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19 2008
Property in Edinburgh falls 11%
House prices in Edinburgh have now fallen 11 per cent in a year, research has concluded....

NLA comments on 'reluctant landlord'
The National Landlord's Association (NLA) has commented on the phenomenon of the...

Rents tumbling as property supply rises
Research from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) Wales has found that...

18 2008
Rent could drop as buy-to-let grows
Both interest rates and house prices are dropping at present, creating what should be a...

Top London homes fall 11.5% in quarter
New homes in some of London's most sought-after locations have fallen by a massive 11.5...

Asking prices tumble
Average asking prices have fallen 7.1 per cent in the past 12 months, it has been...

14 2008
Lower rates 'could mean expanded portfolios'
The Bank of England's move to slash interest rates could result in an expansion in the...

Further problems reported from housing crash
UK property website Rightmove has reported its own turmoil experienced from the housing...

Rics reports rising confidence in market
The mood among property professionals appears to be gaining in confidence regarding the...

London prices may be 'past the worst'
House prices in London could soon be on the rise once more, it has been suggested by one...

Scotland homes drop 4%
The Scottish House Price Monitor has recorded property values falling by four per cent in...

Private landlords backed by CML
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has given its support to private landlords by...

12 2008
First-time buyers increasingly reliant on family
Nearly half of all first-time buyers are now reliant on family members for cash to pay the...

Ireland home to 'worst property returns'
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has named the Irish property market...

Housing misery spreads to more sectors
Johnston Press has reported a significant drop in revenue as a result of a lack of demand...

11 2008
Rics research highlights lengthy property woes
House prices in the UK look set to be facing a downturn for a considerable amount of time...

House sales remain bleak
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has published figures demonstrating...

Mortgage costs drop following Bank move
High street mortgage lenders are increasingly falling into line over the 1.5 per cent drop...

Government records 5% decline in house prices
House price figures from September show a 5.1 per cent fall in the average value of a...

Landlords making the most of downturn
Around 20 per cent of British landlords are currently looking to invest further in the...

08 2008
Interest in property may be resurging
LaSalle Investment Management (LIM) has confirmed plans to raise £400 million to...

07 2008
Future house prices rises 'will be sharp'
The current stagnation of the housing market is more to do with the inability to buy or...

Bank of England slashes rates
The Bank of England yesterday (November 6th) slashed interest rates by a third, taking...

05 2008
Affordable homes slipping from reach
Waiting lists for affordable housing have grown by two-thirds in the top ten areas for...

Cheaper homes underway in Wales
Construction of 6,500 new homes has begun in Wales as the Assembly government begins its...

Homeowners and agents should utilise the web
As the process of selling a home becomes increasingly difficult homeowners and estate...

04 2008
Quarter of a million homes left empty
Recent research conducted by Halifax building society has found that there are 279,281...

2009 set to be difficult year for private landlords
A Times report published on Monday (November 3rd) has outlined various key issues in...

Stoke-on-Trent property value rising
Stoke-on-Trent is managing to buck the trend of sharply falling house prices across the...

London properties fall almost 4pc
London homes are now beginning to fall in line with the overall price drops recorded in...

Confidence in housing falling sharply
Just one third (33 per cent) of Brits are now relying on the equity in their homes for...

Buy-to-let homes may flood the market following license
Private landlords may be required to pay £50 for a permit or license before being...

02 2008
Property values drop by over salary levels
Average house prices fell by more in the past year than most Brits earn in the same...

New means of buying could invigorate market
A recently launched property auction website could be useful in creating a more confident...

30 2008
Rental, not buying, is the 'accommodation of choice'
The lettings sector is "thriving" at present, one expert has claimed after...

More homes to go to auction
Buyers looking for a cheap property should turn to the auction houses of Britain, it has...

Property 'must stand out to sell'
Homeowners hoping to make a sale in today's declining market will have to make their...

29 2008
Mortgage approvals low but rising
The number of mortgage approvals throughout September 2008 reached 33,000 - marginally...

Edinburgh purchases fall 50%
Edinburgh solicitors and estate agents are both facing significant numbers of redundancies...

1.2m homes 'facing negative equity'
A total of 1.2 million households could fall into negative equity if the housing market...

28 2008
Persimmon concerned about outlook
Persimmon, one of the UK's largest housebuilders, has restated its concerns regarding the...

