Housing Market To Get £1bn Boost

Plans to distribute more than £1bn of funding to revitalise the housing market in deprived areas are to be outlined by the Government.

29/02/2008

Homes To Be Judged On Green Rating

All new homes will be judged on their green credentials from the beginning of May, the Government has announced.

28/02/2008

Investment Market ‘Remains Healthy’

The rented property market remains strong as buy-to-let mortgage lending hit £24.1bn in the last six months of 2007, up from £21.2bn in the first half of the year, a survey has shown.

27/02/2008

Housing Market Downturn ‘Ending’

A surprise increase in January house purchase mortgage approvals and a hike in remortgaging activity has led experts to suggest the credit crunch has failed to affect the lending ability of the major banks.

26/02/2008

Call To Reform Stamp Duty Charges

The Government is set to collect around £7.3bn in stamp duty during 2007-08, a new report claims.

25/02/2008

Surprise Surge In Mortgage Lending

New figures show there was an unexpected jump in mortgage lending during January with total advances increasing by 11%.

22/02/2008

£6.8m Cost Of Most Expensive Street

Courtenay Avenue in north London is the most expensive street in England in Wales, a new survey claims.

21/02/2008

Brown Hails Olympics Jobs Boost

Courtenay Avenue in north London is the most expensive street in England in Wales, a new survey claims.

20/02/2008

House Prices Enjoy 3.2% Increase

The average price of a home in England and Wales has risen by more than £7,400 in the past month, according to new figures.

19/02/2008

£2m Revamp Project To Overhaul Town

A new £2m regeneration project has been launched in a bid to boost the fortunes of a west Cumbrian town.

18/02/2008

Buy-To-Let Landlords In NI Booming

Buy-to-let landlords in Northern Ireland were the most successful in the UK last year after making average returns of 44%, new research shows.

15/02/2008

People ‘Opting To Rent And Not Buy’

The buy-to-let market is booming as people shun buying their own property and choose to rent instead, new figures show.

14/02/2008

New Street To Get £400m Revamp

Nearly £400m of Government cash is to be used to improve Birmingham New Street station.

13/02/2008

Town Centre Set For £12m Revamp

Dewsbury town centre is set for a £12m revamp, the council has announced.
The cash will be used to build a new shopping centre, offices and homes.

12/02/2008

Scotland's Property Bucking Trend

Scotland's property market is outperforming London's despite the economic
downturn which has seen the amount paid for homes fall, according to new
figures.

11/02/2008

Lenders Quick To Offer Rate Cut

Mortgage lenders have rushed to announce they will be passing on the 0.25% interest rate cut in full.

08/02/2008

Land For Rail Extension Secured

The Government has paved the way for an extension to a £16bn rail scheme
running through London.

07/02/2008

City Centre Regeneration Approved

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has approved a £300m regeneration scheme in Wolverhampton city centre.

06/02/2008

Regulations 'Hurt Rental Market'

The Government has been urged to introduce a system of licensing for letting
agents in a bid to stop red tape ruining the private rental market.

05/02/2008

Business Park To Create 150 Jobs

A new £3.5m business park is to be built in a coastal town in Kent, which it
is hoped will create more than 150 jobs.

04/02/2008