Property Market
New homes for eco clear conscience
Chris Coates, Managing Director for Galliford Try Homes, responds to Housing Minister Caroline Flint’s pledge that all new homes will have to be rated against the Code for Sustainable Homes from 1st May 2008.
One solution fits all is not realistic
Chris Coates, Managing Director for Galliford Try Homes, has commented on the Government’s new National Strategy for Housing In An Ageing Society plans, published this week.
It's all white for house hunters
With the recent slowdown in the housing market, new research by Co-operative Bank Mortgages has revealed, that if you are looking to sell your house quickly the most appealing colour to paint your door is white.
Fuzzy households, fuzzy tenures
Housing careers used to be fairly straightforward - leave home, buy first home, move up housing ladder, perhaps trade down in retirement.
January house prices show slight increase
House prices in England and Wales increased by 0.9 per cent in January according to the latest monthly figures from Land Registry.
Potton launch Tommy’s House Eco-Range
When Tommy Walsh, TV’s friendliest builder, embarked on building an eco-friendly house on a building plot which cost £60,000, for an all in build cost of £60,000 in 60 days, most people thought it couldn’t be done. Tommy is passionate about affordable, well designed, well constructed, quality housing which shouldn’t cost the Earth; both in financial and environmental terms.
Brits can’t move and won’t move
Impending fears of an economic downturn are beginning to hit home as consumer confidence in credit and borrowing falls for the second quarter running, with nine in ten (91 per cent) homeowners not intending to move and nearly half (48 per cent) of all non-homeowners saying they never intend to buy.
Persimmon brings care for cancer home
Persimmon Homes, the UK’s most successful housebuilder, has donated £250,000 to Marie Curie Cancer Care following a two year fundraising campaign.
Win a Debut apartment by Redrow
Real Radio, Wales’ biggest commercial radio station, is in the final week of Wales’ most spectacular radio give away ever. By the end of this week one lucky person will be the owner of a £78,000 Debut apartment by Redrow.
NLA claims a victory for landlords
The National Landlords Association (NLA), which represents almost 14,000 landlords, has welcomed the decision by the Office of Fair Trading to issue High Court proceedings against a major High Street letting agent.
Free bed with every Miller Home sold in March
As March is National Bed Month, Miller Homes is supporting a good night’s sleep by offering a free bed with every home reserved throughout the whole month.
Industry award for innovative first time buyers scheme
A Redrow housing scheme, which brought homes to first-time buyers for less than £50,000, has scooped another national award.
Buy new and enjoy lower fuel bills
If you’re tired of the décor in your home and are thinking of redecorating - perhaps the kitchen needs a fresh look or the bathroom requires some attention - it may seem drastic, but buying a brand home new can be a cheaper option.
Lifetime homes, lifetime neighbourhoods: housing an ageing society
The Government is publishing a major new housing strategy giving older people greater choice and addressing the challenges of an ageing population.
Green homes are more than just media hype
Thinkproperty.com, the fastest growing property portal in the UK*, are urging real estate agents to highlight the ‘green’ credentials of a property in response to increased home owner awareness of CO2 emissions.