Property Market
Homeowners refuse to downsize to pay off debts
It seems most Brits have a little Hyacinth Bucket in them and like the ‘Keeping Up Appearances' character are determined to keep up with the Joneses despite their lack of cash.
Buyers get moving with HomeBuy Direct
Hundreds of house hunters across the country who until recently have been priced out of the housing market have been able to buy a brand new home thanks to properties made available under Persimmon’s Government-supported, HomeBuy Direct scheme.
Showcasing the Pevsner
Home hunters will find a superb variety of stylish and innovative new homes available at David Wilson South Midlands’ Reflections development in Broughton of which the Pevsner is no exception.
Homeowners renting out spare room triples
The number of homeowners renting out a spare room has tripled over the past twelve months according to Abbey Mortgages - over 981,000 people in total and up by 152 per cent from 388,000 in July last year.
Homeowners look to create more space
Recent figures show that the home improvement market is flourishing with mortgage lenders reporting a 50 per cent rise in loans taken out last year to pay for renovations, which has been valued at over £11 billion.
Sellers suffering from valuation blues
Residential properties are being undervalued by mortgage lenders causing sales and remortgages to fall through, according to research conducted by the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA).
Confusion reigns over UK private landlord registers
Confusion reigns over landlord registers, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA), the leading representative body for private-residential landlords in the United Kingdom.
Improvements underpinned by a lack of supply
Sentiment in the housing market continues to improve according to the latest RICS UK housing market survey.
Do you know anything about the Barratt bus?
House builder Barratt Mercia is making an appeal for information about a toy bus that one of its sales negotiators found on eBay. The Corgi bus, which is dated 1983, was discovered on the internet auction site last year and bosses at Barratt have been trying to find out information about it ever since.
Buyers eager for three storey living
Following the release of a new range of three bedroom, three storey Ellerby housetypes at Bryant Homes’ Lingwell Grange development in Thorpe, there has been a flurry of home-buyers rushing to secure their dream home.
Friends all buy homes at same Radcliffe development
Housebuilder George Wimpey has received a glowing recommendation for its Radcliffe development Chapelfield Park – from a group of friends who all moved in thanks to the recommendation of just one person.
Homebuilder reports on property market confidence
“Confidence is certainly returning to the housing market,” believes Tracey Lee, sales director for esteemed housebuilder Charles Church Southern.
Tenants still 'clueless' about deposit protection
Mydeposits.co.uk, a Government-approved tenancy deposit protection scheme, estimates there could be as many as 400,000 tenancies with unprotected deposits.
Outlook improving but housing market not out of the woods yet
House prices look set to end the year higher than they started, but will still face significant challenges during 2010, says the latest RICS housing market update.
Barratt offers HomeBuy Direct at more locations
There is good news for North East homebuyers with the announcement that Barratt has had extra developments approved for the Government-backed HomeBuy Direct scheme, which enables buyers to move into a new home for just 70 per cent of the price.