Latest Property News

• RIBA hunts for best new home
  

  Published 10th Jun 2010

  The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and HSBC Private Bank have teamed up to relaunch the RIBA Manser Medal, a nationwide competition to find the country's best new house..

• Lenders offer better deals to joint borrowers
  

  Published 10th Jun 2010

  Britain’s first mortgage restricted to couples is being launched today amid concerns single people are being penalised

• Bovis guarantees buyers' mortgages to boost sales
  

  Published 10th Jun 2010

  Bovis Homes has agreed to guarantee mortgages taken out by its customers, highlighting just how difficult it is to persuade the banks to lend to homebuyers

• Selling off the family silver: France announces firesale of 1,700 state properties to cut £1trillion debt
  

  Published 10th Jun 2010

  The French government has announced plans to sell off 1,700 state properties in a bid to cut the country's heavy debts

• Venice selling off its heritage
  

  Published 08th Jun 2010

  One of Italy's most famous cities is being forced to sell off dozens of historical palazzos in a bid to boost the city's fast diminishing funds - but is this a rather short-sighted solution?..

• Russian demand boosts London prices
  

  Published 07th Jun 2010

  The latest Knight Frank report sees prices in prime central London increasing again as Russian buyers continue to push prices up..

• Saudi opens door to foreign investors
  

  Published 07th Jun 2010

  For the first time, Saudi Arabia is to allow international property investors to own property in one of four brand new cities currently under construction in the country..