Property Market

Love thy neighbour – from a distance!

Love thy neighbour? As long as they’re not attached to our properties! Detached properties were still the most popular choice for 2006 – according to East Anglian-based Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P).

South West gets biggest boost from internal migration over past decade

The South West has recorded the largest netgain from internal migration of any of the UK's 12 regions over the past ten years, according to research from the Halifax.

Average price paid by a first time buyer now above £150,000

The average house price paid by a first time buyer (FTB) pushed through the £150,000 barrier for the first time in 2006, according to the Halifax.

New Year, New Home

Next year, 16% of UK householders are planning to move, according to the results of a UK Housing Market Survey recently carried out by Savills Research. Well over half (65%) are looking to move within the next 10 years.

Prime country house prices rise 11.2%

The London bonus fuelled country house market has risen strongly all year.

UK house prices rise 1.2% in December

House prices increased by 1.2% in December, taking the annual rate to 10.5%, according to the Nationwide Building Society.

Local housebuilder scouts new designers!

Budding artists at Ty Sign Primary School in Risca, Caerphilly have been encouraged to test their imaginations and creativity by designing their dream homes.

Year of massive growth for Ombudsman for Estate Agents scheme

More than two thirds of the estate agency branches in England and Wales are now covered by the independent redress scheme run by the Ombudsman for Estate Agents.

Legal & General Surveying Services moves to new premises to support growth

Legal & General Surveying Services has recently relocated to larger offices in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, following significant growth over the past few years.

New grade A office scheme

Shepherd Developments and its development partner Durngate Property Group, advised by Savills, has acquired a 3.8 acre (1.5 hectare) site at Crossways Business Park, Dartford from Legal and General for £4.5 million.

Aberdeen tops the table in Scotland

The annual Bank of Scotland house price survey of Scottish towns and cities has found that Aberdeen recorded the biggest percentage increase in house prices across the country in 2006 – an average rise of 27% to £171,767. It was also the only place in Scotland to feature in the top 20 best performing towns and cities across the UK.

Towns in Northern Ireland record biggest price rises

Newry in Northern Ireland recorded the biggest increase in house prices across the UK in 2006 with an average rise of 54%, according to the fourth Halifax Estate Agent (HEA) annual survey of UK towns. All of the 10 towns delivering the biggest price increases are in Northern Ireland, making 2006 'Northern Ireland's Year'.