Property Market
RICS launches Blue Book - estate agency guide for all
The definitive guide for estate agents has been launched by RICS (The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors). The book will raise agency standards but will also improve the consumers' experience of the home buying and selling process.
Commercial property rental outlook is bleak
Despite some improvement in the economic data and a moderation in the pace of decline in capital values in all world regions, rental expectations deteriorated further, says the latest RICS Global Property Survey.
Building sites pose danger to kids on holiday
As housebuilding activity rises again after the slowdown, David Wilson South Midlands is warning youngsters to stay away from construction sites during the school summer holidays.
Rents on the rise - but so are arrears
Landlords had good reason to be cheerier in June as rents rose for the first time in three months and the property market continued to stabilise, according to the latest monthly research from LSL Property Services, which owns the UK's largest lettings agent network.
Redrow adds value with new specification
Improvements to the interior specification of Redrow’s homes added an average of 6.2% to a property’s value according to research among chartered surveyors.
Bonus for buyers during Love Your Bed Week
During the course of our lives we all spend approximately one third of our time fast asleep in bed, which is why Persimmon Homes North Midlands has decided to celebrate this year’s national ‘Love your Bed’ week by offering fantastic boudoir bonuses for anyone who reserves a brand new home.
Property market bounce bucks summer trend
The property market is unlikely to experience its usual seasonal drop-off in activity this summer, due to more affordable property prices, good mortgage deals and more people opting to spend their holidays in the UK, says Propertyindex.com.
Savvy tenants seek out deals in saturated rental market
Almost three quarters of tenants seeking property to rent on FindaProperty.com intend to negotiate a rent reduction from their prospective landlord, as they become more aware of their strong position in the current oversupplied market.
Antler Homes gives gala a flying start
Local housebuilder Antler Homes has offered its support to Bardsey Sports Club Gala by becoming the event’s major sponsor.
Star apprentice is hired by George Wimpey East Anglia
Hard-working apprentice Dale Smith is looking forward to a career with leading house-builder George Wimpey East Anglia after picking up a string of awards during his training.
Property specialists announce major expansion
Leading Scottish property consultants, CKD Galbraith, today announced plans to acquire the Buccleuch John Sale estate agency and chartered surveying business. The acquisition will result in a major expansion of the CKD Galbraith office network in Scotland and the range of property services provided by the firm.
The Nottingham extends support for First-Time Buyers
The Nottingham is to continue offering a special advisory service to First-Time Buyers until the end of August due to strong and sustained local demand.
Hobby farmers retreat while commercial farmers bounce back
Demand for rural retreats from lifestyle buyers remains in decline, but commercial farmers are being tempted back to the market, says RICS Rural Market Survey.
Sovereign insures ‘sunshine on a rainy day’
The sun might be shining brightly at the moment with the country embracing the good weather, however one housebuilder that’s providing its homeowners with cover ‘for a rainy day’, is niche Scottish developer Sovereign House Developments.
Kids advised to play safe this summer
As housebuilding activity rises again after the slowdown, Barratt North East is warning youngsters to stay away from construction sites during the school summer holidays.