Property News


Housing market heading for double dip

4:36pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

THE housing market is heading for a double dip as mortgage lending slumped, while thousands of people who bought a home at the peak of the market could remain trapped in negative equity until 2014.

Housing supply outstrips demand

Property professionals say house prices are falling

10:47am Tuesday 10th August 2010

Property professionals saw house prices fall for the first time in a year last month and expect further declines as demand weakens, according to new research.

House prices fall in July as buyer demand remains weak

10:53am Tuesday 3rd August 2010

AVERAGE UK house prices fell by a seasonally-adjusted 0.5% in July, according to figures released by Nationwide Building Society.

Thousands of homeowners leave themselves unprotected by not writing a will

Alex Gasteen

10:56am Thursday 29th July 2010

Buying a property is one of the most expensive purchases many of us will ever make; yet 34 million people in the UK do not have a will1, according to Countrywide, the UK’s largest mortgage broker and property services Group.

UK homeowners fix their mortgages as rates become more competitive

1:05pm Friday 23rd July 2010

Homeowners have been taking advantage of the lowest interest rate levels since November 2008 , which is welcome news for buyers in the North West and homeowners looking to remortgage, according to leading local estate agents Bridgfords.

The Option To Design Your Dream Home

Miller Homes

1:46pm Thursday 8th July 2010

A new inspiration centre from Miller Homes aims to help buyers make their home reflect their tastes, dreams and style.

Estate agents hail demise of HIPs

Estate agents have welcomed the scrapping of Home Information Packs

10:49am Tuesday 25th May 2010

Estate agents have welcomed the news that controversial home information packs (Hips) are being scrapped with immediate effect.

House prices rose 10% last year

9:36am Tuesday 4th May 2010

Annual house price growth reached double figures for the first time in nearly three years during April, research has shown.

Fixed mortgage rate touches 4.63%

4:11pm Tuesday 27th April 2010

Fixed-rate mortgage deals have fallen to their lowest level for a year as competition continues to return to the market, research has shown.

House rises 'ease' pre-election

1:12pm Tuesday 13th April 2010

Homeowners rushing to put properties on the market before the General Election sent selling activity to its highest since May 2007 last month, according to a survey.


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