Laura Howard

First-time buyers are still facing an uphill struggle to get on the property ladder despite a further slide in house prices.

Demand for housing is withering on the vine, according to the latest monthly housing survey from Hometrack.

Old and vulnerable people are being targeted by unscrupulous will writers who are charging sky-high fees to write wills that are often not legally binding. In some cases entire legacies have been stolen from beneficiaries by rogue will writing firms.