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New UK high speed link will affect property

Posted by on 25/01/2012 at 6:50 pm
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  Published by Property Wire on Monday, 16 January 2012   The new high speed rail link between London and Birmingham recently approved by the UK government means that property owners along the route should seek advice. Justine Greening, the Secretary of State for Transport, has revealed the exact route showing that Phase One will […]

More bad news for house prices: insiders are selling out

Posted by on 05/10/2011 at 9:02 am

  Published by Money Week on Friday, 30 September 2011 by Associate Editor David Stevenson   There was some good news for the UK housing market’s cheerleaders yesterday. In August, the number of loans agreed for UK house purchases rose to 52,410. That was up from 49,644 in July. If more mortgages are being approved, […]

Legal and General Property Launches Green Leases

Posted by on 03/10/2011 at 10:43 pm

  Published by Environmental Leader on Tuesday, 27 September 2011   Legal & General Property has amended its standard lease format to include ‘green’ clauses. The U.K.-based property fund manager has issued a memorandum of green lease principles – including clauses relating to the use of environmental contractors and upholding energy performance certificates – that […]

First-time Buyer Roadshow in Manchester

Posted by on 01/09/2011 at 10:19 pm

  Published by Manchester Confidential on Wednesday, 31 August 2011 by Rakhi Sinha   ARE you itching to get your foot on the property ladder but don’t know where to begin? Then pop down to Exchange Square this Saturday (September 3) where a road show is being held to give first-time buyers advice. It’s being […]

How to sell your house this summer

Posted by on 06/08/2011 at 5:21 pm

Published by The Telegraph on Thursday, 04 Aug 2011 by Graham Norwood   This summer you need more than a hard-working estate agent and a low asking price to sell your home. Try giving away Olympic tickets, a car or even a year’s supply of sausages. Selling a home when buyers are on the beach […]

Online House Hunter: Hotspots – and cold ones

Posted by on 04/08/2011 at 7:23 pm

  Published by The Independent on Tuesday, 2 August 2011 by Alan Cleaver   A NEW way of viewing the UK property market has been launched by Zoopla which gives a ‘heatmap’ of house values throughout the country. It will no doubt experience a rush of hits as people take a look at whether their […]

UK residential property letting agents urged to check terms and conditions

Posted by on 24/07/2011 at 2:58 pm

Published by Property Wire on Thursday, 21 July 2011   The Office of Fair Trading in the UK is warning the letting agents sector to check that their terms and conditions are fair and transparent as it publishes an evaluation of its consumer enforcement case against Foxtons for breaching the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts […]

More loans available for UK property buyers

Posted by on 22/07/2011 at 6:58 pm

Published by Property Community on Thursday, 21 July 2011 by Ray Clancy   More mortgages are being granted for buyers in the UK residential property market but experts are divided over whether this is a blip or the start of the road to recovery. The latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show that […]

Manchester tipped as property investment hot spot

Posted by on 30/06/2011 at 10:15 pm

Published by Property Wire on Tuesday, 28 May 2011   Manchester, known across the globe for having one of the world’s most famous football clubs, has come a long way over the years and is now firmly one of England’s biggest and most popular cities not just for football or leisure attractions, like The Trafford […]

Chalet 1802 Shortlisted For The International Hotel & Property Awards 2011

Posted by on 31/05/2011 at 3:00 pm

Published by PRWweb on Sunday, 29 May 2011   Chalet Sous Les Bois has made it though to the shortlist of The UK & International Property Design Awards 2011. The awards are hosted by leading interior design magazine design et al, and reward the best in interior design from around the globe. Chalet 1802’s recently […]