Property Market
NLA dismisses claims that buy-to-let is dead
Following the nationalisation of the mortgage business of Bradford & Bingley, there have been a number of commentators quick to support the view that buy-to-let, as a concept, has come off the rails.
Design your dream home with Consero Bespoke
Have you ever dreamt of designing your own home but not known where to start? Do you wish your home had an extra room or a different layout? Would you like to build your own home in a specific location? Whatever your requirements, the team at Consero Bespoke can help you build your dream home.
Market conditions bring opportunities for landlords
Falling house prices; rising tenant demand; the slow sales market and the new stamp duty holiday all add up to some exciting opportunities for landlords, according to Leaders, one of the UK’s largest independently owned letting specialists.
Tenants losing thousands of pounds in deposits
Tenants are still losing thousands of pounds in deposits each month by not sticking to tenancy agreements, according to mydeposits.co.uk, a Government-authorised tenancy deposit protection scheme.
A fifth of homeowners plan to make structural changes
Sainsbury's Home Insurance reports that a fifth (21%) of British homeowners plan to undertake major structural changes to their properties between May 2008 and May 2009, which is good news for those in England as new rules from October 1st will allow loft conversions and rear extensions to be added to homes without owners having to seek planning permission.
Pimp your house
Designed to give you complete control of lighting, heating and digital entertainment in your property, the new Open AV software is an extremely user friendly, practical solution which transforms your home to be fully automated, and because it is based on a web platform it is easily tailored to suit specific individual requirements.
Brave Alan jumps 13,000 feet to raise money for charity
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it's David Wilson East Midlands' Alan Hodges skydiving from 13,000 feet to raise money for Breast Cancer Care. Alan, a Customer Service Executive at the company's head office in Bardon Hill, regularly participates in sporting events for charity, but wanted to do something a bit more daring this time around so decided that leaping 13,000 feet from a moving plane would prove to be just the challenge.
Can't move? Then improve
With recent changes to the planning rules making it easier to extend or remodel your home, now is a great time to think about how you can add space and value to your property.
Demand for new homes bucks the market trend
Who says the housing market is in the doldrums? To judge by the recent launches of three major new developments in Edgware, Harrow Weald and Hendon you would not have thought so!
Hillreed Homes offer free help to sell your old home
Hillreed Homes, a major development company operating in Kent, Sussex and Hampshire realises that the reason a number of people are not moving is their difficulty in finding a buyer for their own property. However, by buying a brand new home through Hillreed the company is offering what they feel is a unique service in helping buyers proceed.
Top tips for lodge living
Whilst the current economic climate may leave many of us feeling nervous, astute buyers recognise affordable yet luxurious properties as a great investment. Holiday lodges are an ideal second home alternative, representing real value in comparison to bricks and mortar. But with a huge choice on the market, buyers may be unsure where to start.
Escape to the wild at Littleton Green
For the soon to be Mr and Mrs Hardeman, who are set to marry on Gretna Green next week, the idyllic Miller Homes development of Littleton Green in Huntington offered the perfect home in the perfect location. But like many would-be housebuyers, selling their home in today's market proved difficult.
Two Redrow training initiatives recognised in national awards
Two initiatives to up-skill employees of Redrow Homes have been short-listed in the 2008 Housebuilding Innovation Awards. An innovative development programme that ‘home grows' future site managers and an awareness and training programme to improve the quality of the design of Redrow developments have both been shortlisted in the ‘best training / staff initiative' category of these national awards.
Gap between asking and selling prices is widening
Across the UK, houses are selling at an average of nine percent below the asking price with sellers in some regions being forced to accept as much as 12.5 percent discount off their advertised price, says RICS research.
Average house price drops 4.6 per cent
Annual house prices in England and Wales fell by 4.6 per cent in August to prices last seen in spring 2007, according to the latest figures from Land Registry.