Latest Property News

• House prices in England and Wales rose by an annual 1.8 percent in April
  

  Published 26th Apr 2010

  House prices in England and Wales rose by an annual 1.8 percent in April, their fastest pace of increase since January 2008, property data company Hometrack said on Monday

• Bid looms for ailing Crest Nicholson
  

  Published 26th Apr 2010

  Hugh Osmond’s acquisitions vehicle is lining up a £350 million bid approach for the troubled housebuilder Crest Nicholson

• Tesco planning four ‘mini-villages’ complete with supermarkets
  

  Published 26th Apr 2010

  Tesco already provides everything you need to stock a home, from groceries to garden furniture

• Fixed-rate deals slashed as mortgage price war hots up
  

  Published 22nd Apr 2010

  Two-year fixed-rate mortgages have been cut to less than 3 per cent

• More pain for energy customers
  

  Published 22nd Apr 2010

  Two sets of energy customers are poised to suffer sharp rises in their fuel bills

• First-time buyers 'at near twenty year low'
  

  Published 21st Apr 2010

  The number of first-time buyers in the UK remained at near 20-year lows over the past 12 months and the latest stamp duty boost is unlikely to help them get on the property ladder, according to research today

• The mortgage that doesn't require a credit score
  

  Published 21st Apr 2010

  Legal & General has launched a new mortgage where applicants do not need to be credit scored