[shaunattwood]

Malc,
Most of the property shorts in the thread are available to short as CFD's via IG Markets if you follow this link: http://www.ig.com/uk/spread-betting-cfds...#lb-tiered
Click on "share CFD's" and a document should open listing what's available.
Click on Find (top right hand corner) and enter a share symbol, so for example
HWDN comes up shortable with 15% deposit
BDEV 5%
TW 10%
SHI 15% etc
I recommend IG Market's L2 platform, which allows you to make bids and offers, so you can join the market makers and not have to pay the spread.