It’s been a turbulent time for the economy, backed up by figures that confirmed Britain had entered a double-dip recession. The effects on the property market have been huge and hard felt by first-time buyers and those wanting to sell their property as asking prices soar to crippling levels and deposits double to 20%.

Banks and leading economists have warned of a worsening financial crisis and investment manager, David Kauders recently suggested that this is the start of a ‘slow-motion crash’ in the housing market, predicting that now mortgage credit has contracted so too will house prices.

The Eurozone crisis, along with a recession that has lasted more than three years has unsurprisingly left many of us concerned for our financial futures. Riddled with debt and with significantly less disposable income, Britons remain in the balance wondering what exactly to do next.

What may seem like a forgetful distance away, financial experts are keen to remind us that the outcome of the Eurozone crisis will have major implications on life as we know it in the UK. We are by no means exempt from matters taking place in Europe, and the housing market in particular has taken a considerable blow.

When it comes to selling your home, for years there was only one way to do it – through estate agents. But with the rise of social media and online means it is taking over and more homeowners are looking to sell online.

In 2010 the statistics showed that only 2% of homeowners sold their property online, with 27% of people who had used estate agents saying they were open to alternative methods of selling their home.

Two years later and estate agents have evolved, with house buyers (61-80% of them) searching for properties online and homeowners having a multitude of options on how to sell their home, with the traditional route of estate agents meeting the numerous property websites such as Rightmove which have gained enormous popularity in recent years.