Property Market

Buy to let market tempts redundancy investors

Over a third (35%) of finance professionals would be tempted to invest a redundancy payout in a buy to let property, according to new research from PropertyEarth.net, the chain free property portal.

Housing affordability best in seaside towns in North England

Whitehaven in Cumbria is the most affordable seaside town based on the average house price to earnings ratio in 2009 quarter one; followed by Withernsea on the East Yorkshire coast and Maryport in Cumbria, according to the Halifax.

Miller Homes - Keeping customers happy

As well as celebrating 75 years of award-wining housebuilding, Miller Homes are celebrating this year’s success in the latest Customer Satisfaction survey results published this week.

Energy professionals call for review of CERT

The newly formed Association of Property and Energy Professionals (APEP), a body, created to provide organisations involved in energy and condition reporting with a collective voice and stronger lobbying power, is seeking a judicial review into the recent changes announced to the Government’s Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT).

Score free season tickets with Gladedale

In anticipation of the new football season Gladedale is offering homebuyers who reserve a new home before the end of July two season tickets to the team of their choice in North East England, absolutely free.

FSA regime to protect sale and rent back customers

The Financial Service Authority's (FSA) interim regime for sale and rent back (SRB) schemes comes into force today offering protection to homeowners in a market where there is the potential for consumers to suffer serious financial loss and in some cases lose their home.

Regulation for sale and rent back arrives

The National Landlords Association (NLA), the leading representative body for private residential landlords in the UK, has marked the beginning of sale and rent back (SRB) regulation by warning landlords in this market they only have four weeks to apply for FSA permission to keep operating.

Make your move to avoid a property stalemate

You’ve seen the house of your dreams - but a delay in putting your own property on the market means you’ve missed out because someone else has snapped it up. Likewise, kicking your heels over organising a viewing of a potential new home could also lead to disappointment.

House price rises continued in June

The price of a typical house rose by a seasonally adjusted 0.9% in June, building upon the improving trend seen over the last several months, according to the Nationwide Building Society.

Big and better homes for less money

Can you get a bigger and better home for less money than you are currently paying? Single parent, Philippa Hoad did just that after discovering the New Build HomeBuy scheme available through Orbit First Step.

New initiative aims to reduce cost of home buying

First-time buyers are being urged not to miss out on a share of £2.8 million which David Wilson East Midlands has to spend on helping them onto the property ladder. The money is the Government’s contribution to a special initiative aimed at reducing the cost of homebuying and must be allocated before the end of this year.