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Advice for nervous overseas property buyers

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:00:00

Many people considering buying property abroad are starting to lose their bottle, according to for...

House prices drop as credit crisis continues

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:43:00

House prices have dropped by 0.6 per cent in March, bringing the annual rate of house price growth...

Alpine property is heating up but cool it until the summer

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:00:00

Growing numbers of people are looking for a 'place in the snow', leading to a significant increase...

More than half of first time buyers would buy abroad to get on the property ladder

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:44:00

Nearly half of Britons would be willing to move abroad in order to get their foot on the property ...

Austria is new kid on the block in property abroad

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:01:00

Austria is the next big thing when it comes to choosing a holiday home abroad, offering cheaper pr...

Out of town property in Italy and Spain set for strong growth

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:01:00

Property in the European out-of-town (OOT) sector still offers promising investment potential desp...

No change for house prices in January says Halifax House Price Index

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:09:00

January house prices were flat with December prices, although they rose one per cent for the three...

Northern Ireland shows strongest growth in Halifax house price survey

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:47:00

The annual Halifax County House Price Survey has revealed particularly high price increases in Nor...

Natwest predicts 33 million Brits may move abroad by 2050

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:34:00

Greener pastures overseas are increasingly appealing to people in the UK according to Natwest.

Record number of Britons quit UK for better lives abroad

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:33:00

The UK is losing almost 700 Britons a day as record numbers quit the country for better lives abro...

Vibrant Vegas and magical Morocco attract Brits desperately seeking sun, fun and affordable homes

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:12:00

Turbulent property markets, high interest rates and a wealth of affordable homes overseas are forc...

South West seaside resort gets property investors' hearts racing

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:00:00

Weston-Super-Mare is the latest property hotspot to be eyed by property moguls despite its reputat...

Record number of Brits leaving UK for better lives abroad

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:50:00

The number of Britons leaving the country has hit record levels as Britain's high living costs, sl...

Property blues set to turn rosy in 2008 say experts

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:57:00

The UK Property market is set to stagnate further according to the latest forecasts from market an...

Property mad Brits are the most profitable landlords in Europe

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:12:00

Britain is leading the way in the property market in comparison to our European neighbours, accord...

Brits grab a piece of paradise as Dominican Republic becomes a property hotspot

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:47:00

The Dominican Republic may well be next on the Brit hit list of hot property destinations as a flu...

Value of estate agents hit by Northern Rock fiasco

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:23:00

Estate agents are starting to feel the effects of the Northern Rock situation, with the Humberts G...

Spain's property boom turns to property gloom

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00

Spain is set for a slump in its property market according to a new report from credit rating agenc...

Two thirds who have switched countries are also considering switching savings accounts

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00

Because more than two-thirds of those who have moved abroad do not properly prepare themselves fin...

Savills: Auctions can add value

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:56:05

Buying property through an auction can help people add value to their investments, according to on...

Britons damaging homes in DIY disasters

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:30:00

A significant number of homeowners have damaged their properties while attempting to copy DIY TV p...

Many looking to retire to Portugal, says expert

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:39:45

A growing number of people are looking to leave northern Europe to retire and live in Portugal, ac...

South Africa attracting 'adventurous' investors

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:30:00

Investors looking further afield than more traditional overseas property markets are turning to So...

Brits warm to the idea of overseas property after cold, wet summer

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00

More people in the UK are considering buying a property abroad following disappointing weather ove...

Energy bills lower in new-build homes

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:29:29

Carbon-neutral properties and eco-homes may be more expensive to build, but could offer significan...

Spain still popular with British investors, says expert

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:28:21

Although the country's property market has experienced uncertainty this year, one expert has sugge...

Builders moving towards zero-carbon homes target

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:30:00

The building industry is making progress towards the government's target for delivering carbon-neu...

Transport links influence property prices, says expert

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:30:00

Transport links can have a huge impact on property prices in London as homebuyers and tenants dema...

