Second home owners face forced salesFinance Markets 21 May 2008 The credit crisis and an economic slowdown could force one in four second homeowners in England to downsize to one property over the next two years. Read more
Eco-town developer challengeAlex Coxall 20 May 2008 A diverse team of 14 experts has been assembled in an attempt to get developers to up their game when it comes to eco-towns. Read more
New to market sellers dream up pricesFinance Markets 20 May 2008 Housesellers in the south west of England appear to be immune to property market gloom and are marketing their homes at above pre credit crisis prices. Read more
Rightmove say homeowners unrealistic 19 May 2008 May 19 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. homeowners raised the prices of their properties this month because they are not ``realistic'' enough about the housing market, Rightmove Plc said. Read more
Huge fine for financial advisorBBC News 19 May 2008 A firm of independent financial advisers, the Thinc Group, has been fined £900,000 for poor record-keeping when selling sub-prime mortgages. Read more
RICS say property could fall by 40% in 2008CEP News 19 May 2008 (CEP News) London - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned that UK property sales could fall by as much as 40% in 2008 on account of the current market malaise. Read more
Barratt unveil eco-homeGuardian 16 May 2008 Barratt Developments has unveiled what it calls the first zero-carbon house developed by a volume housebuilder. Read more
First home buyers defend guzunderingfirsthomebuyer.co.uk 15 May 2008 Property website firsthomebuyer.co.uk have run to the defence of Guzundering. Is Guzundering an unethical practice that should be avoided at all costs or is it, as the website suggests, a powerful and useful tool in the arsenal of the first time buyer? Read more
UK ex-pats face Spanish troubleBBC 14 May 2008 The hundreds of thousands of Britons who have moved to Spain in search of a better life have been hit by falling property prices, sometimes with devastating consequences. Read more
Barratt's latest warning 14 May 2008 Barratt Developments, Britain's second largest house builder warned on profits today after reservations for its new homes fell by half and an increasing number of buyers pull out of purchases. It became the latest large builder to put the freeze on expansion. Read more
