Property Market
Deposits biggest barrier to aspirant homeowners
Raising a deposit has been identified by building societies as the most significant barrier to first time home buyers in a survey by the Building Societies Association (BSA).
Miller’s charter is much smarter
Housebuilder of the Year, Miller Homes, which has 21 developments across the Yorkshire region, has published a new Customer Charter to further affirm its commitment to making the house buying process as stress free and as straightforward as possible for its customers.
Corporate lets gain favour amongst landlords
Corporate tenants are becoming increasingly popular with buy-to-let landlords, according to research from specialist buy-to-let lender Mortgage Trust.
Give your home a style of its own this Christmas
Dressing your Christmas tree will be a whole lot easier this year according to the interior designers who create fantastic show homes for award winning housebuilder Redrow around the UK.
Beat the New Year sales with Barratt
At this time of year, have you ever noticed that not a day goes by without somebody reminding you that there are only so many shopping days left to Christmas? So, if you are thinking about getting the shopping in, there’s still time to go for that major Christmas purchase - a brand new home.
Design-led properties without the deposit burden
The Exchange Insurance Company (ExCo) announces today that Downtown Living will be offering the Exchange Bond to buyers of new homes at The Room development in Preston.
Space – the financial frontier for housebuyers
British housebuyers are stretching their finances in the pursuit of more space… and then filling that space with junk.
Homeward bound
Living close to our ‘nearest and dearest’ is becoming a top priority for house-hunters when searching for a new home, reveals Alliance & Leicester Mortgages’ movingimproving index.
Nearly 290,000 empty homes in England
To coincide with the Empty Homes National Week of Action (3rd to 7th December), new Halifax research shows that there were 288,763 empty private homes in England in April 2006, accounting for 1.6% of all privately owned dwellings in England.
Give your home a style of its own this Christmas
Dressing your Christmas tree will be a whole lot easier this year according to the interior designers who create fantastic show homes for award winning housebuilder Redrow around the UK.
Tenant demand pushes rents to new peak
Strong tenant demand for rented accommodation has pushed the average rental income generated by landlords to a record high, according to Paragon’s October Buy-to-Let Index. Average rents hit £11,066 during the month, 10.2% higher than a year ago.
House prices fall by 0.8% in November
House prices fell by 0.8% in November, bringing the annual rate of increase down to 6.9, according to figures from the Nationwide Building Society.
Flood victims warned of rogue trader menace
Lloyds TSB Insurance is urging victims of the summer floods to be alert to the growing risk posed by bogus builders offering to repair damaged properties – and is warning that the cost of rectifying botched building work could top £2 billion.
Landlords ahead of the game on energy efficiency
Rented properties will need Energy Performance Certificates from October next year, but many landlords are ahead of the game and already offer key energy savings measures in the properties they let to tenants, says the National Landlords Association.
Invest in your future says Miller Homes
Miller Homes, the UK’s largest privately owned Housebuilder, is urging potential home buyers not to be put off by the recent fall in house prices. The company believes that a new home is still the best investment that most people will ever make because it could not only be your home for their rest of your life, but also will ultimately grow substantially in value.