German rental market offers opportunities to investors

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 07:30:00

The money it costs to buy a property in Germany is boosting the country's rental market, according...

Knight Frank: Investing in unfamiliar markets can be risky

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 07:30:00

Overseas property investors have been warned that markets that they do not "fully understand" carr...

Many landlords enter the market by accident, says expert

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 07:30:00

A significant number of people become landlords accidentally, according to one expert.

HiFX: Mortgage payers may flee bleak Britain for better lives abroad

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00

Almost half of UK householders would consider moving abroad to escape the mortgage milestone aroun...

Green issues influencing home buyers, says expert

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:30:29

Home information packs (Hips) have helped to raise green issues with home buyers, it has been clai...

Abbey: Stamp duty is a barrier to housing market

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:30:00

Responding to the Conservatives' plans to raise the stamp duty threshold to ??250,000, one expert h...

Halifax: Stamp duty revenues rising

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:30:00

Revenue generated by stamp duty on residential properties increased by 40 per cent in 2006-07, it ...

Survey reveals growing interest rates may force landlords to sell up or invest abroad

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00

A fifth of landlords would sell-up in the UK to invest abroad if interest rates creep up to 6% acc...

Asia Pacific property prices jump in the second quarter

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00

While European property price increases started to slow in the second quarter, research from the G...

Conservatives propose abolition of stamp duty

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:30:00

Conservative leader David Cameron has suggested his party would look to abolish stamp duty on hous...

Foreign Currency Direct: Brits go bi-lingual in a bid to buy homes abroad

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00

New research from Foreign Currency Direct has found that as one in four Brits up sticks and buy a ...

New flights boost Brazilian tourism

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:30:00

The availability for daily flights from Europe to Brazil could help to increase the number of tour...

John Charcol: Buy-to-let investors should take long-term view

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 07:30:00

Investors looking to enter the buy-to-let market should not do so with a view to making short-term...

Cape Verde to offer good rental returns, says expert

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:43:24

Boasting a hot climate and a growing tourism industry, Cape Verde could provide significant return...

Renovations can bring value, says NHIC

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:30:00

Homeowners can add value to their properties through renovations and extensions, but ought to cons...

Halifax: Million-pound property sales increase

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:16:34

The number of home sales worth over ??1 million in England and Wales has increased significantly ov...

Scottish house buying process 'beneficial to consumers'

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:59:27

Despite being similar in many respects to the English property buying process, rules governing pur...

Florida 'a long-term investment'

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:58:36

Overseas property buyers should view the Florida housing market as a long-term opportunity, accord...

AA Insurance: Home movers unhappy with new place

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00

Nearly a third of people moving into a new home are unsatisfied with their new abode, according to...

GE Home Lending: New homeowners spending ??11k in first year

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00

New homeowners are spending an average of ??11,000 in their first year to meet the costs of moving ...

'EPCs affecting property purchases'

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:48:59

An expert has claimed that the introduction of home information packs (Hips) is likely to influenc...

New mortgage laws 'boost' Turkish property market

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:47:43

The introduction of new mortgage laws has helped to increase demand for property in Turkey, accord...

Multi-tasking women mean business when it comes to the property market, reveals Bradford and Bingley

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00

Women are a force to be reckoned with, as they are equal their male peers in terms of ambition and...

'Olympics to boost East London property market'

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:52:13

The 2012 Olympic Games could help to boost the property market in nearby areas, one expert has cla...

Brits save ??4b a year by staying in friends' property abroad, reports Barclays

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00

The rising number of Britons that are buying property abroad means that not only do the owners get...

Research 'important' when buying property abroad

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:44:39

People considering buying property overseas have been advised to do their homework before committi...

Paragon: Buy-to-let boosted by tenant demand

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:34:27

A slowing housing market is fostering tenant demand and pushing up rents, according to industry ex...

New Zealand property and tourism enlists help of Lord of The Rings makers

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00

An innovative new marketing campaign to bring more tourists to New Zealand is being launched by to...

