Cash Boost For Regeneration Scheme

A £60m regeneration scheme in the heart of Durham City has received a
crucial boost.

31/01/2008

Rise In Demand For Open-Plan Living

UK property investors are being urged to tap into a surge in demand for
open-plan housing.

30/01/2008

Estate Agents Issue Call Over Hips

Estate agents have urged the Government to reconsider plans which will
prevent homeowners from putting their property on the market unless they
have compiled a home information pack (Hip).

29/01/2008

Government 'To Miss Housing Target'

Landlords may wish to hold on to their properties in the short-term as a new
study claims the Government is unlikely to reach its target for new homes.

28/01/2008

Rental Demand Up As Mortgages Soar

Property investors will be buoyed by a new study which shows more people are looking to rent because the cost of a first mortgage has reached a record
high.

25/01/2008

Government Probes Buy-To-Let Sector

The Government has announced it is to examine the problems faced by
buy-to-let investors.

24/01/2008

Warning Over Spanish Property Risks

Buy-to-let landlords face "significant" risks and can lose their investments
in Spain because they fail to prepare properly, new research claims.

23/01/2008

Experts Predict Three Rate Cuts

Policymakers at the Bank of England will trim interest rates at least three
times this year and provide a boost to the buy-to-let market, a new report
claims.

22/01/2008

Fixed-Rate Mortgages 'Increase'

The typical cost of a fixed-rate mortgage has risen even though the Bank of
England cut interest rates in December.

21/01/2008

'Digital Square Mile' Plan Unveiled

A pioneering scheme to regenerate a city and create 30,000 jobs has been
unveiled.

18/01/2008

Rise In Number Of Houses For Sale

The balance of chartered surveyors who received instructions to sell homes
in December turned positive for the first time since May 2007.

17/01/2008

Inflation Remains Above 2% Target

The cost of living in the UK stayed at 2.1% in December, figures from the
Office for National Statistics show.

16/01/2008

North East House Prices Buck Trend

Homeowners in the North East have cause to celebrate as new figures show
that the region saw the biggest growth in annual house price inflation
during November.

15/01/2008

Housing Stock Breaks £4 Trillion

The value of the UK's housing stock jumped 9% during 2007 to stand at £4
trillion, Halifax has revealed.

14/01/2008

Bank Votes To Hold Rates At 5.5%

Property investors have been dealt a blow after the Bank of England decided
to keep interest rates on hold at 5.5%.

11/01/2008

Buy-To-Let Landlords 'Confident'

Buy-to-let landlords are still confident about the future of the UK economy
despite worries over the global credit crunch, a new survey shows.

10/01/2008

Investors Cheered By Price Rises

Property investors have been given a boost as new figures show house prices increased by 1.3% during December.

09/01/2008

Thousands Of People 'Leave London'

Thousands of people have left London over the last 10 years as soaring house prices and a desire to live outside the capital encourage homeowners to look elsewhere.

08/01/2008

Capital's House Prices Rise By 1.1%

Homeowners in London saw the value of their properties increase by 1.1% in November, according to official figures.

07/01/2008

Plans To Transform Town's 'Eyesore'

The owner of a building in a Cumbrian town which has been described as an
"eyesore" has put forward plans to convert it into flats and commercial
units.

04/01/2008

Government Defends Delay In Hips

The Government has defended its handling of the controversial Home
Information Packs after MPs accused it of a "failure of nerve".

03/01/2008

House Prices Break £300,000 Mark

Six towns and cities in the UK broke new ground for house prices in 2007,
with the average homebuyer paying more than £300,000 for a property, new
figures show.

02/01/2008