Property Market
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.
House prices rise 0.4% in September
House price change in England and Wales has stayed positive for residential property transactions that completed in September 2007, according to figures from the Land Registry.
Miller harvests wicked pumpkin recipes
Miller Homes East Midlands has launched a competition to find the best pumpkin recipe in the East Midlands. To celebrate the Halloween period, sales negotiators at all Miller Homes’ developments in the East Midlands region will be accepting entries from budding chefs keen to furnish their kitchens with the Tefal Jamie Oliver five-piece saucepan set, worth £180.00.
Come fly with Redrow
Award-winning house builder Redrow has entered the realms of viral marketing with the launch of a new online game based around flying a virtual hot air balloon.
XBond signs housebuilder Redrow Plc
Redrow, one of the UK’s leading residential and commercial property developers, building over 5,000 new homes a year, has signed up with The Zurich Property Deposit Guarantee.
Staff to show some Miller respect
Miller Homes is asking the people of Yorkshire to play a role in assessing its performance as home builders following the launch of a 24 hour hotline to log complaints and respond to comments regarding its site activities.
OFT to survey owners of new homes
One thousand new-build home owners will shortly be invited to take part in a survey by the OFT offering them the opportunity to contribute to its home building market study.
‘Haunted’ houses a Halloween treat for first time buyers
Over half of first time buyers (54%) would not be put off buying their dream house even if it was haunted, according to a Halloween property survey by Yorkshire Bank Mortgages.
Energy ratings not a deal breaker
The average home buyer will not be put off a potential property if it has a poor energy rating, according to Legal & General.
University property purchases still popular
With thousands of students settling back in at university it seems many of them have already had enough of student digs.
The end of the upgrade?
The year is 1961. The average age for marriage is 23 for women and 25 for men. People work in their chosen careers until they retire, all the time stepping up the property ladder, moving from flat to terrace with each pay rise, until finally reaching the heights of the coveted detached house.
New scheme means buyers won’t lose the plot
Anyone buying a brand new home, especially off-plan, may find themselves having to shell out a five or 10% deposit long before the property is ready to move into – which may not always be convenient.
Gladedale launches Exchange Bond
Gladedale Home Counties is helping first-time buyers break the deposit deadlock and get a foot onto the property ladder with the launch of the Exchange Bond at its developments across the South of England.