Rics: Buy-to-let market grows

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:41:52

A new report by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has revealed that the buy-to-l...

Knight Frank: Brazil has buy-to-let opportunities

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:30:00

Looking further afield for buy-to-let opportunities could yield positive results for people who wa...

Halifax reveals best value home improvements

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:50:21

More homeowners than ever before are undertaking home improvements to add value to their property,...

UK first time buyers looking to foreign property ladders

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00

UK house prices are encouraging first time buyers to look to other countries to buy their first ho...

Overseas property market boosted by record number of emigrating Brits, says Obelisk

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00

A record number of people are leaving Britain which is leading to a massive boost in the overseas ...

Turkey is 'well-kept' retirement secret

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00

Turkey has been tipped as a potential hotspot for property investment with the aim of living in th...

Foreign mortgage market is 'sophisticated'

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00

People looking to take out mortgages abroad do not need to worry about financing, as according to ...

A place in the sun: A Quarter of Brits are considering property abroad

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:00

The number of Britons considering moving abroad in search of sunnier climes has risen to one in fo...

New detached countryside property is 'ideal' across the UK

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:35:48

New research has indicated that the nation's ideal property is a newly-built, detached and located...

Rain blamed for record number of Brits buying property abroad

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00

Following a report from Barclays Buying Abroad stating that bad weather in the UK is driving Brits...

'Wide variety' of investors head to Thailand

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:05:31

A variety of investors are setting their sights on Thailand's property market, which continues to ...

Homeowners finding ways to avoid HIPs says Abbey

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:00:00

Millions of homeowners are exploiting a loophole in the HIPs system in order to avoid purchasing t...

Downpour of Brits buying property abroad due to weather at home, says Barclays

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:00:00

Twice as many Britons plan to buy property abroad this year compared to 2006 figures, and the 'wet...

Persimmon declares housing market healthy despite mixed results

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00

UK Housing company Persimmon has reported largely positive financial results for the first half of...

Buy-to-let property may help children through university

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:00

Buying a property in order to allow a studying child to live rent-free will help them manage their...

Hidden costs behind buying property abroad

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00

Research from the Global Property Guide shows that some buyers are not aware of high costs associa...

Homeowners at risk of identity theft

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00

New concerns about identity theft have been raised in connection with information stored on the La...

Green rates 'do not always come at a cost'

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:35:32

Taking out an environmentally-friendly financial service is not necessarily an expensive pursuit, ...

Lenders looking to long-term fixed rate mortgages

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:30:00

Lenders looking to long-term fixed rate mortgages

A larger number of lenders are offering...

Property Abroad: UK and Asian housing markets surge as Eurozone slows

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:00

The global house price boom has started to slow for countries within Europe but Asia's property ma...

House prices to increase 40%

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:30:00

The price of buying a house is to go up by 40 per cent within the next five years, it has been cla...

Turkish property and tourism markets are booming, says Homesgofast.com

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:00:00

Turkey is seeing a huge increase in tourism, and interest in Turkish property is also growing ??? th...

Homeowners 'paying over ??6,000 to get out'

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 07:30:00

People stuck with an uncompetitive fixed-rate mortgage will have to pay in excess of ??6,000 in ord...

People in UK 'cashing in on overseas property'

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00

The amount of Britons cashing in on the overseas property boom has increased, it has been revealed...

One in five Brits wants to quit UK in search of sun and a property abroad

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:00:00

With reports confirming that 2007 has seen some of the worst weather ever recorded, it seems that ...

Government to advise overseas property buyers

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:00:00

The Government has launched a new campaign offering advice to Brits who want to buy property abroa...

'Good capital growth' available in eastern European city centre properties

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:17:23

The city centre property market in eastern Europe offers buyers "good capital growth" and stabilit...

Belfast property market offers 'sustainable growth'

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:30:00

There is a "real appetite for growth" in the Belfast property market, according to an industry obs...

