Posts Tagged ‘ Property News ’

The Manifesto for First-time Buyers

May 9th, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property News

None of the parties has made housing affordability a manifesto priority. This is bad news for the millions of young people who are stuck in rented accommodation, at the mercy of one-month notice periods.



Would you take a first-time-buyer exam?

May 7th, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property News

Should you have to pass an exam before you are allowed to take out your first mortgage? According to the Consumer Credit Counselling Service, the answer is yes.



March fall for house prices

May 5th, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property News

The average price of a home in England and Wales fell by 0.6% in March to an average of £164,288, figures from the Land Registry showed today.



Is Now A Good Time to Buy?

May 2nd, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property News

With the first time homebuyer’s stamp duty tax allowance now in place, are there compelling reasons to buy a house in the current economy.



Rent-To-Buy Options For Purchasing Your Home

Apr 30th, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Aweber, Property News

The banks continue to display a lack of confidence in the UK housing market and this is reflected by their reticence to lend large percentage loans against house purchases.



‘More incentive than ever’ for first-time buyers

Apr 28th, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property News

There is more incentive than ever for potential first-time buyers to look into getting a foot on to the property ladder, it has been suggested.



Housing market hits a plateau

Apr 27th, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property News

Estate agents are finding it harder to push up asking prices as supply continues to outweigh demand, figures from Hometrack suggest.



Overseas super-rich fuel boom in London’s luxury market

Apr 26th, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property News

Oil money is once again flowing through the arteries of Central London. This week it was revealed that a Middle Eastern buyer had bought a £28 million flat at One Hyde Park in Knightsbridge, setting a new global record for this year of £6,000 per sq ft.



Google Street View ‘led burglars to target my garage’

Apr 24th, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property News

A milkman has criticised Google’s Street View website, claiming burglars targeted his garage three times after spotting its door open online.



Lenders expect house prices to remain flat for rest of 2010

Apr 23rd, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property News

The major UK lenders expect house prices to be broadly flat over the coming year and for mortgage lending to increase moderately, shows the Bank of England’s Trends In Lending report.