- Time to shop for new-build bargains?
In the wake of a steep decline in the new-build sector of the UK property market this year, the government is offering fresh incentives to encourage first-time buyers (FTBs) to opt for new-build homes.
(Filed: Sat Sep 13 2008)
- Mortgages: what a difference location makes
Differences between the English and Scottish housing markets underline the importance of location – a factor that every would-be homebuyer should consider carefully, says financial solutions company ThinkMoney.com.
(Filed: Mon Sep 08 2008)
- The Perfect Canary Wharf Crash Pad
Apartments in Young Group’s stunning skyscraper development, The Landmark in Canary Wharf (www.thelandmarke14.com), are being snapped up by shrewd City workers.
(Filed: Mon Sep 01 2008)
- Time for a Change..?
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(Filed: Mon Sep 01 2008)
- House prices see worst fall in 20 years
House prices in the UK have fallen for the tenth consecutive month in August, reaching double digits for the first time since 1990, according to the Nationwide Building Society.
(Filed: Fri Aug 29 2008)
- Investors to look elsewhere as BTL sector shrinks
The buy-to-let property boom has come to an end, according to investment company Skandia, as falling house prices, higher mortgage costs and slow rental growth are causing investors to pull out of the market.
(Filed: Sat Aug 23 2008)
- NATIONAL PROPERTY TIE UP FOR LAWNET FIRMS
LawNet, the collaborative network for mid-sized legal firms, has teamed up with the Daily Telegraph Property Club in an exclusive affiliation to provide specialist legal input.
(Filed: Tue Aug 19 2008)
- ‘Confidence crunch’ keeping UK market stagnant
A new HSBC study claims that the main reason for the continuing stagnancy in the UK housing market is that people are too wary about selling or buying in the current climate of uncertainty and speculation, rather than their inability to obtain a mortgage.
(Filed: Sat Aug 16 2008)
- Stamp duty may be waived to boost market
As the government considers the temporary scrapping of stamp duty in the hope of kick-starting the beleaguered property market, there are fears that the uncertainty and confusion over this move will actually plunge the market even further into crisis.
(Filed: Wed Aug 13 2008)
- Homeowners still confident 2009 will be gloomy
The latest figures from Simplyzigzag.com, the premium online property group, reveal that just under half of UK-based homeowners believe their property will be worth less in 2009.
(Filed: Mon Aug 11 2008)
- Simplyzigzag.com Signs Up with Leading Umbrian Agency
Simplyzigzag.com, the premium online property group, has today agreed a strategic alliance with La Porte Verde, a leading estate agency in Umbria, to put all its Umbrian properties on its website.
(Filed: Sun Aug 03 2008)
- London house prices continue to fall
Prices for prime central London property have fallen for the third consecutive month, says the latest study from estate agent Knight Frank, while figures from Nationwide’s monthly survey showed the largest year-on-year fall in prices since the property crash of the early 1990s.
(Filed: Sat Aug 02 2008)
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