September sees 2.2pc price drop
Recent figures from the Land Registry show a fall in house prices of 2.2 per cent...

Repossessions make significant jump
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published figures regarding the number of...

27 2008
End of East London boom?
The financial crisis affecting banks and the connected housing market crash may have put...

Some UK property 'still gaining value'
The property market has suffered immensely in the past year but there are still some areas...

Private landlords the focus of shake-up
Owning and letting a second home could become cheaper if the government introduces a...

Falling prices highlighted once again
The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has stated that the average house in...

23 2008
Sellers becoming competitive for sales
After many calls for homeowners to become more realistic in their asking prices, a Sky...

BPF: Rental management can aid market
The British Property Federation (BPF) has suggested that it believes the British housing...

Uni students keeping market alive
A Financial Times report last week has highlighted how UK students are benefiting from the...

Improve home value 'through small changes'
Homeowners hoping to make the most of their asset when they sell in today's falling...

Housing Corp and LGA offer encouragement to housing associations
The Housing Corporation and the Local Government Association (LGA) have contacted housing...

22 2008
Rental demand up by half
According to the Daily Telegraph, demand for rented properties has skyrocketed in the last...

Housing crisis continues to drive young professionals to rent
Homeowners who bought their houses in August 2007 may be wishing they'd chosen to rent...

More will rent as credit dries up
Thousands of Brits may turn to rented accommodation following a statement from one...

Estate agents 'drinking cheaper coffee' as rental demand soars
With estate agents selling, on average, less than one property per week each, the BBC has...

Amount of businesses facing problems rises 600%
Begbies Traynor, the business rescue, recovery and restructuring specialist, has revealed...

Property transactions fall below 50%
The number of homes sold in Britain last month fell by more than half compared to the same...

21 2008
Property prices continue to fall
The asking price for a UK property fell by 4.9 per cent over the year to October 2008, it...

Ernst & Young tell of further price falls
The Ernst & Young ITEM club has forecast a further fall in house prices of 14 per cent...

Asking prices increase in reaction to gazundering
The increasing popularity of gazundering has forced sellers to raise their asking prices...

16 2008
2010 marks 'bottoming out' date
Joint research from the Nationwide and Global Insight has found that house prices will...

Falling market developing rosy glow
A recent report in the Daily Mail has taken a positive look at the falling housing market,...

House prices could fall yet 10% more
The housing market may see further falls of five or ten per cent before it bottoms out, it...

House prices 'won't return until 2023'
House prices will not return to August 2007 levels until 2023, it has been suggested by...

Lenders 'are responsible' for housing mess
One London estate agent has claimed that irresponsible lending has caused the mortgage...

Rental demand continues to rise
The demand for rental property is still rising, a Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph...

14 2008
Buy-to-let return shows confidence in rental market
The buy-to-let mortgage market experienced a boost last month as more investors turned to...

Nervousness concerning borrowing apparent
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has released figures showing that the amount of...

House sales drop yet again
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has released figures showing that the...

13 2008
Estate agent turns letting agent in housing crisis
Following the decline in both house prices and demand for new homes one estate agent has...

Homeowners turning to landlords in crisis
The lettings market could be the saviour of property which has been otherwise left empty...

10 2008
Tenants 'can ease financial pressures by improving energy efficiency'
People living in rented accommodation can reduce their outgoings by adopting a greener...

09 2008
Interest rate reduction 'is not a quick fix solution'
The interest rate reduction effectuated by the Bank of England's monetary policy committee...

MPC's interest rate cut 'is not enough to stimulate demand'
Interest rates need to be cut by more than 0.5 per cent for consumers to want to buy a...

08 2008
Homeowners 'are getting sucked into a spiral of debt'
An alarming number of homeowners struggling to make ends meet are trapped in a vicious...

Consumer confidence drops as house prices fall
Economic uncertainty, house price falls, increasing unemployment and rising food and fuel...

07 2008
Living under the same roof 'has home insurance implications'
With an increasing number of people looking to buy or rent property together as a result...

Rate cut 'not cast in stone'
Homeowners have been warned that the Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC)...

Homeowners struggle with mortgage payments
The financial pressures which homeowners are under has been highlighted by a new...

05 2008
House price falls affecting luxury property
Luxury homes on one of England's most expensive stretches of the south coast have gone on...

