Latest Property News

• No sales at first Dubai auction
  

  Published 28th May 2009

  Despite the hype surrounding Dubai's first ever public property auction, not one property included in the event managed to reach its reserve and sell, resulting in the exercise being branded a flop by industry experts..

• Nationwide profit plunge on 'unfair' levies
  

  Published 27th May 2009

  Nationwide Building Society today announced a 69 per cent fall in pre-tax profits to £212 million and criticised the high cost of the Government’s scheme to guarantee savers’ funds as "illogical and unfair"

• Estate agents report 18-month high for property sales
  

  Published 19th May 2009

  Estate agents sold more houses in April than in any month since October 2007, in a further sign that the property market is stabilising

• West Bromwich denies FSA rescue deal
  

  Published 18th May 2009

  West Bromwich Building Society insisted this morning that it had a future as an independent mutual after reports emerged that the Financial Services Authority (FSA), the City regulator, is searching for a white knight to acquire the group

• Upwardly mobile
  

  Published 15th May 2009

  Under new proposals announced by Housing Minister Iain Wright, those who live in mobile home parks are to get more protection from dishonest site owners and easier access to justice to sort out any disputes..

• Private landlord register confirmed
  

  Published 14th May 2009

  Every private landlord in England will have to sign up to a national register before they can let their properties to tenants, government proposals confirmed today

• Abbey set to reverse trend and loosen criteria for most popular home loans
  

  Published 14th May 2009

  Abbey, the country’s second-largest mortgage lender, will relax the lending criteria on its most popular home loans tomorrow, providing a significant boost to the mortgage market