Latest Property News

• UK mortgage lending 'levels off'
  

  Published 26th Aug 2008

  UK mortgage lending by the major banks levelled off in July but the amount borrowed for day-to-day spending slowed, new figures show

• Bovis first-half profits slump
  

  Published 26th Aug 2008

  Housebuilder Bovis Homes reported a slump in first-half profits and slashed its interim dividend on Tuesday following "the toughest period of trading it has experienced in its life as a public company"

• Financial slowdown 'to drag on'
  

  Published 25th Aug 2008

  The current global financial slowdown could "drag on for some considerable time", the Bank of England's new deputy governor has warned

• Government 'should leave stamp duty alone'
  

  Published 25th Aug 2008

  The government should avoid meddling with stamp duty and let the housing market sort itself out over time, it has been claimed

• New redress scheme 'to keep estate agents in line'
  

  Published 25th Aug 2008

  The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has given approval to a new redress scheme because of the growing number of complaints being lodged by buyers and sellers against estate agents

• Rents recede in buy-to-let
  

  Published 23rd Aug 2008

  Buy-to-let property owners are becoming increasingly concerned about falling rents, just as many need to refinance to more expensive, less flexible mortgage deals

• New redress scheme 'to keep estate agents in line'
  

  Published 22nd Aug 2008

  The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has given approval to a new redress scheme because of the growing number of complaints being lodged by buyers and sellers against estate agents