Published by Property Wire on Thursday, 27 January 2011 Property auctions could be set to become more popular in the UK with more estate agents likely to take up the model as a low cost and efficient selling method, it is claimed. According to Network Auctions, the national auctioneering firm partnering with estate agencies, […]
Published by Property Community on Monday, 24 January 2011 by Ray Clancy Property rents in the UK have fallen for the first time in 11 months, dropping by 1.2% in December to an average £684 per month, according to a new report. Rents fell for the first time since January 2010, according to the […]
Published by Property Wire on Monday, 24 January 2011 Attitude to renting property in the UK is changing as fewer people are able to buy and are forced into becoming reluctant tenants, research suggests. In the latest fourth quarter survey from the Association of Residential Letting Agents, some 71% of landlords asked said they […]
Is Barratt REALLY helping? Just for 5% down payment and first-time buyers can have their own dreamed property. 80% mortgage from high street lender, a second 15% loan (this your parents will take), more like bridging, from Barratt with own contribution of only(?) 5% will make you a homeowner. This is 95% loan! I’m curious […]
Published by Globrix on Tuesday, 11 January 2011 We’ve long known that Britain’s typical family is getting older and smaller, but what you may not have realised is that this demographic transformation is likely to have a big impact on the housing market. According to local government projections, the number of UK households will […]
Published by Guardian, The Observer on Sunday, 9 January 2011 by Graham Norwood Home-ownership is down to 68% as more people turn to renting – leading to shortage of rental properties and soaring prices Constant headlines on the ups and downs of house prices are masking two trends set to dominate 2011: a long-term […]
Published by The Press Association on Monday, 10 January 2011 Confidence in the housing market has fallen to its lowest level for two years as people worry about Government spending cuts and the ongoing problems in the mortgage market, a survey suggested. Only 54% of homeowners think house prices will increase in the coming […]
Published by Mortgage Rates on Thursday, 6 January 2011 by Mark Johnston The UK’s biggest mortgage lender, the Halifax has launched a new two year fixed rate mortgage. The loan has a 5.79% rate for first time buyers looking to get onto the UK property market. The Halifax has designed the mortgage especially for […]
Published by The Wall Street Journal on Friday, 7 January 2011 By TARA LOADER WILKINSON Even in a world where green has become the new black and words like “sustainable” grace everything from food packages to corporate mottos, the notion of building an eco-friendly luxury home can seem like an oxymoron. “You think of […]
Published by The Independent on Saturday, 1 January 2011 By Sean O’Grady, Economics Editor Prediction or will we do better than that? I really am looking for good news this year Report shows end-of-year rebound for house values, but still £21,000 below peak House prices ended 2010 broadly flat – with widening regional disparities […]