Homeowners losing power in market
House prices have fallen so dramatically that homeowners are now at the mercy of buyers'...

02 2008
Sharpest property decline recorded in September
The combined financial disasters which occurred in September have led to the sharpest...

Record price falls seen in NI
Northern Ireland property values have dropped by almost a third in the past year, the...

Bleak outlook depicted for mortgage borrowers
In the past two months, two-thirds of brokers have been unable to find a mortgage for...

Mouseprice defends economics of renting
Buying property to see children through university may not be as economical as renting, it...

Tenants expected to push requests for greener homes
Landlords will be required to show tenants the score given to their property on its Energy...

Property market faltering 'despite stamp duty help'
Estate agencies and solicitors are continuing to report the negative effects of the...

Buyers overseas may soon be counting the cost
The more adventurous buy-to-let investors who purchased property in the 'up-and-coming'...

Video reminds students of initiation ceremony risks
With freshers' weeks under way in universities up and down the country, many students will...

01 2008
Conservatives challenge Brown on stamp duty
The Conservative party has announced that it will abolish stamp duty on homes costing up...

The up-side to the housing correction
The Times has published a report detailing the various benefits enjoyed by the UK since...

Rental demand returns once again
The demand for rental accommodation in Edinburgh has once again risen dramatically as the...

30 2008
Mortgages unavailable to brokers
Even mortgage brokers are now finding it more difficult than ever to secure home loans for...

Buy-to-letters weathering storm
Landlords who cashed in on property during the housing boom are not selling up despite the...

28 2008
UK mortgages rise in cost
Three of the UK's largest mortgage lenders raised their rates on borrowing following a...

3,000 homes on hold in finance struggle
Three thousand homes that were to make up a new town in east Devon have had to be delayed...

Value of a home continues to slide
House prices in England and Wales fell once again throughout August, dropping a...

26 2008
Strong rental market 'should be benefiting landlords'
The multiple forces at work in the housing market should be benefiting landlords across...

Buy-to-letters dropping in numbers
The boom in buy-to-let mortgages seen in the run-up to the credit crunch has taken a...

Buyers to save 'over a decade' for deposit
First-time buyers can expect to save for a decade and a half in order to purchase property...

25 2008
Lettings increase and purchases dwindle
New instructions to let property have been rising dramatically in the face of falling...

Price predictions 'futile' in volatile market
House prices are exposed to such a number of volatile factors that making short-term...

House sales drop again
The number of properties sold throughout the country during August dropped to not only the...

23 2008
Rental property demand booms
The credit crunch has led to a sharp rise in the demand for rental property, it has been...

Mortgage deposits rising fast
The level of deposit required to buy a house has risen to an average of 20 per cent, it...

A property is 'more than an investment'
Property buyers were reminded this week that buying a property is often more important...

22 2008
Student rents 'rise 20 per cent'
Today's students are being faced with rent which has risen 20 per cent in just four years....

Property down one per cent
Property prices have taken another hit, as the five weeks between August and September saw...

Fifth of Brits worried about repossessions
The number of homeowners in Britain concerned about the chances of falling behind on...

Country homes are affected by crunch
Countryside properties are beginning to fall in value as a result of the credit crunch, it...

Property could decline by 20pc in 3 months
House prices in the UK could dip to just 80 per cent of the prices seen in August 2007,...

Builders turn to rental market
Housebuilders are turning to the rental market in order to secure a more steady form of...

18 2008
London experiencing rental boom
Rental demand in the capital is booming, according to one property firm which has recorded...

'Safer to invest in property than shares'
In a year that has seen both the banks and the housing market face serious challenges, one...

Property prices could experience 80pc drops
Jonathan Davis, a financial consultant in the City who famously predicted the housing...

17 2008
Economists concerned over further house price falls
The collapse of Lehman Brothers has the potential to further depreciate the UK housing...

Government house prices confuse picture
The government's latest research into house price activity has found that house prices...

Homeowners need great lengths to add value
Recent research among members of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has...

16 2008
Tenancy agreements rise by a fifth
The number of new tenancies in the UK has risen by almost a fifth in the past three months...

Country property unaffordable 'throughout UK'
Further figures detailing the unaffordability of UK property have been released this week,...

Buyers turning off market
Slow returns to the housing market have been quashed this week with the collapse of the...

