Latest Property News

• New deal for "near-prime" borrowers
  

  Published 27th Nov 2009

  Kensingston, one of the largest supplier of home loans to borrowers with poor credit histories before the credit crunch, returned to the market today with a new deal

• Ofwat ruling on water bills will hit millions of unmetered homes
  

  Published 27th Nov 2009

  Millions of British households are facing rises of up to a third in their water bills over the next five years after Ofwat, the industry regulator, rowed back on its tough stance against the water companies

• Footballers and film stars caught out as Dubai crash hits new low
  

  Published 26th Nov 2009

  David Beckham and Brad Pitt are believed to be among the celebrities and sportsmen who bought villas in Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, a luxury development that juts out into the Gulf

• £6 broadband levy may be trebled for homes with multiple lines
  

  Published 26th Nov 2009

  A controversial new £6 tax on telephone lines to fund the introduction of superfast broadband internet will leave nearly two million households paying up to three times the levy initially proposed by ministers, according to leaked government documents seen by The Times

• Mortgage approvals edge upwards
  

  Published 24th Nov 2009

  The number of mortgages approved by banks for house purchase rose by just 165 in October, but is almost double the figure for the same month last year, the British Bankers' Association (BBA) said today

• Bank of England reveals £61.1bn spent propping up RBS and HBOS
  

  Published 24th Nov 2009

  The Bank of England today revealed for the first time that it spent £61.6bn propping up RBS and HBOS in the height of the global financial crisis last autumn

• ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted schools add £20,000 to average house prices
  

  Published 24th Nov 2009

  Primary schools that perform well add almost £20,000 to the value of homes in their catchment areas, according to new research