Latest Property News

• Surge in houses for sale provides relief after months of stagnation
  

  Published 20th Apr 2010

  A surge in the number of properties for sale last month has provided fresh evidence of a spring revival in the housing market

• Mortgage lending rises but market is ‘subdued’
  

  Published 20th Apr 2010

  Gross mortgage lending rose by 24 per cent between February and March, but the market is still “quiet and subdued”, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders

• House prices fall despite increased interest from first-time buyers
  

  Published 15th Apr 2010

  First-time buyers returned to the housing market in February but their increased numbers failed to prevent a slight decline in house prices, official figures suggest

• Three in ten homes receive inaccurate energy bills
  

  Published 15th Apr 2010

  The UK’s energy companies are in the doghouse again

• Labour's £70,000 hike in homebuying costs: Movers hit by higher taxes, prices and fees
  

  Published 14th Apr 2010

  The cost of buying a home has shot up by £70,000 since Labour came to power in 1997

• City of London's tallest building on sale for £300m
  

  Published 13th Apr 2010

  Tower 42, the first skyscraper to be built in the City, has been put up for sale by owners BlackRock and Hermes Real Estate and in a further sign of the resurgence in London's commercial property market

• Mortgage lending jumps 12% as market picks up
  

  Published 13th Apr 2010

  The number of people taking out mortgages rose by 12 per cent in February compared with the previous month, figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) showed today