Property Market
AHIPP extend roll out of Home Information Packs
Home Information Packs (HIPs) will soon be a reality for an additional 12 locations across the UK:
Persimmon continues to build upon success
Persimmon Homes will be continuing to strengthen its standing in the South West this year with the announcement of further expansion in the region.
Planning Together: new guide to help shape sustainable communities
A guide offering practical advice to local authorities on how to work most effectively with strategic partners in the shaping of sustainable, mixed communities was launched today by Angela Smith, Minister at Communities and Local Government.
Watch your home grow... literally
If buying a new home off plan fills you with anticipation, Miller Homes has the answer.
Kenmore invests in serviced office company Avanta
Kenmore Private Equity, part of the Kenmore Property Group, has funded the management buy-out of Avanta, the growing serviced office company led by Chief Executive, David Alberto.
House prices begin to cool
UK house prices rose by just 0.3% in January, the lowest monthly rise for eight months, according to the Nationwide Building Society.
Estate Agents need compulsory licensing
With the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill being considered in the House of Lords on Tuesday 30th January 2007, shortly before progressing to the House of Commons to be debated, Halifax Estate Agents (HEA) is calling for the government to go even further.
Social housing conditions in England show marked improvements
Social housing conditions in England have substantially improved since 1996 with the number of non-decent homes reducing by over 3 million, from 9.1 million (45 per cent) to 6 million (27 per cent) in 2005, according to the 2005 English House Condition Headline Report.
House prices rose 7.8% in 2006
House price growth continued in December, with prices up 0.7 per cent from the previous month for a 7.8 per cent annual increase, according to data from the Land Registry.
Fourth ‘Oscar’ for Miller Homes’
Just weeks before film stars gather in Hollywood for the Oscars ceremony, stars including Lulu and Carol Smiley gathered at a gala ceremony in London for the house builders’ ‘Oscars’, the National House Building Council’s (NHBC) Pride in the Job UK Supreme Gala Dinner.
New Ecohomes Show will be an ally in the green war
Our homes are currently responsible for 30% of all UK emissions but are carbon-neutral homes in the next 10 years a realistic target?
'Rigsby' is no laughing matter!
Digital television repeats of the 70s comedy Rising Damp are introducing a new generation to the old-style friction between tenants and landlords.
‘Now or never’ worries tempt first-time buyers to break the bank
First-time buyers struggling to get on the property ladder are becoming increasingly prepared to take greater financial risks as the third interest rate rise in five months looks set to have only a minor impact on slowing rising house prices.
Forecast for 2007: Homeowners go back to renting
The heyday of home ownership may have peaked … as more people go back to renting their own homes. That's now a better way of managing family finances – says leading UK lettings specialist Belvoir.
The Nigella effect ...
If you thought that Nigella Lawson’s influence on consumer behaviour had reached its height last Christmas’ with bare-knuckle fights in supermarket isles for the last jar of goose fat, then think again.