UK Property News Archive

  • House prices fall but activity rises Finance Markets 1 April 2008 Hometrack, the housing intelligence specialist, has reported that UK house prices fell for the sixth month in succession in March, by 0.2%. The decline brings the annual rate of growth to 0.4%. Read more
  • Uk house prices decline for 6th month 31 March 2008 U.K. house prices fell for a sixth month in March as banks curtailed lending and consumers lost confidence in the property market, Hometrack Ltd. said. Read more
  • Brighton area guide: Hanover Alex Coxall 28 March 2008 Brighton Solicitors ACT Legal bring you the second in our series of area guides to Brighton. These guides are designed to give a quick snapshot of a popular district of Brighton and Hove. First we looked at Preston Park and now we move to the steep climbes of Hanover. Read more
  • Sellers refuse to face reality Alex Coxall 27 March 2008 People selling their homes are refusing to face up to the reality of the credit crunch, according to the latest house price survey by property website Rightmove. Read more
  • House hunter numbers at record low Guardian 27 March 2008 The number of people looking to buy a new home fell to a record low in February, as uncertainty over house prices and the ongoing effects of the credit crunch continued to act as a brake on the market, estate agents said today. Read more
  • HIPs valid for just six months Finance Markets 26 March 2008 Consumer group Which? asserts that there is little indication that Home Information Packs (Hips) are making it easier or cheaper to either buy or sell a property. Read more
  • The property seminar Times 26 March 2008 Have you ever wondered what goes on at the property “seminars” you see advertised in all types of publications? I went along to one recently hosted by the George Wimpey Property Investor Club at the Britannia International Hotel, in the London Docklands, to find out. Read more
  • Eco-flats go on sale in Brighton Alex Coxall 25 March 2008 Flats in the One Brighton project went on sale this Saturday. The flats, situated in the New England Quarter of the city, are designed to be some of the most environmentally sustainable residential properties in the country. Read more
  • House hunter numers fall Guardian 25 March 2008 The number of people looking to buy a new home fell to a record low in February, as uncertainty over house prices and the ongoing effects of the credit crunch continued to act as a brake on the market, estate agents said today. Read more
  • House prices hit by mortgage freeze Times 25 March 2008 NATIONWIDE, Britain’s biggest building society, has warned that house prices could drop 5% this year because of the credit crunch. Read more