Property Market
Buy-to-let landlords’ confidence remains high
Bradford & Bingley, buy-to-let lender, has unveiled what is believed to be the largest and most authoritative landlord survey in the country with nearly 5,000 respondents.
Buying a home becomes impulsive
Kirsty Allsopp, presenter of Location, Location, Location, is an advocate of the 11 second rule; that is, house hunters reportedly take just 11 seconds to decide whether or not they will buy a property when viewing it.
Sandtoft makes solar pledge as DTI slashes homeowner grants
Sandtoft Roof Tiles, the pioneering roof tile manufacturer has made a landmark pledge of support for solar energy, following the Department of Trade and Industry’s decision to cut its financial support for homeowners investing in renewable electricity.
House prices up 0.6% in April
House price change in England and Wales remained positive for residential property transactions that completed in April 2007, according to figures from the Land Registry.
Rental demand slows as home sales bounce back
Tenant demand has faltered while sales increased in response to a reduction in employment growth and rising rents according to the latest RICS Lettings Survey.
Tenancy Deposits - They've got attitude
The results of the first major survey into the take-up and attitudes to mandatory Tenancy Deposit Protection since its implementation were announced by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme.
Agents report a buoyant UK residential lettings market
Demand for rental property continues, according to lettings members of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA).
Chronic neighbour noise go unreported
Eight out of ten noisy neighbour disturbances go unreported to the police or local authority, as stressed victims are too scared to report the problem.
Andrews attracts fifteen times more movers than the average agent
During the run up to the original, much debated and now delayed introduction of Home Information Packs (1st June), Andrews - Estate Agency, attracted 15 times more sellers than the national average.
To move or improve?
Sooner or later most of us find ourselves wishing our homes were just that little bit bigger. After all, who doesn't need more space - perhaps somewhere to work from home in peace, or somewhere to banish those mountains of primary- coloured children's toys, or maybe a bright and spacious new kitchen where you can do your Gordon Ramsey impersonation without alarming the neighbours.
New legislation is attracting more landlords to use property management services
Staff from Andrews Letting and Management, letting agents, observed a significant rise in the number of private landlords who attended the West’s largest lettings event - The Landlords’ Expo 2007 last Thursday, all looking for added assistance in the wake of TDP’s - the greatest shake up the lettings industry has ever seen.
Property Vs. Pensions
Brits have lost faith in pension schemes with almost three quarters of people admitting they simply don't trust them, a new survey revealed.
Nu-Lok provides cutting edge roofing fit for a 7th Century Village
“Nu-lok has a product which provides a clear advantage over standard roof installations with regards to maintenance and slate replacement. They also provide a higher quality slate and level of service than most traditional methods of roofing that we looked into.”
Mivan sponsors Saintfield Showjumping Grand Prix
MIVAN, one of Northern Irelands best known specialist construction companies is celebrating the launch of a new residential site Ardnavalley in Comber by sponsoring this years Saintfield Showjumping Grand Prix on June 16th.
HIP HIP Delay!
The housing market has been thrown into further confusion following the announcement that the launch of Home Information Packs is to be delayed states Angela Hesketh, Head of Residential Property at Homeplus.