Property Market
Top tips on finding and keeping great tenants
2012 looks set to be a particularly fruitful year with buy-to-let lender Paragon Group revealing that landlords are expecting tenant demand in the UK to remain high, predicting a double-digit increase in the number of people who will choose to become "professional tenants", opting to rent rather than buy.
An exclusive collection of new homes in High Wycombe
Taylor Wimpey has unveiled a stunning selection of superior quality executive homes at Kingshill Gate, a brand new development of property for sale in High Wycombe.
European commercial property loses ground on rest of the world
Commercial property markets in Europe struggled to keep pace with other parts of the world, as the effects of the global financial crisis continued to impact on investment and occupier markets, says the RICS Global Commercial Property Survey Q4 2011.
Buying is 16% cheaper than renting
Buying a home in the UK is over a £100 a month cheaper than renting, according to research by Halifax.
First time buyers on the Wirral invited to special event
First time buyers on the Wirral are invited to a special event this weekend (February 4 / 5) so they can find out how Lovell could give them a boost to buy their own home.
New homes in Cannock are ideal for first-time buyers
Homebuyers Brian Lunn and Amy Taylor are looking forward to starting married life at Taylor Wimpey’s Broadhurst Gardens development of new homes for sale in Huntington, Cannock, after being helped on to the property ladder by the leading housebuilder.
First-time buyers find perfect property in Ashford
Homebuyers Ricky Chapman and Stacey Harbige were helped on to the property ladder thanks to the FirstBuy scheme at Taylor Wimpey’s Bridgefield development of new homes for sale in Ashford, Kent.
Olympic apartments for first time buyers
Genesis is pleased to announce the first release of apartments available for shared-ownership at Stratford Halo, its flagship development overlooking the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, E15.
Cost of moving rises faster than house prices over the past decade
The cost of moving house in the UK has risen at a faster rate than house prices over the past decade, according to new research by Lloyds TSB.
Brits show increased confidence in property market
Brits are relatively upbeat about the property market for 2012, according to new research from Santander Mortgages which reveals that 8 per cent of Britons (3.7 million) believe they are likely to successfully purchase a new home in 2012.
Can't buy, won't sell
The generational divide in the UK property market is likely to cause housing stagnation in 2012, with young people unable to buy and older homeowners unwilling to sell, according to a new survey by mortgage lender HSBC.
2011 - the year of the first time buyer
Latest figures from unbiased.co.uk, reveal first time buying was the most sought after area of mortgage advice throughout 2011 on its ‘find a mortgage adviser' search.
New homes in Oldbury are ideal for first-time buyers
Leading housebuilder Taylor Wimpey is hosting a special event explaining how simple and affordable it can be for first-time buyers to secure their place at its Cedar Drive development of property for sale in Oldbury, West Midlands.
Part-exchange open day aims to banish January blues
A luxury housebuilder will be banishing the January blues this weekend with a part-exchange Open House, revealing exactly how house hunters can swap their existing property for a dream home in the Buckinghamshire countryside.
Flurry of first time buyers head en-masse to Park Central
A flurry of first time buyers have descended upon Park Central in the last two weeks according to Crest Nicholson, the developer behind the popular residential development in Birmingham city centre.