Homes Plan For Former MG Rover Site

Around 1,500 homes could be built on the former MG Rover site in Longbridge, Birmingham, if new plans for the area are approved.

31/12/2007

Scots Net Highest House Price Hike

Scotland and the South East of England have seen the biggest hike in house
prices in 2007, with both areas recording a rise of nearly 40%, new figures
show.

28/12/2007

House Prices 'Predicted To Rise'

The average house price will rise by 1% next year, a property group has
predicted.

27/12/2007

Borrowers 'Not Seeing Rate Cut'

New research suggests that many homeowners and buy-to-let investors have not benefited from the Bank of England's decision to cut interest rates earlier
this month.

24/12/2007

House Prices 'To Stay Flat In 2008'

Property professionals believe that house price growth will resist
predictions of a recession but remain flat next year.

21/12/2007

Interest Rates 'May Fall To 4%'

Economists believe interest rates could be cut to 4% by the end of 2008
after the Bank of England hinted "significant" action may be needed to
protect the UK economy.

20/12/2007

Rising Rents Boost For Landlords

Landlords have seen rents rise over the last quarter as potential first-time
buyers continue to struggle to get their feet on the housing ladder, new
figures show.

19/12/2007

'HIP Effect' Hits House Prices

House prices fell by 3.2% over the past month, and the Government's decision
to extend Home Information Packs contributed to the decline, it has been
claimed.

18/12/2007

Landlords 'upbeat' over future

Around 90% of landlords are confident about the future of renting in the UK
despite warnings of a slowdown in the housing market, a new survey shows.

17/12/2007

Home Information Packs extended

The controversial Home Information Packs scheme has been extended to cover one and two-bedroom properties.

14/12/2007

Bid to boost areas with empty homes

Britain's biggest mortgage lender is urging the Government to apply its
reduced 5% VAT rate to properties which have been empty for two years,
rather than the standard six months.

13/12/2007

Lending grows amid credit crisis

Lending volumes continued to grow in October despite predicted problems in
the housing market, figures have shown.

12/12/2007

House prices edge forward by 0.1%

Property prices edged forward by 0.1% during October, Government figures
have shown.

11/12/2007

Review launched into home-buying

TV presenter Kirstie Allsop has teamed up with the Conservatives to launch a
review into the home-buying process.

10/12/2007

Bank Votes For 0.25% Cut In Rates

Buy-to-let investors with tracker and SVR mortgages will be cheered by the
news that interest rates have been cut to 5.5%.

07/12/2007

New Buyers To Support House Prices

The number of first-time buyers coming into the market will support house
prices in the long-term despite a dip during November, Halifax claims.

06/12/2007

Housing Development Receives £1.4m

A multi-million pound housing development in the North East is set to
receive more than £1.4m in regeneration cash.

05/12/2007