Property Market
First time buyers given a helping hand with Bellway Homes
Britain is facing a housing crisis. As interest rates steadily rise, together with a shortage of affordable housing, more and more first time buyers are being priced out of the market as The Prime Minister acknowledges (10 July 2007).
Housing: Less talk more action, says BPF
The British Property Federation has welcomed the draft housing bill formalising the creation of Communities England and implementing the recommendations of the Hills and Cave Reviews.
Miller Homes building communities
Miller Homes understands that living in a friendly neighbourhood can be as important to people as the actual property they move to. When people move to a new home they can sometimes find it difficult to integrate into an established local community. Often people can feel like outsiders, particularly if all the neighbours have lived in the area for a long time and know each other well.
House builder rewarded for boosting first time buyer market
Getting first time buyers onto the property ladder at a price they can afford is an important business – and the awards just keep coming for one product designed to do just that.
Rates relief whitewash will prove 'disastrous' for regeneration
Government proposals on cutting business rates relief on empty property are disastrous and will undermine government policy on regeneration, says the British Property Federation.
DTZ and Donaldsons merger creates pre-eminent retail property advisers
DTZ, a leading global property adviser, has acquired the business and assets of Donaldsons LLP, the privately owned, UK-based property consultancy, for an initial consideration of £39.8 million, plus deferred consideration of up to £8.8 million.
Safety first
Commitment to health and safety on site has earned top awards for developer Redrow from two different independent bodies who share the same goals of reducing accidents and ill health in the workplace.
Land Registry publishes new guide to joint property ownership
Land Registry is pleased to announce the availability of Public Guide 18, detailing the facts of joint property ownership aimed primarily at members of the public.
Don’t let the weather get you down
Despite the dire weather there are ways of making yourself wonderfully happy – and that is by treating yourself to a brand new home.
£2 million plus country house market benefits from competitive pricing
Figures released by Savills show continued growth in the Prime Country House Market, particularly for properties priced over £2 million. Whilst the index for all properties showed quarterly growth of 2.8%, properties worth over £2 million showed growth of 4.80% in the second quarter of 2007.
UK house price growth slowing
All UK regions see house prices grow in the second quarter of 2007, but pace of growth is slowing, according to the latest Nationwide Quarterly House Price Report.
Holiday Brits lock out trusted cleaners
Long working hours and tired commuters may be driving a £4bn a year boom in domestic help, but only 3% of Britons will entrust their cleaners with their house keys while they are on holiday.
Brits move home every four years
The World Cup, leap year, The Olympics and now moving home. New research reveals that Britons are so keen on climbing the property ladder that many are upping sticks as frequently as every four years, according to Birmingham Midshires.
Best value for money towns in Britain
New research from Halifax has identified those towns in Britain that offer the best value for money for first-time buyers and home-movers.
New MD for Miller Homes Northwest
Miller Homes has appointed Sue Warwick as its new Managing Director in the northwest, to build on its recent success in becoming one of the top ten housebuilders in the UK. Sue, formerly Sales and Marketing Director of Miller Homes took on her new role from 1st July 2007.