Property Market
Noisy neighbours cause the most disputes
Noise is still the main reason for neighbourly disputes, according to research by Halifax Estate Agents.
Armagh house prices rise 188% over past five years
Armagh has recorded the biggest increase in house prices of any UK city over the past five years with a rise of 188%, according to research by Halifax Estate Agents.
CML: Ministerial statement on the future of housing in Scotland
The Council of Mortgage Lenders welcomes the statement by Nicola Sturgeon, Health and Wellbeing Secretary, on the future of housing in Scotland and supports increased housing supply.
Big Green Home Of The Future
This week sees the start of a new competition for young pupils and students to design their Big Green Home of the Future to mark the launch of the Big Green Home Show taking place from 13th – 18th November, with a £1,000 prize for the winning school.
Four stars for David Wilson Homes Southern
David Wilson Homes Southern is continuing to go from strength to strength, with both its Sherborne Gardens and Bucklebury Mead developments achieving four stars at the recent 2007 Daily Mail Property Awards. Sherborne Gardens was awarded four stars for Best Development in Hampshire, whilst Bucklebury Mead achieved four stars for Best Development in Berkshire.
RICS: Nationwide October house price figures
Commenting on Nationwide house price figures, Simon Rubinsohn, RICS chief economist said: "The endless talk of the demise of the property market is, at the very least, a little premature.
UK house prices rise in October
House prices recorded a surprisingly strong increase of 1.1% in October, tying it with June for the highest month-on-month growth rate so far in 2007, according to figures from the Nationwide Building Society.
AHIPP: Spicerhaart's research that only 10% of buyers read HIPs
Paul Broadhead, Deputy Director General, Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP), comments on Spicerhaart's research that only 10% of buyers read HIPs: "As far as AHIPP is concerned, it is too early to make any firm conclusions about the way consumers use HIPs as we are only half way through the rollout of HIPs into the market since August 1st.
Only 10% of buyers are bothering to read HIPs
Home Information Packs (HIPs) are a total waste of time according to Spicerhaart, UK independent estate agent.
Flats and terraced houses most favoured by landlords and tenants
Flats and terraced houses are the property types most favoured by buy-to-let investors, according to the latest landlord research from Paragon Mortgages.
Home owners feeling hot, hot, hot this winter
Crisp, frosty mornings are now upon us and the Met Office is predicting bitter weather this winter so Persimmon, the UK’s leading housebuilder, is suggesting that now is the ideal time for home owners to start looking at how they can make their property feel and look more cosy this year.
Slower but steady housing market in 2008 CML forecasts
House price inflation is likely to remain positive, property transactions are set to remain above one million, interest rates are set to fall by three-quarters of one per cent, and gross lending will decline but is still set to exceed 2005 levels, according to the 2008 housing market forecasts published today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
Charcol.co.uk launches online petition to stamp on stamp duty
Charcol.co.uk, UK online mortgage broker, has launched an online petition to make stamp duty fairer. Whilst it is unrealistic to think that stamp duty will be abolished completely the current system is both hugely unfair and significantly distorts the market around the threshold levels.
25 areas pay a quarter of all residential stamp duty revenues
More than a quarter (26%) of total residential stamp duty paid in 2006/07 came from homebuyers in just 25 (6% of the total) local authorities (LAs), according to research from Halifax, based on data from the HMRC.
Legal & General survey to establish UK’s ‘Home Sweet Home’
The online survey, ‘Home Sweet Home’ asks people for their views on their current home, their aspirations for their property in the future and what would be their dream home.