Latest Property News

• Grosvenor launches £200m fund to buy up ageing offices
  

  Published 26th Sep 2010

  The Duke of Westminster's property company, Grosvenor, has launched a £200m fund to tap into London's improving office market in its first UK commercial fund launch since 2006

• The golden era of home ownership is 'over', says mortgage boss
  

  Published 25th Sep 2010

  The golden age of home ownership is over, the head of the Council of Mortgage Lenders says, as he claims new rules on mortgage lending will cause house prices to fall

• Prices of luxury London homes drop for first time in 18 months
  

  Published 25th Sep 2010

  House prices in some of London’s most exclusive areas have fallen for the first time in 18 months, providing evidence of a slowdown in the housing market

• Government rules out council tax revaluation during current Parliament
  

  Published 24th Sep 2010

  There will be no revaluation of council tax bands in England during the current Parliament, Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has announced

• Housing market is faltering as property sales fell during August
  

  Published 21st Sep 2010

  House sales fell during August in a further indication that activity in the housing market is faltering, Government figures showed today

• Gross mortgage lending falls 6 percent year-on-year in August
  

  Published 20th Sep 2010

  Gross mortgage lending fell 6 percent year-on-year in August to 13.3 billion pounds, the Council of Mortgage Lenders said on Monday

• Double dip fear as house prices fall for the third month in a row
  

  Published 20th Sep 2010

  Property prices have fallen for the third month in a row, according to worrying figures released today