Latest Property News

• House prices fell in October, more houses sold - RICS
  

  Published 08th Nov 2011

  The number of houses sold in England and Wales reached an 18 month high in October as prices kept falling, a survey showed on Tuesday

• Persimmon says rise in first-time buyers
  

  Published 08th Nov 2011

  Builder Persimmon (PSN.L) said the number of first-time buyers has risen by over 35 percent since the same period last year, a welcome boost to the industry that has seen first-time buyers frozen out of the market by high-deposit requirements

• The real pound shops: How the high street is trying (and failing) to keep chain stores in town by offering rents of just £1
  

  Published 08th Nov 2011

  You can't get much for a £1 these days, unless it's on the high street

• Regent Street to cut stores in £1 billion makeover
  

  Published 07th Nov 2011

  The number of stores on London's Regent Street will be cut by almost a fifth over the next three to four years to create larger units suited to international retailers seeking flagship shops, the street's owner told Reuters

• Taylor Wimpey says Autumn trading stable
  

  Published 07th Nov 2011

  Homebuilder Taylor Wimpey said trading in the busy Autumn selling period had been stable and it is on track to meet margin targets

• House prices rise 1.2% in October as property market ‘weathers the storm’ for now
  

  Published 07th Nov 2011

  House prices leapt 1.2 per cent last month to continue a highly mixed pattern of price movements this year, the Halifax has reported

• RBS makes £666m property loss
  

  Published 04th Nov 2011

  Royal Bank of Scotland today revealed a £666m loss on its property loans in the third quarter, but made a £267m overall pretax profit