Latest Property News

• House price growth picks up pace
  

  Published 09th Feb 2010

  Property price rises picked up pace in January, even as unusually heavy snowfall led to a sharp drop in new buyer enquiries, a survey indicated on Tuesday

• Santander now issues half of all new UK mortgages – and plans to expand
  

  Published 06th Feb 2010

  Santander is planning to accelerate its expansion in Britain after reporting bumper profits in a market where it is now issuing 50% of all new mortgages

• Property discounts for armed forces
  

  Published 05th Feb 2010

  National house builder Bellway has launched a scheme that will enable serving members of the armed forces to benefit from a discount equivalent to £500 for every £25,000 or part thereof on the cost of a new Bellway home in addition to any other advertised offer..

• House prices rise 10% from market bottom
  

  Published 04th Feb 2010

  House prices have risen by 10% since the market bottom in April 2009, the Halifax House Price index said today

• Norwich & Peterborough raises its mortgage costs
  

  Published 04th Feb 2010

  Norwich & Peterborough building society has become the latest lender to increase its standard variable rate (SVR), raising the cost of borrowing for thousands of customers

• Buy-to-let investors may get cut in tax
  

  Published 04th Feb 2010

  The Government is considering granting stamp duty concessions on bulk buying of property to encourage institutional investors to become professional landlords

• British Gas confirms plan to cut bills by 7%
  

  Published 04th Feb 2010

  Centrica, the owner of British Gas, today confirmed that it will reduce the average gas bill by 7 per cent which it claims will save the typical household £55 a year