Property Market

House sharers get a head start with Spareroom.co.uk

Spareroom.co.uk, the flat and house share website, has launched a new mobile purchasing option for people who wish to access the website on their mobile phones.

Sustainable, affordable living in Harrow

Affordable housing has come a long way in the last 50 years and leading the way in innovation is Octavia Housing, providing affordable, contemporary and yet sustainable new homes at Emerald Green in Harrow.

Bypass the big deposit with Taylor Wimpey's Easystart

The news* that a first time buyer now has to raise around £35,600 to afford a home worth £142,500 is certainly daunting, but not the reality for first time buyers using Taylor Wimpey’s Easystart shared equity scheme, available at its ‘Horizons at An Arvor’ development in Duporth, St Austell.

Contemporary city living at Barking Central

London homebuyers can now picture themselves living in a high specification apartment overlooking the city skyline, from the comfort of their armchair.

Careless talk on house prices could be self-fufilling

Policians and campaigners in areas potentially affected by the proposed High Speed 2 rail-line should avoid doom-mongering, the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) warned today.

Stylish East London flats with great rental potential

Property investors are urged to take advantage of the final opportunities to secure an apartment at George Wimpey’s Invito development of East London flats.

'Protect tenants in cold homes', demand charities

Charities and consumer groups concerned about the number of cold, health-hazard rented homes are demanding a new law to protect tenants in a statement to Energy Secretary Chris Huhne today.

Rental voids hit eight-year low

The average void period - a key indicator of the buoyancy of the rental market - has fallen to its lowest level for eight years as demand for rental property remains high.

Croydon flats offer investment potential

Investors seeking flats for sale in Croydon can secure solid yields over 5% at Taylor Wimpey’s 793 London Road development.

Scheme gets first time buyers moving in Middlesbrough

First time buyer Sarah Goodrum became one of the first people to move into a new Middlesbrough housing development, when she used Taylor Wimpey’s shared equity scheme to buy her first home at the housebuilder’s Scholars’ Rise development.

Homeownership made easy in Scotland

Step onto the property ladder with a stylish, affordable home of your own with help from Redrow.

First time buyers only need £3k to buy at The Deck

With research claiming that first time buyers need to find an average of £37,000 up front before they can buy their first home, Taylor Wimpey North West says that isn’t the case at The Deck in Runcorn, where all you need to buy a new apartment is £2,975!