Property Market
Charles Church Western wins silver
Charles Church Western is celebrating after receiving the silver award for Housebuilder of the Year in the 250 – 500 unit category at the recent Daily Express Property Awards.
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New mortgage deal from Miller Homes
Miller Homes through its Independent Financial Adviser (IFA) is offering new home-buyers a special subsidised fixed rate mortgage of just 1.99% at six developments in the northwest.
Residential land values in Scotland outperform Great Britain average
Greenfield and urban land value growth in Scotland over 2007 is forecast to exceed the national forecast of 8% and 3% respectively, according to the latest research from Savills, as demand for family housing and site scarcity continues to drive up values.
Radical regeneration reform needed
A new parliamentary report is calling for a radical overhaul of regeneration policy to tackle investment in deprived areas.
AHIPP responds to vote on HIPS in the House of Lords
Mike Ockenden, Director General, Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP), comments on yesterday’s vote on HIPs in the House of Lords: “While yesterday’s vote in the Lords, which went against the latest Home Information Pack
NAEA expresses concern over energy assessors
After a further debate this afternoon, the House of Lords voted by 186 to 160 to call on the government to revoke the Home Information Pack (Number 2) Regulations 2007 and the Housing Act 2004 (Commencement Number 8) order 2007.
Agents report subdued housing market
The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) released figures from its latest housing market survey today, revealing a slightly subdued residential housing market in June as consumers demonstrated apprehension about the coming month’s economic developments.
Location remains key driver of value in UK housing market
Location remains the key driver of value in the UK residential market, according to Savills UK Housing Market Survey. The quality of the neighbourhood in which a property is located was considered the most important factor by over 80% of the survey, more than any other single attribute.
Number of top quality parks rises by one third
The best parks and green spaces in England were named today by Baroness Kay Andrews, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State.
One more energy assessor for HIPs on three bedroom properties
Latest figures have revealed that just one more energy assessor is needed for the Government to meet its target to make Home Information Packs (HIPs) a reality for properties with three bedrooms or more.
Searching for the simple life
Ian Webb, Brand Director for David Wilson Homes, comments on why house hunters in 2007 need to look beyond the layers of marketing in order to find the right home for them.
Barratt holds part-exchange weekend in south west region
Families whose numbers have expanded but who think their home-buying capacity hasn’t, or older couples wanting to swap their existing property for a more manageable contemporary apartment, could be in for a pleasant surprise at three of Barratt Homes’ developments in the south west.
First step on the property ladder rocked by noisy neighbours
Young Britons taking their first steps on the home ownership ladder are stumbling into property nightmares – with two-thirds finding costly surprises in their first year because they didn’t carry out simple checks, according to new research from AA Legal Services.
United Trust Bank: Brown’s housing reforms great news for developers
The new Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced the government’s new housing bill last week, vowing to increase the country’s house-building programme by 20% to create an extra 3m homes by 2020.