Property Market
Prime central London property prices drop 1.3% in August
Prices for prime central London residential property dropped by 1.3% in August, the fourth consecutive month of price falls, according to the Knight Frank Prime Central London Index.
HIPs - reduce stress and speed up the process
The Association of Home Information Pack Providers has responded to research published today by MyHomeMove, parent company of HIP provider MyHomeInformationPack.
RICS residential property proposals - Tackling the credit crunch
Dealing with the current housing market downturn requires significant and decisive action from the Government whose attempts to date to address the problems facing the market have been limited.
Home sellers resort to dirty tricks to hook buyers
Almost a quarter of sellers admit to having lied about, or hidden problems with their property in an attempt to make it more appealing to prospective buyers according to new research from Homeserve, the UK’s national home emergency service.
Tax burden for UK landlords halved by capital gains tax reform
Landlords who waited to sell their buy-to-let properties until Q2 this year halved the amount they had to pay in tax compared to those who sold prior to the April budget reform, according to research by The Mortgage Works, a leading buy-to-let mortgage lender.
Redrow - Stamping out the cost of stamp duty
Forget waiting for the chancellor to make up his mind - Redrow will knock the cost of your stamp duty off the price of your new home throughout September - making now a great time to buy.
Thinking of extending or remodelling? Read this first!
Making the most of your home is the sensible option in 2008 with a struggling housing market and rising prices to contend with. Extending or remodelling your home can give you the extra space you need but before you start, read the article below. The organisers of The London Homebuilding & Renovating Show, on at ExCeL London from 19 to 21 September, have come up with some great pointers that may save you time and money.
Playing the odds in the housing market
Award-winning housebuilder, Gladedale, is openly challenging prospective housebuyers at the moment with an unusually wide array of incentives to stimulate the market.
Your stamp duty paid by Bryant Homes
Bryant Homes is giving local housebuyers a welcome boost by offering to cover the cost of their stamp duty on selected properties at all of their developments across the East Midlands.
Women aren't shaken by falling house prices
Falling house prices have not deterred three out of four people from buying a property, says money website Fool.co.uk. But while men show greater hesitancy to dip their toes in the property market now, women are not put off.
Last chance to submit views on sale and rent back code of practice
Interested parties who wish to submit their views on the National Landlords Association (NLA) draft Code of Practice for landlords involved in the sale and rent back market, have only got a few more days to send in their response.
Stamp duty issue still causing problems in property market
A second survey of members conducted by the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA), the residential sales arm of the National Federation of Property Professionals (NFOPP), regarding the indecision caused by a possible Government Stamp Duty holiday announcement, shows that the crisis is still playing out in the housing market.
House prices continue to fall in August
House prices fell by 1.9% in August, bringing the annual fall into double digits for the first time since the fourth quarter of 1990, according to the Nationwide Building Society.
Green is key for future homeowners
Energy efficient homes could be a vital driver to keeping the property market moving, with "carbon appeal" set to replace "kerb appeal" when it comes to swaying buyers. New research reveals that half of UK homeowners believe homes with greener features are easier to sell in the current market and 53% of all householders say they would be willing to pay extra for them.
Buy-to-let repossessions increasing twice as fast as all mortgages
Buy-to-let (BTL) repossessions have significantly increased compared to this time last year - making renters just as prone to repossession as homeowners.