Property Market

Save money on fuel bills with new energy efficient homes
In the wake of fuel bill price hikes from various energy suppliers, Storey Homes’ latest collection of 2, 3 and 4 bedroom houses at Vulcan Rise, near Ramsey in Cambridgeshire can help home buyers reduce their fuel bills.

Public houses, police stations and nightclubs up for auction
Nine public houses, three police stations and two nightclubs are amongst the 192 lots on offer at Pugh and Company’s June auctions in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Newcastle.

Time to find your life by the coast
If you have ever dreamed of living near the coast with breathtaking countryside on your doorstep, then it’s time to make that dream a reality.

Former monastery converted into luxury homes launches for sale
Carmel Gate is a prestigious new development of exclusive apartments & duplexes, courtyard news houses, cottages, villas and a gatekeeper’s lodge, all set within secure, gated, landscaped grounds, in the prime residential area of Temple Fortune, North West London, NW11.
Smarter property management with Fixflo
With news of the increasing number of complaints about letting agents to The Property Ombudsman Service, up 9% on the previous year, the pressure is on to provide a better service for the 3.8 million tenants in the private rental market.
Barratt welcomes buy to let boost in South Wales
Wales has topped the tables as a hotspot for buy to let investors with the highest rental yields in England and Wales.

Rental guarantee tempts investors to Harbourside
A brace of apartments at Crest Nicholson’s Harbourside development in Bristol are being offered to investors with a guaranteed 12 month rental income.

Miller Homes frees up space on over 300 West Midlands' sofas
Miller Homes West Midlands is celebrating after helping more than 300 first time buyers onto the property ladder in the last five years, freeing up space in parent’s homes across the region.
First-time buyer activity up again in March
First-time buyer activity remained strong in March with the number of first-time buyers increasing by 20% according to data published by the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

A helpful start for first-time buyers in Sedgley
Morris Homes is helping first-time buyers jump onto the property ladder with the arrival of its first apartment block and the Government’s Help-to-Buy scheme at its popular Sedgley development.

Liverpool-based maintenance company awarded project at West Tower
Liverpool-based property maintenance provider D.E. Gregson & Son has been appointed for a refurbishment project at West Tower and is currently working on the building’s 106 apartments and communal areas.

House hunters prepared to pay more for a touch of celebrity luxury
Over 25 per cent of house hunters were happy to pay up to an extra £5000 for a property with features they considered aspirational according to the results of a new survey.
One in ten renters at gas safety risk
One in ten people who privately rent their home could be at risk from gas safety hazards, Shelter and British Gas warn today.
Buy-to-let sector continues to grow
Gross mortgage lending of £4.2 billion across 33,500 mortgages was advanced to buy-to-let landlords in the first quarter of 2013, according to latest survey data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

New eco homes cut energy bills in Essex
The ‘green’ features offered by Countryside Properties at their development at The Thatchams in Priors Green, Takeley, Essex could help to dramatically reduce energy bills for buyers.