Latest Property News

• Lifestylers in 'farmland frenzy'
  

  Published 29th Apr 2008

  According to the report from Knight Frank, farmland rose in value by an average of 34% in the year to March 2008, with prices rising by 12% alone in the first three months of 2008

• And the next country to suffer is…?
  

  Published 29th Apr 2008

  According to Barbara Knoflach, chief executive of German fund house SEB Asset Management and manager of the €7 billion SEB ImmoInvest fund, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe are the next most likely contenders to follow the UK into a property downturn

• Banks in £50bn bail-out boost
  

  Published 24th Apr 2008

  Banks will be able to swap potentially risky mortgage debts for secure government bonds to enable them to operate during the credit squeeze

• Government rattled by repo wrath
  

  Published 23rd Apr 2008

  The Government has pledged to help struggling homeowners avoid repossession..

• Directors move north
  

  Published 23rd Apr 2008

  More company directors are choosing to live outside London and the South East, according to research from data analysis company KDB

• Shelter slams housing ‘lock-out’
  

  Published 17th Apr 2008

  According to a new survey by Shelter, house prices for first-time buyers have soared by more than 200% during the past decade

• UK ‘miracle region’ avoids crunch
  

  Published 16th Apr 2008

  According to Knight Frank, the South West is still expected to outperform the UK average, with only a moderate correction in prices expected through the year (-1% compared to -3% for the UK as a whole), despite weaker market conditions across the board in early 2008