Property News

Status anxiety hits homeowners
16 May 2007 at 7:00pm
Two in three Brits in their 30s and 40s are now suffering from status anxiety about their homes, according to research from Standard Life Bank.   Living in a house that looks good and is located in the best area a

Commons vote fails to shake HIPs
15 May 2007 at 7:00pm
MPs have voted down a move by the Conservatives to derail the introduction of home information packs (HIPs) in advance of the 1 June go-live date.   HIPs, which are expected to cost the vendor of each home for sale upward

Mortgage lending slows
8 May 2007 at 7:00pm
The housing boom could at last be showing signs of a slowdown. Latest figures released from the Bank of England show that mortgage

Moving stress costs economy
8 May 2007 at 7:00pm
Recent research has found that over 40 per cent of us feel we are less productive at work when going through the process of purchasing a home. Your Move asked a cross section of purchasers who had just completed the home buying process about their ex

House of Lords signals HIPs 'concern'
8 May 2007 at 7:00pm
The latest report of session by the House of Lords Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee on home information packs (HIPs) has called into question ‘whether the HIP Regulations will effectively achieve their policy objective’.

Concerns over inheritance tax continue
8 May 2007 at 7:00pm
Gordon Brown’s plans to increase the nil rate threshold on inheritance tax by a minimal amount has raised concerns. In the latest budget, the Chancellor set out his proposals to keep the tax in place until at least 2011 and concerns that

Minister addresses HIPs conference
8 May 2007 at 7:00pm
With ‘H-Day’ fast approaching, over 300 agents and other industry professionals attended a HIPs Are Happening conference in London recently. They were able to put their questions directly to the Housing Minister at the event.

Brits' language improving
8 May 2007 at 7:00pm
Brits are making more of an effort to communicate with the locals when buying overseas, according to a survey by holidaylettings.co.uk.   Although the results won’t get rid of our reputation for ignorance of foreign

Rental market rising
8 May 2007 at 7:00pm
London's rental market is starting to keep pace with sales, as demand for property in the capital continues to soar, according to key indicators published by agents Foxtons.
Since January, Foxtons has had 20 per cent more applicants for rented

Market levelling off, says NAEA
8 May 2007 at 7:00pm
There has been a levelling of activity in the residential housing market, according to the March housing market survey by the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA).   The market was seasonal in March, with buyers,


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