Property Market
Single 'headline' official house price index
A single 'headline' official house price index should be introduced to meet the needs of users, a review by the National Statistician has found.
Escape the rental trap with Redrow in Nuneaton
Owning a stylish new home in Nuneaton, with easy access to other towns and cities, is now more affordable thanks to Redrow.
Consumers see opportunity amid housing market uncertainty
Considerable uncertainty remains in the UK housing market, together with many contrasting views, but the public considers the best time to enter the housing market to be within the next year.
Worcester’s most expensive apartment on sale at Diglis Water
The wait is finally over; house builder Taylor Wimpey Midlands has just released for sale its biggest and most expensive apartment at Diglis Water, its NHBC award winning development in Worcester.
First time home buying made simple in Prescot
Attention first time buyers! Desperately want a place of your own and feel like you’re throwing money away on rent? Or are you trying to get onto the housing ladder but keep coming up against a brick wall?
Hitch a ‘LIFT’ onto the property ladder with Bellway
Such has been the uptake of buying a new home with ‘LIFT’, the Scottish Government’s 'Low-cost Initiative for First Time buyers', that award-winning housebuilder Bellway Homes has released the final properties available under this hugely successful shared equity programme at its Eastfields development in Carntyne.
Housing market slows further
Activity in the housing market continued to slow during November, with house prices slipping further, according to the latest RICS UK Housing Market survey.
Persimmon Homes hosts MPC visit
When representatives from the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) recently paid a visit to the Crystal Mead development in Stourbridge, Persimmon Homes, the company behind the scheme, used it as an ideal opportunity to talk about the difficulties local first time buyers continue to face in getting a foothold on the property ladder.
Miller makes moving more affordable for first-time buyers
Miller Homes East Midlands is inviting Lincolnshire residents to take advantage of the HomeBuy Direct (HBD) initiative while it’s still available.
SWIP adds London property to portfolio
The SWIP Property Trust (SWIPPT) has announced the purchase of 60 Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia, London, from The Premier Property Group (PPG) at £32.4m, reflecting a net initial yield of 5%.
Essential advice for accidental landlords
A Lincoln-based lettings management company is urging first-time landlords to consider all factors before committing to renting out a property.
Belvoir Sheffield warns tenants against rental fraudsters
As the rentals market becomes increasingly buoyant, tenants throughout the UK are falling victim to a new breed of fraudster. Now Rick Flay, director at Belvoir Sheffield the leading letting agent in Sheffield is offering stark warning to tenants looking for the ‘cheaper option’.
‘Property plunge will not awaken market’ says Belvoir Sheffield
As property prices plunge by 3.3 per-cent, the largest fall on record since 2007, Rick Flay, director at Belvoir Sheffield, the leading letting agent in Sheffield is reminding landlords to play the long game.
Housing benefit reductions - Not all doom and gloom
As millions of people who claim housing benefit prepare to have their allowances capped in light of new Governmental reforms, all is not doom and gloom for the residential landlord, according to Richard Jones of Ilkestonproperty.com.
Perfect starter homes launch at Fairfields in Truro
Any house hunters in Probus looking for to buy their first home should pay a visit to Taylor Wimpey Exeter’s Fairfields development in Truro, where a range of stylish two bedroom homes have just been released – ideal for first time buyers.