Latest Property News

• Developers tackle flood risk
  

  Published 27th Jul 2007

  The recent floods that have hit the UK have rung alarm bells with home owners/purchasers and developers alike, and the need to place even more emphasis on overcoming potential flood risks in new homes has become apparent...Mark Wilkinson, Knight Frank Residential Development takes a look at the situation and at how developers can tackle this issue.“Government policy on development and flood risk is set out in Planning Policy Statement 25 (PPS25)

• Lenders predict UK property crunch as rates take effect
  

  Published 26th Jul 2007

  Higher interest rates are set to provoke a crunch in Britain’s property market next year with the weakest growth in prices for 13 years, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said yesterday

• Paris BTL batters rip-off London
  

  Published 25th Jul 2007

  With 16.3 million visitors in 2006, Paris is the number one city in the world for tourists, ahead of other prominent contenders such as Rome and New York..

• Landlords exploiting eco-friendly BTL?
  

  Published 23rd Jul 2007

  The last couple of years have seen more than just calls for extra houses to be built in Britain

• Stamp duty: Costly barrier to first-time buyers
  

  Published 20th Jul 2007

  With the latest rate rise stretching affordability, potential homeowners will have a hard time climbing onto the ladder unless the Government reviews this stealth tax

• Where is best to invest in property in France?
  

  Published 17th Jul 2007

  When it comes to choosing which part of France to buy an investment property there is no great mystery

• U.K. Pound May Decline on Signs House-Price Growth Is Slowing
  

  Published 13th Jul 2007

  The UK pound may decline for a second day on evidence house-price growth in the U.K