Latest Property News

• Rental market supply tightens as the accidental landlords finally decide to sell
  

  Published 08th Sep 2009

  The number of rental properties coming on to the market is falling quickly, leading to less choice and potentially higher rents for those priced off the housing ladder

• CITY FOCUS: Abbey owns up to mortgage application malpractice
  

  Published 04th Sep 2009

  Abbey sales staff doctored their customers' pay details to speed through mortgage applications in the run-up to the property crash, the Mail has learned

• Housebuilders cheered by upcoming recovery forecast
  

  Published 04th Sep 2009

  Shares in UK housebuilders were on the front foot today amid City predictions that the scars of the credit crunch and recession on the sector will fade

• NAEA: UK market will 'emerge stronger'
  

  Published 04th Sep 2009

  The number of homes for sale went up for the first time in four months during August, raising hopes the sector can recover sooner and more strongly than expected

• UK construction industry shrinks for 18th consecutive month
  

  Published 03rd Sep 2009

  Activity in Britain's construction sector shrank for the 18th month in a row in August, but at a slower pace than July

• HSBC deal raises hopes of mortgage price war
  

  Published 03rd Sep 2009

  HSBC, Britain's biggest bank, has launched one of the cheapest-ever mortgage deals for new customers with an interest rate of just 1.99 per cent, but the deal comes with a catch - only those with a sizable deposit and a perfect credit history need apply

• Kent: the 'bankruptcy tourism' capital
  

  Published 31st Aug 2009

  The scenic Kent town of Tunbridge Wells and its neighbour Greenhithe have become a Mecca for impoverished Germans fleeing onerous bankruptcy laws in their home country