Property Market

Little movement in house prices during September

September proved to be an uneventful month for house prices, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index. The seasonally adjusted price index for a typical UK property was essentially unchanged in September, edging up by a marginal 0.1% from its August level.

Fairview New Homes offers deposit top up in Kent

Fairview New Homes are offering up to 20% deposit top up when first time buyers put down just a 5% deposit at developments in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Greenhithe, South Darenth, High Wycombe, Crawley and Ashford, Kent.

Redrow reinstates undergraduate training programme

Gaining a place at university was hard for many this year – but those seeking to spend a year out from their degree course working in their chosen industry have also faced a tough time.

City pads within reach at Barking Central

London home buyers who feared they had been priced out of the property market can now get help at the award-winning Barking Central development.

Homebuyers risks thousands through insufficient surveys

Homebuyers are risking thousands of pounds by not getting the right or even any survey to check that their new home is in good structural order, according to reallymoving.com.

Buyers offered an 'Easy Start' at Tamarinds

The Easy Start scheme is available on selected new flats in Colchester to help first-time buyers afford to buy homes in Essex right now.

If you earn £17k you can buy new in Newmarket

Those earning £17,000 a year may be surprised to hear they too can afford a new home in Newmarket.

House prices up 0.3% in August

The August data from the Land Registry House Price Index shows an annual price increase of 6.7 per cent which takes the average property value in England and Wales to £167,423. The monthly change from July to August is an increase of 0.3 per cent.

Valuer registration scheme launched

Following just over a year of consultation, development and testing, RICS will launch its Valuer Registration Scheme on 20 October 2010. The scheme will assure the quality of valuations, raise the credibility of valuers and provide clients a clearly identifiable designation for the best regulated and qualified professionals in the field.

Riverside property prices prove resilient

Research conducted by property consultants Cluttons shows that riverfront properties in London have been most resilient to price fluctuations during the past two years.

Eight floors of elegance in Belgravia

Substantial freehold properties are a rarity in Belgravia, ones with their own 50-foot swimming pool are even rarer. Harrods Estates is proud to offer a spectacular Grade II listed townhouse, close to Sloane Street in one of Belgravia’s most exclusive addresses, Cadogan Place.