15 2008
Britain's new homes 'smallest in Europe'
Britain's newest-built homes are the smallest in Europe, according to recent research,...

House prices falling further than anticipated
House prices in auctions across the country are falling at levels far beyond those...

Three years for house prices to recover
The housing market will remain in its current lull for the next three years, analysts have...

New homes set for Isle of Wight
It has been confirmed by the Isle of Wight Council that new housing will be built on...

Rural properties out of reach of locals
Property prices in the Highlands and Islands have soared far above the local income, it...

Brits must refrain from purchasing frenzy
Britons' obsession with buying property has been named as one of the reasons for the...

11 2008
Repossessions now 'big business'
A major investment company has announced its venture into purchasing repossessed homes, it...

Pricey property the only popular form of buying
Buyers in the UK housing market have seen the price of a property skyrocket and then crash...

09 2008
Rental demand up by 20%, experts reveal
The number of people choosing to rent a property has risen by 20 per cent over the past...

Renting is no longer a plan B for City whizzkids
Young families, City whizzkids and graduates are all choosing to rent in London as market...

Brighton home sales fall as renting booms
Estate agents in Brighton are reporting that home sales have dropped to a record low as...

08 2008
Renting still growing in popularity
The option to rent is growing sharply in popularity, according to the National Landlords...

New builds 'not reflecting true value'
Further signs that the housing market is suffering from a multitude of problems have...

Return of the buy-to-let may be upon us
Options regarding the number of properties to rent could soon be on the rise if the...

05 2008
Housing market 'falls 8pc in 4 months'
The housing market has been described as suffering from a crash, rather than a correction...

Properties in capital declining in value while on market
London properties are taking over three months to sell, according to recent...

No increase in buying expected as rate sticks
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided that the base interest...

04 2008
First time buyers back to square one
First time buyers had the most to gain from falling property prices, as low costs of a...

Government cash unlikely to tempt renters
The ailing housing market cannot be mended simply by the government patching £1...

MPC likely to maintain high mortgage rates
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is today to announce another...

03 2008
Housebuilders rejoice but renters stay put
House builders were buoyed yesterday by the announcement that the government is to invest...

Edinburgh suffers price slump
The price of a property in Edinburgh throughout August this year sunk by 6.5 per cent...

Government initiative not enough to lure renters into buying
Following weeks of anticipation, the government's announcement that it is to spend £1...

02 2008
Canary Wharf launches major golf tournament
Young professionals renting in and around London's Canary Wharf district are to be given...

London renters to benefit from Canary Wharf recruitment plans
Growing numbers of young professionals may start flocking to the south-east of London...

Even stamp duty cut may not tempt Brits out of renting
Prospective first-time buyers may still struggle to get a foot on the property ladder,...

01 2008
Renting the way forward as UK nears year-long price drop
New figures confirm that the UK is just a matter of days away from seeing a full year of...

Home borrowing halves as Brits stick to renting
Britain continues to fall out of love with buying property, with many more people now...

University towns witnessing massive price hikes
Students heading to university and those opting to stick around in the town or city where...

29 2008
Plans for cross-London tram system put before mayor
Renters living at opposite ends of the capital may soon be benefiting from speedy...

Further price drops make London renting a better bet
People looking for a new property in the capital may well opt to rent for the time being...

Tenants to benefit from energy efficiency rules
The introduction of the government-led Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) will help...

28 2008
House prices suffer 10% fall in 12 months
Home values have fallen by more than ten per cent over the past year, new figures from the...

Canary Wharf enjoying cultural renaissance
Young professionals are being attracted to Canary Wharf for more than just the excellent...

Renters advised to be wary of market changes
Tenants have been advised to ensure that the long-term security of their rental property...

27 2008
First-time buyers hit by new affordability blow
Would-be first-time buyers have been dealt a fresh blow after one of the country's biggest...

Charity warns tenants to be wise to mortgage woes
Tenants have been advised to stay wise to the fact that they may be required to look for a...

Average deposit soars to £40k, report shows
Would-be first-time buyers now face the prospect of having to find £40,000 before...

26 2008
BBA confirms mortgage approvals remain low
The number of new mortgages approved during July represented a near-record low, the...

'Stamp duty cut wouldn't reduce renter numbers'
Even if the government does scrap stamp duty, the majority of prospective first-time...