Central London buy-to-let market 'not pricing out FTBs'

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:30:00

First-time buyers are not necessarily being priced out of the market by buy-to-let investors, acco...

Italian property investment more accessible

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:30:00

Improved access to various regions of Italy has increased the country's accessibility as a foreign...

HifX: Cyprus and Malta adopting the Euro could lead to surge in foreign property purchases

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00

Malta and Cyprus are due to adopt the Euro on January 1st 2008, and currency specialists HiFX pred...

Eastern Europe is on the rise, but Portugal is the new favourite foreign property investment destination

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00

Brits are being far more inventive with their holiday home investments, with many choosing to buy ...

Exchange rate creates "fantastic" investment opportunities

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:54:44

The favourable exchange rate of the pound against the dollar is creating a "fantastic" environment...

Over 45s head to New Zealand for overseas property

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:00:00

Britons aged over 45 would most like to move to New Zealand if they could move anywhere in the wor...

Rics: Housing price inflation 'halved'

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:16:50

The level of house price inflation in the UK is at its weakest since January 2006, according to a ...

Birmingham Midshires: Britons on the move every four years

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:00

Gone are the days of staying in the same home until the children have flown the nest, as Britons a...

UK Holiday-home buyers put off Spanish property by number of Brits abroad

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:00

Potential overseas property buyers are put off investing in Spain by the number of Brits already i...

Norwich Union exposes equity release ignorance

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:41:57

Many UK consumers are in the dark over equity release, with more than half unsure just what the te...

Bulgaria's Sofia set to be new overseas property hot spot

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:00:00

Bulgaria's capital city, Sofia, could be the next big thing in property investment, according to i...

Britain's property obsession spreads into construction

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00

Britons' distraction with the property market has spilled over into the construction business, as ...

Nationwide sanguine over surprise peak in house price growth

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:46:28

House price growth in June was twice as fast as in May, Nationwide house price statistics reveal, ...

Escapes2: Now is the time to invest in the USA

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00

British people looking to buy a property in the USA should make the move now, say property investm...

Brown makes affordable housing 'immediate priority'

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 07:30:00

Incoming prime minister Gordon Brown has vowed to make the provision of affordable housing a "nati...

Halifax finds one in three will start househunting online

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:30:00

The internet is the first port of call for many homebuyers, with one in three saying they planned ...

OFT investigates house building industry

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:52:38

The house building industry is to come under scrutiny as the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) launches...

Foreign Currency Direct: Brits playing it too safe when buying property abroad

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00

British people buying property abroad are opting for their favourite holiday spots rather than cou...

Home Builders Federation calls on Gordon Brown to commit to housing

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00

With more and more potential first time buyers being forced to rent due to house prices rising fou...

Halifax highlights boons of buy-to-let by the seaside

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:30:00

Girvan, a coastal town in Ayrshire, Scotland, has been named as Halifax's fastest-growing coastal ...

Lib Dems: We want a million low cost homes by 2020

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00

The Liberal Democrats have said they want a million socially rented, affordable and low cost h...

DCLG maps out three-stage plan for Hips

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:30:00

The Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has outlined its new timetable for the i...

Foreign Currency Direct ??? Weather more of a consideration than local law for people buying abroad

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00

People buying properties abroad are more concerned about the weather than if they have properly un...

Hometrack calls for more one-bed properties

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00

The first rung of the property ladder is missing for many would-be homebuyers in England and Wales...

HBOS charts slowing house price growth

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 07:30:00

House price growth slowed in May, figures from the UK's biggest mortgage lender, HBOS, have reveal...

HiFX says choose holiday home insurance with care

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:35:13

Homeowners buying property abroad must make sure they get appropriate insurance cover, overseas in...

Nationwide notes cooling house price growth

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:09:32

A run of quarter-point interest rate hikes may finally have fed through to house price growth, the...

