Property Market

Birthday delight for Charles Church Land Manager

August 13th was a special day for Steve Rickard in more than one way. Not only was it his 30th birthday, he was also promoted to Charles Church Wales’ Land Manager. Steve, who did a Masters in Aeronautical Engineering, started his career in the housebuilding industry in 1999 in the customer relations department at Westbury Homes. He then signed up for the company’s graduate training scheme, where he gained experience in all parts of the business.

New director for Persimmon in Severn Valley

Persimmon Homes has announced the appointment of David Wild as sales and marketing director for its new Severn Valley region. David (43) joins the company from The Raven Group where he spent the past two years assisting the set up of retirement living business, Audley, launching schemes from Yorkshire to Devon.

House prices drop 0.6% in September

House prices fell by 0.6% in September, bringing the average house price to £198,500, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index.

Persimmon boss returns to shop floor for charity

Nigel Greenaway, Chief Executive Officer for Persimmon Homes South Division will be returning to grass routes level this Friday 05 October. As part of Marie Curie Cancer Care’s nationwide Back to the Shop Floor fundraising event, Nigel has been sponsored by his colleagues to swap his usual desk job and return to his first construction role as an apprentice carpenter.

Buyers - Worried? About what?

The problems facing homeowners have been well documented in the national press throughout the year with the constant hikes in mortgage rates and the recent announcement that Barratt Developments have reported a loss of 10 per cent due to a lack of ‘confidence’ in buyers. So what is the house building sector doing to restore faith in the market when trepidation is the general mindset?

UK house price growth cools in Q3

The rate of house price growth in the UK cooled from 10.2% to 9.3% in the third quarter, according to the latest Nationwide Quarterly Regional House Price Report.

Landlord.co.uk heralds a boom in the property rental market

In the face of troubled UK property market conditions, the team at specialist property portal, Landlord.co.uk believes a boom in the rental sector has begun, caused by buyers losing confidence in house purchases and rushing to lease dwellings.

CIOB joins Building Control Alliance

The Building Control Alliance (BCA) has appointed the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) to formally sit alongside the four organisations that represent and deliver the current building control system.

Homebuying made simpler

The Zurich Property Deposit Guarantee – now available exclusively through the XBond Company – is a new financial guarantee that enables homebuyers to secure a property by guaranteeing the required deposit with a simple and cost effective new product.

Will HIPs last the journey?

The Government says that HIPs can improve the housing buying process and help reduce carbon emissions.

AHIPP: Conservative pledge to scrap HIPs

Mike Ockenden, Director General, Association of Home Information Packs (AHIPP), comments on the Conservative pledge to scrap Home Information Packs (HIPs): “Abolishing HIPs to make it ‘easier and cheaper’ to buy homes as cited by the party, is the very reason why the packs have been introduced in the first place.