Property Market
Welsh housing body pledges £100m investment in regeneration
Community Housing Cymru (CHC) has promised £100million extra investment for housing and community regeneration projects, in return for regulatory reform.
Cash-in-hand Britain sleepwalking into home owning hell
British homeowners are making easy pickings for rouge traders, almost nine in ten (87%) readily handing over cash-in-hand to self employed tradespeople rather than using a reputable company or agency, according to new research by AA Legal Services.
Ability to buy hits all time low
NHBC's First Time Buyers Ability to Buy Index hit an all time low during the second quarter of this year.
Brits still favour the look of bricks and mortar
Environmentally friendly they may be, but it doesn’t necessarily mean people want to live in eco homes, suggests findings from a survey conducted by Baggeridge Brick and Persimmon Homes.
Barratt helps buyers onto the housing ladder
First time buyers in the region have been quick to sign up for information from the Barratt Homes FTB Team which is out and about this month in a bright green Freelander.
Signs of a slowing Scottish housing market
House prices across Scotland continue to rise, but the latest quarterly figures show a very mixed picture across the country, according to the latest Lloyds TSB Scotland House Price Monitor.
The future has to be ‘green’ says construction
‘The Green Perspective’ report by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has revealed that over 94% of construction professionals believe that ‘green’ building is the future for the construction industry.
Rental growth to prevent market crash for commercial property
Positive rental growth will prevent a hard landing for the commercial property market, says the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Commercial Property Forecast.
New buyer enquiries decline as interest rate rises start to bite
New buyer enquires declined at their fastest pace since August 2004, with stock of unsold property on surveyors’ books increasing to the highest level since January 2007, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) UK housing market survey.
Top tips for trading up
Bigger is no longer always better, particularly for many househunters who are using buying a house as the ideal way to free up some of their hard earned money, according to Persimmon Homes Anglia.
Warning: More potential floods!
Landmark Information Group warns homeowners ahead of yet more rain.
The benefits of buying new
Buying a new home has a wide range of benefits, from lower maintenance and running costs, to stylish new fixtures and fittings. NHBC, the UK's leading warranty and insurance provider for new homes, looks at why new is so appealing to today's homebuyer:
Red tape slashed to help businesses go green
Many shops, offices, pubs and clubs could soon be powered by renewable energy, under changes to planning rules that will make it easier for businesses to install 'green' technologies like solar panels and wind turbines.
House price inflation accelerates in June
UK annual house price inflation in June 2007 was 12.1 per cent, up from 10.8 per cent in May 2007, according to figures from the Communities and Local Government. Annual house price inflation in London was 17.5 per cent in June, up from 14.3 per cent in May.
Best value seaside towns in Britain
New research from Halifax Estate Agents has identified the 20 seaside towns in Britain that offer the highest quality of life. It has also examined which seaside towns offer the best value for money.