalue.  What do you think?

for further information contact http://www.aninstantsale.co.uk

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Some of the latest UK statistics show that more than a million people will find their current fixed rate for their mortgage coming to an end in 2008. This means they may have to pay an average of £140 more each month, unless they can re-mortgage with a correspondingly low interest rate as the one they had before.

The economists don’t paint a brighter picture, saying that just a small increase in interest rates will spell financial doom for many. This they consider will create a detrimental snowball effect on the whole economy and see many fighting with debt repayments and having to sell their home or even finding themselves being repossessed.  Obviously this increases the supply and will in turn reduce house prices.

If you have any concerns regarding repossession, this article is aimed at helping you. Firstly lenders will take proceedings because the terms of your mortgage say they have a right to if you have two months arrears.  Most lenders however will usually try and come to an understanding to help you clear the arrears before starting proceedings.

If a resolution is not possible your lenders will get their arrears department to chase missed payments. This will continue for no longer than six months when your account will be refered to their solicitors and you will be warned that if you do not clear your arrears that repossession will take place.

If you are not in a position to do anything about your situation then the solicitors will instigate County Court proceedings for repossession of your property and a hearing date will be set. It is never to late for a resolution and the courts will give you further time to pay your debt.  However if your circumstances don’t allow for this, the lender will be given right to possession, usually this is set at 28 days.

On the designated date a court bailiff will arrive at your home with a locksmith and the lenders agent and they will take formal possession of your house.  This is indeed an extremely sad day for all, but one which could have been avoided.

There are many house sale specialists operating throughout the UK.  One well known one is An Instant Sale in Leicester.  They specialize in buying properties fast, for cash and the sale is guaranteed. They can stop repossession at any stage and can achieve a sale in as little as seven days. There are no valuation charges to pay and no solicitor’s fees.

If you do not wish to move from your home they can buy it from you, allow you to clear your debts, return any equity to you and then allow you a rent back option.  At this time you will also be given a fixed price to buy your house back in the future if you circumstances change.

Although these companies do not offer full market value on your home, offering usually between seventy five and ninety percent, you will find that when you weigh this up against either waiting your time out with an estate agent and paying their fees or the risk of losing your home, then the difference is very little.

What I consider best about this is the option to remain in your home, the children will not need to be removed from their schools or friends and no on at all needs to know about it.  That is, unless you choose to tell them.