Credit crunch 'yet to be felt in rental market'
Even though the global credit crunch is currently having a serious impact on the UK...

22 2008
Only a 35% drop would allow renters to make a move
Renting will remain the most financially attractive offer for young professionals until...

London renters to benefit from 'wow factor'
Professionals looking to move to London are set to benefit from one of the biggest...

21 2008
Renting soaring as new home sales drop
The growing trend of UK professionals shunning the property market in favour of the rental...

Millions renting after lenders pull mortgages
Millions of Britons are staying in the rental property sector after being turned down for...

Plans for new South Bank properties unveiled
As the popularity of areas such as Clapham, Canary Wharf and Battersea have shown over...

20 2008
Shrinking mortgage markets to boost rental sector
As the UK's mortgage lenders continue to pull products from the market so as to insulate...

Market uncertainty driving rental popularity
The ongoing turbulence within the UK property market is encouraging growing numbers of...

London's East End gets early Olympic boost
Students and professionals renting in the east of London have been given a boost with the...

19 2008
University town rental markets soaring, study shows
The rental property markets of the UK's university towns and cities are booming as student...

Rics confirms rental boom is continuing
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has confirmed that growing numbers of...

Brits face rental deposit 'lottery'
Britain's tenants face a "renting lottery" when it comes to how much they have...

18 2008
Rental supply could fall, new report warns
The savings group Skandia has warned that the volumes of rental accommodation on the...

"Forced landlords" pushing rental prices down
Tenants may soon be benefiting from cheaper rents as "forced landlords" enter...

15 2008
Credit crunch driving rental numbers, landlords told
Landlords across the UK are benefiting financially as growing numbers of young...

Would-be buyers need £41k salary move from rental sector
Anyone looking to take a first step onto the property ladder will have to be earning at...

Law Commission calls for better quality rental property
Tenants could soon be benefiting from better quality rental accommodation as the Law...

14 2008
Market uncertainty, not a lack of mortgages, driving rental demand
Britons are not staying out of the property market due to a lack of available mortgage...

Government figures show house prices 'heading south'
Would-be homebuyers may opt to stay in the rental sector for a while longer after new...

Homeowners missing out on £63bn worth of rent
Students and professionals looking to rent a room look set to benefit from greater choice...

13 2008
Home valuation changes 'bad news for first-time buyers'
Prospective first-time buyers may have even more difficulty in getting onto the UK...

Mortgage market could restrict renter options
Britain's renters may be forced to shop around for the best deals after it was reported...

Reluctance to buy drives estate agents' sales down
Estate agents across the country are twiddling their thumbs as growing numbers of Brits...

12 2008
Half of tenants worried about paying rent
A growing number of tenants across the UK are struggling to pay their rent every month, a...

Professional renters impacting on student property options
Students are struggling to find cheap accommodation due to the growing number of young...

Britain enjoying a 'renting renaissance'
Britons are increasingly opting to rent goods and services rather than make a large...

11 2008
Northern Rock turmoil 'part of UK-wide problem'
Prospective homebuyers are likely to be further deterred from attempting to make a move...

Well educated professionals driving rental boom, study suggests
Far from being made up largely of students or those on low incomes, the current generation...

Strong demand shields London from 'boom and bust'
Property investors have been advised that ongoing strong demand for rental accommodation...

08 2008
Treasury downplays stamp duty abolition rumours
The Treasury has been quick to point out that recent speculation that stamp duty may be...

Complex Hips adding to first-time buyer woes
With a significant number of Britons already struggling with a lack of confidence in the...

Soaring repressions may lead to rental property spike
The number of homes being repossessed across the UK is 48 per cent higher than this time...

07 2008
Renters choices backed up as house price slide continues
House prices have fallen by 8.8 per cent over the past 12 months according to new figures...

Johnson may reverse high rise property policy
Boris Johnson and his aides have signalled that they may reverse their policy of blocking...

Croydon attracting Australian professionals
Australian professionals have been invited to leave the beaches of their homeland behind...

06 2008
Brits renting as consumer confidence drops
Consumer confidence among Brits keeps on dropping, it has been revealed, with this trend...

Suburban demand pushing rent up
As growing numbers of professionals choose to sit out of the property market, rental...

Average first-time buyer age going up, study finds
The average age of a first-time buyer in the UK keeps creeping up as properties remain out...

