Property

Labour Plans To Reduce Stamp Duty To Zero     View Photo Ed Miliband has announced plans to scrap stamp duty on homes worth up to £300,000 for first-time buyers.

Changing planning landscape provides farming challenges   HOUSE building in the UK will have to return to levels not seen since the early 1980s if it is to keep up

The lost decade: House prices stuck at the same level as 2004 once inflated London property market is removed Property prices excluding London no higher than during 2004  But ONS

  What is my LandDefining ‘Land’What is your land? The legal definition of land has far more meanings than just the actually earth beneath our feet. What constitutes your land

Fracking could leave property owners liable – CLA   28 September 2014 |   By Olivia Midgley   LANDOWNERS could feel the long term effects if the Government presses ahead

David Cameron’s friend revealed as buyer of Devon village of Bantham Nicholas Johnston, the host of the “Poshstock” music festival in Oxfordshire,   is revealed as the mystery buyer of an

Land reform proposals prompt differing responses in Scotland 31 May 2014 | By Olivia Midgley THERE has been a mixed response to the Land Reform Review Group’s (LRRG) programme for

Mortgage Lending Clampdown Comes Into Force By (c) Sky News 2014 | Sky News – 1 hour 43 minutes ago Homebuyers will face more scrutiny by mortgage lenders under new regulations which

You don’t have to pay a small fortune to sell your home: How to get a better deal from estate agents Estate agents more willing to negotiate to get properties

Insurers already refusing to insure homes in areas designated for fracking 22SaturdayFeb 2014 Posted by Tom Pride in hopeless naivety  Tags Coalition, environment, health, human rights (not satire – it’s the

Fears of housing bubble spreading from London raised as house prices rise £14k in a year to highest point since April 2008 162,245 a year ago  Economists expect prices to

Mortgage approvals hit four-year high fuelling worries over UK housing market bubble Mortgage approvals hit 45,044 last month, up 38.7% year-on-year: BBA Gross mortgage lending was £10.3billion in November, a

Tuesday, 26 November 2013 The problem of the buy-to-let parasites    There was a good report out yesterday by the Intergenerational Foundation (IF), which found that ‘UK taxpayers provide £5bn

How to sell your house online Online sites offer virtually all the services of a traditional estate agent – and their fees can be thousands of pounds lower Harvey Jones

How to sell your home without an estate agent Last updated: May 23rd, 2013 Feature by Christine Toner   Estate agents’ fees are continuing to climb. So if you’re looking

Five ways to increase your property’s appeal Last updated: Feb 25th, 2013 Feature by Wendy Evans Scott  It is not an easy time presently for those looking to sell their

House prices continue their upward trend Last updated: Oct 31st, 2013 News by Hannah Nemeth UK house prices continued their upward march in October and are now 5.8% higher than

  Top 10 repossession areas   First figure refers to repossession per 1,000 households and the second, in brackets, the total repossessions in year to 30 June 13   Chester:

House prices jump £2,500 in a month but with sales still stuck at a low level is a new bubble really being blown? By Simon Lambert PUBLISHED: 17:17, 28 October

London estate agents accused of racial discrimination   An investigation shows that London letting agents are discriminating against tenants on the grounds of their race.   Sun Oct 20, 2013

Sunday, 13 October 2013 Help to Buy won’t Help, says Labour Land Campaign        In his Financial Times article (10 October 2013 “Buyers beware of Britain’s absurd property