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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...