05 2008
Prospective buyers likely to be hit by interest rate freeze
The chances of would-be buyers obtaining an affordable mortgage and making a move out of...

South-east London set for another popularity boost
Just days after the global investment bank JPMorgan Chase announced that it is looking...

CEBR report supports popularity of rental sector
The British housing market is unlikely to pick up again until 2010 at the earliest, it has...

04 2008
Renters justified as Halifax reports record falls
A new report from the Halifax into the current state of the UK housing market is likely to...

Renting the best option as money is on 30% house price drops
Property prices across the UK could fall by almost a third from their current levels,...

Buying abroad and renting at home 'the most viable option'
An increasingly large proportion of UK professionals is coming to see that investing in...

01 2008
JPMorgan Chase confirms canary Wharf expansion aims
One of the world's biggest banks, JPMorgan Chase has announced plans to establish a new...

Josh Hartnett renting in central London
American movie heartthrob Josh Hartnett has become London's latest celebrity renter, it...

Transaction levels fall as prices keep wobbling
House prices in London slumped for a third consecutive time last month, supporting the...

31 2008
Tenants benefiting from oversupply of new property
Tenants may be able to take advantage of an oversupply of new properties to snap up a...

Struggling sellers boosting rental property supply
As homeowners struggle to sell their properties in a steadily-slowing market, many will...

Experts warn of further negative equity woes
Fresh warnings about the growing negative equity risk facing would-be buyers are likely to...

30 2008
Mortgage approvals drop by 70%, official stats show
As a growing number of Britons opt to stay in the rental property sector rather than go...

Rental property sector to remain strong, investors believe
Despite the current economic conditions, a majority of landlords are confident that the...

Foreign lenders move in as rental demand soars
The ongoing demand for top-quality rental accommodation is prompting a number of overseas...

29 2008
'Confused' Brits putting off buying
A sense of confusion surrounding the UK property market, combined with high prices and a...

LDA to rejuvenate London once Games have finished
The east of London is to benefit from ongoing development under plans drawn up to ensure...

Only a large price correction will cause tenant numbers to drop
A large proportion of young professionals will remain in the rental sector unless the UK...

28 2008
Renters vindicated as house prices fall yet again
Confidence in the UK property market is likely to have been further damaged with the news...

House prices may pick up again soon, NHF warns
Prospective first-time buyers should not get carried away with the recent news of falling...

25 2008
Demand for rental property up by 38%, estate agents say
Landlords across the UK are seeing demand for rental property soar as Britons remain...

Professionals choosing to rent here and buy abroad
The number of people choosing to rent in the UK and put their savings into buying a...

24 2008
4 in 10 home sales fall through as uncertainty grows
Buyers backing out of deals are a major reason behind four in ten property sales failing,...

UK drops down list of world's most expensive cities
London has dropped down the list of the world's most expensive countries in which to live....

Developers putting new homes up for rent, not sale
The ongoing troubles in the UK property market is prompting growing numbers of Britons to...

23 2008
Canary Wharf rail link plans given green light
Long-standing plans to build a direct rail link between the booming Canary Wharf district...

Mortgage fees 'up by 60% in 12 months'
The cost of taking out a mortgage has risen by as much as 60 per cent over the past year...

Lack of confidence behind falling property sales
The rate of house sales across the country continues to slow down as Britons shy away from...

22 2008
Tenants advised to check homes are HMO-compliant
Tenants have been advised to ensure that their landlords are complying with the...

House prices to fall by a further 30%, Bank expert warns
Growing numbers of Britons are likely to be put off renting for a couple of years at the...

London renters benefiting as 'let setting' booms
Young professionals in London are now well-placed to snap up a high-quality rental...

21 2008
Tenants could benefit from 'inexperienced landlords'
Tenants across the country may be able to benefit from affordable rents as growing numbers...

Falling asking prices not enough to tempt Brits away from renting
Growing numbers of Britons are still opting to stay in the rental property sector, even...

Renters benefiting as homeowners let out rooms
As the UK housing market continues to slow down, the options for tenants keep improving,...

18 2008
Bermondsey the capital choice for artistic young professionals
Artistic Londoners are being attracted to the strong cultural scene and affordable rents...

Britain is now a 'nation of renters', experts feel
High property prices and a lack of confidence in the future prospects of the market are...

