Property Market

Big Issue seller helps Liverpool housing charity hit the right note

The UK’S best known Big Issue seller and cult TV ‘star’, Vernon Burgess, has been volunteering with a Liverpool housing charity to see how some of the profits from his Christmas single will be spent.

Orbit HomeBuy Agency launches new logo

Following a successful start to its two year appointment as the HomeBuy Agent in six regions, Orbit HomeBuy Agency now has an exciting new logo.

Government scheme helps family onto the property ladder

Following years of renting, Argos Store Manager and local family man, Ian Saxton and his partner Emma Hinder, took advantage of the help offered by the Government and housebuilder Miller Homes, to buy their first family home.

It’s award season at Miller Homes

Miller Homes, a leading independent UK housebuilder has scooped a series of housing industry awards in recent weeks.

Council tax cuts for energy efficient homes?

Climate change has been pushed to the top of the agenda with this week's Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, prompting the Government to announce a new pilot scheme to make our homes more energy efficient, but it will take a direct financial incentive to make it a top priority for UK households, says SmartNewHomes.com.

Yorkshire BS launches new first-time buyer mortgages

Yorkshire Building Society is launching two new first time buyer mortgages offering a 3 year fixed rate product at 5.84% and a 5 year fixed rate product at 5.99%. Both mortgages are available up to 85% loan to value (LTV) and have free valuation and legal fees, £500 cashback and there are no upfront fees.

Retirement living bridges the gap

As the demand for new homes continues to increase whilst housing production reaches an 80 year low, we now face an urgent housing challenge across the UK. But do measures to simply increase housing supply go far enough? Steve Wiseman, Regional Managing Director for McCarthy & Stone, the UK’s market leader in retirement living, argues that more focus should be put on creating the right type of housing for our rapidly ageing population.

RICS - November Halifax house price index

Commenting on the Halifax house price index, Simon Rubinsohn, RICS chief economist said: "While some measures of house prices appear to be suggesting a slackening in momentum, the latest figures from Halifax point towards a more buoyant picture.

House prices increased 1.4% in November

House prices rose by 1.4% in November, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index. Prices increased for the fifth consecutive month with the average house price up by 4.2% (£6,803) in the first eleven months of 2009.

Don’t be afraid to look into shared equity

Shared equity in the UK is on the increase following the introduction of HomeBuy Direct, a government led scheme to help more first time buyers onto the property ladder. But do buyers understand what this means for them?

No Christmas slowdown for lettings market

Landlords and letting agents are experiencing high levels of activity in the run up to Christmas, with 65% of consumers currently looking for new lettings accommodation still hoping to move in before the end of the year, according to a poll conducted by lettingsearch.co.uk.