Property Market
Improving your home safely
Easter is the time of year when many of us think about improving our homes. You may be thinking of using the extended bank holiday weekend to embark on some of the more ambitious projects you’ve been putting off, so it is especially important that you think about your safety.
John Sanders Joins Carter Jonas London Link
Carter Jonas is pleased to welcome John Sanders as the latest recruit to its London Link affiliate scheme.
Scottish Estate Agents raise the benchmark
With the arrival of eclosingdate.com, the business of buying and selling property in Scotland is on the brink of transformation.
Time to get hip
NHBC, the UK's leading warranty and insurance provider for new homes has launched its Home Information Packs (HIPs) provision service to the industry. The new Home Information Packs (HIP) will become law on June 1 this year for all homes which are bought and sold, new or old, in England and Wales. NHBC is the largest company in the UK to date to offer HIP provision on this scale.
Cable & Wireless and British Land strike deal
British Land has concluded an £88 million sale and leaseback deal with Cable & Wireless for nine properties.
Healthy future for UK construction market
Growth in the construction industry has been boosted by a strong housing market and buoyant commercial property market, according to the latest RICS construction market survey.
Halifax Estate Agents scoops top industry award
Halifax Estate Agents (HEA) scooped the top gong for the third year running at the Estate Agent & Letting Agent of the Year Awards 2007.
Investors expect better returns from buy-to-let
75% of new landlords choose to invest in buy-to-let because they expect better returns than they would achieve from other forms of investment, according to the latest research from Mortgage Trust.
UK house price inflation rises to 9.5%
Annual house price inflation rose to 9.5 per cent during the first quarter of 2007, according to the Nationwide Building Society. The price of a typical house now stands at £175,554.
Buy-to-let grows despite interest rates rising
Short term interest rate changes are far less important to landlords than tenant demand
Savvy homeowners help push their house prices through the roof
Loft conversions can add around £100,000 to a home’s value, according to Alliance & Leicester Personal Loans.
Miller Homes invests in staff
As part of its continued drive for investing in its employees, Miller Homes, has promoted Helen Fairclough to senior land manager. Helen, 27, has been with Miller Homes Yorkshire for five years. She joined the company on its prestigious Graduate Development Programme as a graduate land buyer.
Step-by-step guide to planning and building a project
If only we all had the supreme ability of Sarah Beeny and Kevin Macloud to confidently manage building projects. But for the rest of us mere mortals, the thought of 'getting in the builders' conjures up unsavoury images of dirt, dust, noise, and hoards of white van men invading our privacy.
Home buyers to look for Estate Agents displaying approved code logo
As Codes Awareness Month draws to an end, the OFT is encouraging home buyers to look for estate agents who display the OFT Approved code logo.
Homes needn’t cost the earth
A family from Lewes with eight children has scooped a prestigious award for their environmentally-friendly home (and a cheque for £5,000) from Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P).