Posts Tagged ‘ Property News ’

Renting property in the countryside

Mar 11th, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property News

Lack of supply means more people moving to the countryside are renting property while they wait for a house to come onto the market.



Number of first-time buyers falling

Mar 10th, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property News

The proportion of first-time buyers expecting to enter the property market in the next 12 months has fallen for the third consecutive quarter to just 25.8%, shows the first Rightmove Consumer Confidence Survey of 2010.



Boscombe property prices ‘outstripping Bournemouth’

Mar 1st, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property News

PROPERTY prices in parts of Boscombe are now outstripping those in Bournemouth town centre, new research has revealed.



Mortgage drought stalls builders

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

The country’s sixth largest house builder Redrow, says a chronic shortage of mortgage availability and down valuations are stopping new homes from being built.



Country property price recovery

Oct 8th, 2009 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property News

Country house prices in the UK have risen for the first time since the beginning of the property downturn with values up 2% in the three months to the end of September, the latest research shows.



UK house prices have stabilised, small rise next year

Sep 9th, 2009 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property News

UK house prices have finally bottomed out but a return to growth will be slow and steady as supply gradually increases, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday.



UK buyers willing to pay more for property with renewable energy

Sep 3rd, 2009 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property News

A third of people in the UK would be willing to pay more for a property where part of the energy supply comes from renewable resources such as wind, solar or hydropower, according to a new study.



20 things you need to know about HIPs

Sep 2nd, 2009 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property News

The Home Information Pack (HIP) is compulsory for most homes on the market in England and Wales and you normally can’t market a property without one.



Biggest monthly house price rise in years

Sep 2nd, 2009 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property News

Property prices rose by 1.7% in July compared the biggest monthly leap in value since July 2004, according to the latest report from the Land Registry.



Homeowners repay more than they borrow

Sep 1st, 2009 | By admin | Category: Property News

Homeowners are paying back more on their mortgages than homebuyers are borrowing for the first time since 1993, the Bank of England has reported.