UK Property News Archive

  • Review of private rentals BBC 24 Jan. 2008 The government has launched a review of the private rental sector in England, which it hopes will improve conditions for landlords and tenants. Read more
  • The man who lost £560 million 24 Jan. 2008 The flamboyant property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz has for years cut a swath through Britain's property industry like he was taking a turn around the monopoly board. His combined fortune with his brother Vincent has been estimated at £850m - wealth on a par with Lord Ashcroft and Sir Alan Sugar. He inhabited the world of the Monaco yacht set, celebrity parties and the gossip columns. Read more
  • Eco Architecture Times On-line 22 Jan. 2008 So, you want a stylish green home, but think it will cost the earth? Think again. Home asked three leading exponents of sustainable design to come up with the ultimate green new-build house to suit three very different budgets – and the results were spectacular. Read more
  • Property website feels downturn Guardian 22 Jan. 2008 Miles Shipside, commercial director of Rightmove, said some sellers had reduced their asking price by 10%, which had flushed out buyers. "Some homebuyers are now able to find properties that have fallen into their affordability zone, and are bagging what they see as bargains against previous prices," he said. Read more
  • Is this a sign of trouble? 19 Jan. 2008 Customers have been left baffled after their estate agent shut up shop with no notice. Read more
  • Smoking ban reduces house prices Times On-line 17 Jan. 2008 Is the smoking ban causing a drop in the value of properties near pubs? Read more
  • Sun setting on solar power Telegraph 17 Jan. 2008 There are fewer solar panels in the UK than anywhere else in Europe - and no one's blaming the weather. Sarah Lonsdale spotlights a national disgrace Read more
  • ACT BLOG: My cupboard best place to live Alex Coxall 17 Jan. 2008 As another pointless survey finds Arundel the most lovely place to be on the whole planet, Alex Coxall questions the validity of such a statement. Read more
  • Most severe house slump since 90s Alex Coxall 16 Jan. 2008 House prices may have entered their most severe plummet since the property downturn of the early nineties, according to information released by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Read more
  • Brighton area trailblazes scheme Alex Coxall 15 Jan. 2008 The area near Eastern Road, Brighton has been selected as part of a new Government initiative designed to give residents more say in their local communities. Read more
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