UK Property News Archive

  • Wimpey plans for Royal Alex rejected 28 Feb. 2008 Plans to demolish a landmark building and replace it with flats and a GP surgery look likely to be turned down. Read more
  • Buy-to-let bucks downward trend Times On-line 27 Feb. 2008 Britain's buy-to-let market is continuing to prove resilient in the face of falling house prices and declining residential mortgages as total lending on homes-for-rental rose 13.6 per cent in the second half of 2007. Read more
  • House prices will fall through 2009 27 Feb. 2008 LONDON (Reuters) - House prices will fall throughout 2008 and 2009, while foreclosures will continue to climb, Frank Nothaft, chief economist at U.S. mortgage finance company Freddie Mac, said on Tuesday. Read more
  • Banks kick out bottom rung Guardian 26 Feb. 2008 It is the most obvious sign yet of how the credit crunch is affecting consumers - mortgage lenders are scrambling to make sure they appear at the bottom of the best-buy tables that once obsessed the industry. Read more
  • OFT take "unfair" Foxtons to court Guardian 26 Feb. 2008 The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) today launched high court proceedings against estate agency firm Foxtons over 'unfair terms' in the company's lettings agreements with landlords. Read more
  • Housing strategy tackles ageing 25 Feb. 2008 Brighton Solicitors, Act Legal, report on today's new housing stategy. To cope with the future needs of our ageing population, the government published a new housing strategy aimed at making future built communities more adaptable to the needs of old people. Read more
  • Going green, easier than ever Telegraph 25 Feb. 2008 Want to install solar power, recycle rainwater, even build your own lighthouse? It has never been easier, says Caroline McGhie Read more
  • Answering the call of the wild Telegraph 23 Feb. 2008 Trees cut down pollution and add value, says Sarah Lonsdale Read more
  • Sales 19 per cent below trend Reuters 23 Feb. 2008 LONDON (Reuters) - UK home sales are likely to remain about a quarter of a million below trend in 2008 after a 20 percent drop in the second half of 2007, Britain's biggest estate agent said on Tuesday. Read more
  • Green apartments in Brighton Times 20 Feb. 2008 Maybe we're just scared about rising sea levels. When Brightonians aren't cycling, we're recycling. With 12 councillors, the Green Party is a force in the city - Brighton Pavilion may well be the first constituency to get a Green MP. Read more
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