Property Market
A web windfall for visitors to Gladedale.com
Gladedale in North East England has introduced a new incentive for buyers using the internet to find their perfect home. Now, visitors to the Gladedale website can download a web windfall voucher worth £500 which will be exchanged for a real cheque if they decide to buy a Gladedale property.
Which? : Landlords should join compulsory complaints scheme
As The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) announces it is introducing a licensing scheme for its UK members and a code of practice for letting agents, Which? Legal Service lawyer Espe Fuentes says: "We receive many calls from tenants who have issues with their landlords.
Land Registry announces new 'early completion' practice
Land Registry, the government department responsible for registering land in England and Wales, will apply a new 'Early Completion' practice from 3 August 2009 to ensure that registration applications are completed as quickly as possible.
Rental declines expected to gather pace
Tenant demand across all sectors continued to fall in the first quarter although the pace of decline eased back. Surveyors expect rental declines to accelerate on the back of a record increase in available floor space says the latest RICS' Commercial Property Survey.
A boost for spring homebuyers
Spring home buyers are set to get a welcome boost thanks to a new scheme from Taylor Wimpey designed to save them time and money. The ‘Ask the Experts’ initiative, which is available on George Wimpey and Bryant Homes developments across the South East, offers a range of features tailored to individual circumstances.
Housing affordability for first-time buyers improves
Home affordability for potential first-time buyers (FTBs) has improved substantially since mid 2007, according to the latest Halifax FTB Affordability Review.
Homes with the MHX-factor
Miller Homes is expanding its sales focus outside of just the new build market, with a wide range of resale properties now available to buy on its dedicated MHX website. All are older properties that the company has taken in part exchange, and come with many of the benefits of a new house – including tempting discounts for a speedy sale.
Estate agent takes HIPs petition to Downing Street
A new ‘anti-Home Information Pack’ petition has been launched on the Number 10 Downing Street website by estate agent Harrison Murray’s commercial director, Nick Salmon.
David Wilson axes tax on homes up to £250k
The Chancellor Alistair Darling may have announced that the Stamp Duty holiday on homes worth up to £175,000 will be extended until the end of the year, but David Wilson is going even further by offering to scrap the tax on all its homes up to £250,000 for the same period.
Seven key steps that landlords should take today
What should you do as a landlord to ensure a healthy future for your buy to let portfolio in the current economic climate?
HCA plans to encourage property rentals
Commenting on the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) plans to encourage property rentals, Louise Coming, head of mortgages at moneysupermarket.com, said: "The Government's latest plans are another example of the mortgage market going full circle.
Eco-friendly home is ahead of its time
A modular, future proof eco-friendly home that uses the latest technology and construction techniques was launched this week – Wednesday 29 April – by Viridis Homes.
Barratt announces ‘once in a generation’ offers
If you want to buy the property of your dreams but think that now isn’t a good time to move, you’ll be interested in the news that Barratt South Wales is making the best offers in a generation to people buying new homes.
Buy-to-let buyers buoyed by strengthening yields
Landlords experienced strengthening yields in the first quarter of 2009, which is helping to prompt many to look to acquire residential investment property this year, according to the latest Paragon Mortgages' Private Rented Sector Trends report.
OFT versus Foxtons case should encourage greater transparency
Keshav Thukaram, managing director of smartlandlord.co.uk, hopes the OFT case against Foxtons will encourage greater transparency across the industry: ‘Landlords, particularly new landlords, often find the wording of lettings agents' contracts confusing.