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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...