Property Market
Student property market thriving in Edinburgh
Around £1m in annual rent has been secured in just one week as a result of last week’s Cullen Property student viewings, with 68 of the 80 available properties already let for the 2010-2011 academic year.
First time buyers can fly the nest in Oldbury
Buying a home of your own in the Birmingham suburb of Oldbury could be more affordable than you think with Redrow.
Townhouse living in Loughborough
Award-winning Stamford Homes is showcasing its innovative townhouse designs at a new development in Loughborough.
Are you the next Home Baker of the Year?
The Ideal Home Show is celebrating the return of home baking, and putting the fun back into baking, by launching a nationwide search for the UK’s next Home Baker of the Year.
Help for first time buyers from Redrow
First time buyers in Ystrad Mynach could discover that home ownership is easier and more affordable than they realised thanks to Redrow.
Help for first time buyers in Thornaby and Middlesbrough
First time buyers looking to get a foot on the property ladder can now secure a new house of their own with just a 5% deposit by combining a helping hand from Taylor Wimpey with a new mortgage offer announced by Santander (formerly Abbey).
HomeBuy Direct now available at Kingfisher Walk
A new government funded scheme designed to help homebuyers on the property ladder is now available at Kingfishers Walk, Taylor Wimpey’s development of new homes in Rotherham.
Mortgage boost for first time buyers in Helston
First time buyers in Helston looking to get a foot on the property ladder can now secure a new house of their own with just a 5% deposit, by combining a helping hand from Taylor Wimpey Exeter with a new mortgage offer announced by Santander (formerly Abbey).
Landlords welcome Government 'Green Loan' proposals
Private renters and landlords should benefit greatly from the latest Government plans to encourage householders to make their homes warmer and cheaper, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA), the leading representative body for private-residential landlords in the UK.
Live the dream within your means at St George Wharf
Britain, regarded as a credit nation by nature, continues to see a staggering number of consumers living beyond their means.
UK to become nation of renters
The UK lettings sector is moving towards a European model that sees tenants rent over the long term as part of a lifestyle choice, according to lettingsearch.co.uk.
Double award win for Park Central developer
Crest Nicholson, the force behind the award-winning Park Central scheme in Birmingham city centre, scored two major wins at the recent Housebuilding Innovation Awards 2009 – ‘Sustainable Housebuilder of the Year’ and ‘Housebuilding Innovator of the Year’.
February thaw brings bounce to housing market
The housing market renewed its pace of recovery in February after subdued growth in January, with the number of valuations on residential housing growing 61% compared to the previous month, according to the latest research by Connells Survey and Valuation.
Sustainable living at Granville Place
Granville Place in Child’s Hill near Golders Green, London NW2, is a new ‘one of a kind’ development, on the site of a former commercial laundry, which has achieved the rare accolade of a Code Level 4 in sustainable housing design.
Titillating tales of tenants’ secret lives
Sex toys are the number one item left behind by tenants when they move out of a property, according to a new survey by The Deposit Protection Service (DPS).