Property Market
Make a lifestyle statement with St Audries in Kingswood
For those discerning purchasers looking for a new home in Kingswood which will afford them the type of lifestyle to which many can only aspire, St Audries is one property of which particular note should be taken.
First time buyers should hurry to Hayes Green
First time buyers can knock 20% off the cost of a brand new Redrow apartment in Cadishead, near Irlam.
Property sellers trim asking prices to secure summer sales
The number of properties for sale across the UK that have been reduced in price at least once by their owners to try to secure a sale is at a nine-month high, according to property website Zoopla.co.uk.
Millgate brings new homes and its inimitable style to Hinksey Hill
Millgate will bring its inimitable style to Oxfordshire for the third time this year, with a new development in Hinksey Hill.
A good move
When Stuart and Margaret Painter, who lived near Croydon, decided to move to the coast to have the lifestyle they longed for, Cooden near Bexhill-on-Sea seemed the obvious choice.
Energy efficient homes on their way to buyers in Peterborough
The first eco-friendly homes to be built at a major new housing development in Peterborough are to become available to buyers from this September.
The growing appeal of wooden homes
The UK is falling in love with wooden homes, with 75% of self build projects now constructed with a timber frame and 74% of architects and developers saying they would choose timber frame construction in the future, according to a survey commissioned by the UK Timber Frame Association.
First-time buyer activity helped drive lending in June
First-time buyer activity helped sustain lending for house purchase in June, according to data published by the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
Taylor Wimpey gives first time buyers an easy start
Demonstrating that now is the time to get a foothold onto the property ladder in Chichester, recent research has highlighted home buyers using a shared equity scheme save an average of 12% than if they purchase a house on the open market.
Solar customers make daylight savings on energy bills
With a third of households (32%) already finding energy bills unaffordable, new findings from uSwitch.com show that 70% of households believe solar panels are a good way of lowering energy bills.
Last few homes left for first time buyers at St Helens development
First-time buyers in St Helens are being urged to act quickly as there are only a limited number of properties left under the government-led FirstBuy scheme at the popular Waterside Village development.
Rental yields edge higher for buy to let landlords
New research from BM Solutions shows that Buy to Let (BTL) investors have seen average gross rental yields edge up to 6.2% in June 2012, compared to 6.0% 12 months earlier.
New build homes cut energy costs by up to 47%
Family Mosaic highlights how living in today’s new homes developments such as Highbury Park in Islington could create annual home savings of around 55% on gas and electricity spending – that’s over £1,300 in today’s market, according to the NHBC Foundation and Zero Carbon Hub.
Everybody needs good neighbours
Worcester’s rejuvenated Diglis Basin is fast becoming the ideal place to live, work and play as home builder Taylor Wimpey Midlands welcomes a new neighbour to the waterfront location.
Coventry Building Society extends helping hand to first time buyers
Coventry Building Society is launching a new range of mortgages for First Time Buyers at up to 90% LTV, with low flat fees and excellent rates.