High energy bills may force tenants to switch rental homes
Tenants have been advised to check that their rental property is as energy efficient as...

17 2008
Greenwich affordable home plans two years behind
The government's plan to build 10,000 new and affordable homes in the south-east of London...

45-storey Docklands tower given the go-ahead
Proposals for an ambitious new property development in the booming east side of London...

'Dynamic' cities lead the way in new national divide
The notion of a 'North-South' divide is nothing more than a myth, with the country instead...

16 2008
Borrowers hit by banking takeover
Banco Santander's acquisition of mortgage lender Alliance & Leicester has dealt a...

Government to encourage renting among prospective buyers
Prospective first-time buyers are to be encouraged to rent for at least a couple of years...

Renters have to sneak their pets in, charity reveals
Animal charities expect to see a marked increase in the number of pets being given up by...

15 2008
More east London property development plans unveiled
More than 1.3 million square feet of new office and residential space is to be created in...

Home sales fall to 30-year low, Rics reports
The number of properties being sold across the UK has fallen to its lowest level for three...

Experts point to 'shifting attitudes' to renting in London
Renting is no longer seen as 'pouring money down the drain' by young professionals, but...

14 2008
Would-be buyers need to save up £27k
Prospective first-time buyers now have to stump up in excess of £25,000 just to get...

Urban Brits swayed by flexibility of renting
Young urban professionals are more likely to choose to rent a property and put their money...

Renter numbers set to grow in 2008, figures show
The number of people renting across the UK is set to rise by three per cent over the...

11 2008
'Tenant from hell' Winehouse may lose rental home
A luxury home in one of the most popular parts of London could soon be back on the rental...

Boris Johnson announced new homes plan changes
London mayor Boris Johnson has dealt a blow to the home-owning ambitions of thousands with...

London remains top choice for student renters
London remains the number one choice for thousands of young people heading off to...

10 2008
Continued market turmoil to keep millions in rental sector
Prospects of would-be first-time buyers look unlikely to get better any time soon, experts...

Docklands green regeneration plans unveiled
Professionals renting in the vibrant Docklands area of London look set to benefit from a...

Bank's interest rate call supports professionals' choice to rent
Prospective property buyers have been dealt a blow after the Bank of England fulfilled...

09 2008
Tenants warned landlords still ignoring deposit rules
A majority of private landlords are still neglecting to comply with new laws aimed at...

Homebuilders blues likely to trigger boom in renting
Britons confident of getting a foot onto the property ladder in the UK through the...

Renting still the best option in London, reports show
The majority of young professionals moving to London will have to rent, rather than buy, a...

08 2008
Prospective buyers hit by new interest rate predictions
Prospective first-time buyers are unlikely to benefit from a cut to the base rate of...

London market developments set to cause renting to grow
Many more people are likely to reassess their plans to buy their own home in London now...

London cable car scheme unveiled by Mayor
London mayor Boris Johnson is currently considering plans for an Alpine-style system of...

Canary Wharf waterside development plans put forward
The popularity of east London shows no sign of slowing down, as developers have put...

Rental property bucking national trends, study shows
Soaring numbers of students across the country are one of the main drivers behind the...

Londoners to rethink buying as capital prices join national downward trend
Prospective first-time buyers in London and likely to take a step back and consider the...

07 2008
Property investors to benefit as interest rate change looks unlikely
Prospective first-time buyers are unlikely to welcome the news that financial experts...

Home sales slump to record low as professionals prefer to rent
Estate agents are reporting a near-record number of properties on their books as...

Russell Crowe chooses to rent London home
Gladiator star Russell Crowe has become the latest celebrity to choose to rent rather than...

03 2008
Londoners 'spoilt for choice' when it comes to outdoor spaces, Mayor explains
People living and working in London are among the luckiest in Europe when it comes to the...

Rental sector to gain as property developers reveal money woes
The chances of thousands of Britons being able to afford their own place anytime soon have...

Prospective buyers choose to rent as costly banks dominate lending
Banks are coming to dominate the UK mortgage market, leading to growing numbers of...

02 2008
Renting to remain best option until stamp duty laws change, experts suggest
Until a radical overhaul of the stamp duty system is carried out, prospective first-time...

Wimbledon prompts short-term rental boom
As far from the stereotypical tenants as it is perhaps possible to get, tennis fans and...