Uk home owners hold almost £2tn Guardian 6 Feb. 2008 UK homeowners can take comfort from the fact previous house price rises have provided a buffer against the threat of price growth falls this year. Read more
Inside happiest eco-townIndependent 6 Feb. 2008 Never mind solar panels and protesters – one new low-carbon development is designed above all to build a sense of community. Donnachadh McCarthy finds peace and love Read more
Hoogstraten releasedM & G On-line 6 Feb. 2008 A Zimbabwe court on Tuesday ordered the release of a controversial British property tycoon who was arrested last week for breaching foreign-exchange laws and possessing pornography, his lawyer said. Read more
Entrepreneur targets young marketThe Journal 28 Jan. 2008 A YOUNG entrepreneur hopes to become a millionaire within five years after setting up a new property investment company aimed at young people. Read more
Hoogstraten arrested in ZimbabweThe Journal 28 Jan. 2008 British property developer Nicholas van Hoogstraten has been arrested in Zimbabwe, according to local media. Read more
ACT BLOG: Doom or imagination 26 Jan. 2008 We are entering a recession, a time of slump, negative equity and all round general doom. We have decided that house prices are going down and they are. We are walking happily into the breech of economic collapse. But why? Read more
Two million brits own second homeHome Move 26 Jan. 2008 Research from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that over 2 million people own a second home in Britain. Read more
The cost of going greenTimes On-line 26 Jan. 2008 Can’t build a new home from scratch? Don’t despair: there are plenty of ways to make your existing house green. And, although payback times are long, government grants will cover part of the costs Read more
Man hides castleReuters 25 Jan. 2008 LONDON (Reuters) - A farmer built an entire mock castle behind a screen of hay bales and lived there concealed for four years to evade planning regulations, officials said on Friday -- but it may be torn down anyway. Read more
Brighton most popular 25 Jan. 2008 Brighton has been the most sought after property region across the month of January, experts have claimed.
According to research by propertyfinder.com the coastal town has been the subject of the most searches for the month to date with Manchester coming in second place.
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