Property News


Economic growth revised upwards

Economic growth revised upwards

3:43pm Friday 26th February 2010

The UK made a faster than expected climb out of recession in the final three months of 2009 with growth of 0.3%, official figures showed.

Aggravated burglaries up in Britian recent statistics show.

Home Insurance

12:41pm Monday 15th February 2010

Householders should be alarmed following the recently released figures for burglaries in England and Wales. In 2008-2009 the police recorded 284,427 burglaries, which equates to one person being burgled every 2 minutes. Whilst 56,000 of these burglaries were taking place, the occupant was confronted by the burglar and most worryingly 23,000 householders were actually attacked by the burglar. This means a householder is attacked every 30 minutes.

OFT considers sale without agents

OFT considers sale without agents

11:17am Thursday 18th February 2010

The trading watchdog is expected to look at whether homeowners can cut out estate agents when it publishes a market study into the home buying and selling process.

Mortgage Lending at a 10 year low

Mortgage Lending at a 10 year low

11:10am Thursday 18th February 2010

mortgage lending dived to a 10-year low during January as the housing market suffered a lull following the end of the Government's stamp duty holiday, figures have showed.

Buy-to-let lending rises: CML

3:11pm Thursday 11th February 2010

Buy-to-let lending grew for the second consecutive quarter during the final three months of 2009 as the market continued to show signs of improving, figures have shown.

Northern house prices 'rose most'

The housing market has enjoyed a boost during May, figures show

11:01am Wednesday 27th January 2010

Northern regions of the UK have seen the strongest house price growth during the past decade, research has shown.

Cost of fixed-rate mortgage falls

Interest rates are expected to be kept low, experts said

10:50am Wednesday 13th January 2010

The cost of fixed-rate mortgages fell during December as competition in the market began to increase, figures have shown.

House prices average £200,000 again

10:17am Wednesday 13th January 2010

The average house price has broken back through the £200,000 barrier after rising by 1.7% during November, Government figures have shown.

House prices rose by 5.9% in 2009

The housing market has enjoyed a boost during May, figures show

9:41am Thursday 31st December 2009

House prices rose by 5.9% in 2009 as the UK property market bounced back from last year's double digit declines, figures showed.

People seeking insurance urged to go specialist

People seeking insurance urged to go specialist

8:43am Wednesday 23rd December 2009

Insurance brokers could provide a better deal for those looking to cover their home and contents


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