Deposit disputes between tenants and landlords now resolved 'fairly'

Wed, 30 May 2007 07:30:00

New regulations are making resolving disputes between landlords and rental customers over payment ...

Britons of all ages itching to move abroad

Tue, 29 May 2007 12:47:11

Britons of all ages are mulling over a move overseas, a survey from Bank of Scotland International...

Bank of Scotland finds two fifths opt for property abroad

Fri, 18 May 2007 07:30:00

Two in five Britons are eager to buy property abroad, whether as an investment or with the aim of ...

Homeowners rush to sell before Home Information Packs come into force

Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00

House prices rose for the 18th month running in April, powered by an upsurge in sales in London, E...

Abbey puts brakes on Britons in a hurry to buy

Wed, 09 May 2007 12:31:13

Affordability constraints may be making British homebuyers desperate, but they shouldn't compromis...

London residential property world's most expensive

Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00

London now houses the world's most expensive residential property, a report from estate agent Knig...

How to move home more cheaply

Wed, 02 May 2007 11:07:00

Moving home is set to become rapidly more expensive from June 1st when the Home Information Packs ...

NAEA warns of death of 'wait and see' house sales

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:31:23

The introduction of Home Information Packs (Hips) could eliminate one in five would-be sellers and...

Buy-to-let better investment than pensions?

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:30:00

Ownership of buy-to-let properties could double over the next three years, market researchers Mint...

Nationwide says May rate rise 'looks certain'

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:30:00

Three successive interest rate increases have failed to bring rising house price growth back under...

Nationwide says May rate rise 'looks certain'

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:00:00

Three successive interest rate increases have failed to bring rising house price growth back under...

Buy-to-let better investment than pensions?

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:00:00

Ownership of buy-to-let properties could double over the next three years, market researchers Mint...

Spanish property crash concerns on the rise

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:30:00

British property-buyers looking for a place in the sun are being warned to think hard before rushi...

Pound-dollar ratio smiles on overseas property purchase

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:30:00

As sterling becomes stronger against the dollar than at any time since September 1992, there has n...

Defaqto claims debt pressure will drive equity release

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:11:20

Equity release will be increasingly central to sustaining the financial wellbeing of retirees in B...

Halifax: House prices under ??100,000 vanish from Britain's towns

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:32:39

No town in the UK now has an average house price of less than ??100,000, figures from Halifax for s...

Halifax finds Brighton best for property price growth

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:30:00

The city of Brighton has enjoyed the strongest growth in house price per square metre, the second ...

Foreign property investment prices fall

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:30:00

The strength of the pound has allowed UK foreign property investors to take advantage of some favo...

Assetz: Buying overseas property now lighter on tax

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:30:00

The government's decision to abolish a charge on investors who buy homes overseas through companie...

Halifax: Public sector workers can't buy in 70% of towns

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:25:40

Core public sector workers who are the lifeblood of Britain's schools and hospitals are unable to ...

Rics: House prices 'absorb barrage'

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:14:34

UK house prices appear to have 'absorbed the initial interest rate barrage' without any visible da...

Pru: Brits lock up equity in the treasure-trove home

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 14:40:29

More than half of British people's wealth is locked up in their homes, a study from Prudential has...

Soaring London house prices ripple across home counties

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:32:46

The impact of rising house prices in London is not confined to the capital, a study from Hometrack...

Ninety per cent of first-time buyers opt for fixed rates

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:27:11

Nine out of ten first-time homebuyers are choosing the relative security of a fixed-rate mortgage ...

DCLG: Average house price hits ??205,000

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 07:30:00

House prices rose by 2.1 per cent between December and January while house price inflation rose fr...

Halifax: Terraced homes top property league

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:00:00

The cost of a terraced home sped ahead of overall house price inflation over the last decade, new ...

Barclays: Property second-biggest factor in creating UK's super-rich

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:30:00

It is little wonder house prices in London and the south-east have continued to soar above the ave...

Yorkshire Bank: Fund your retirement with a smaller home?

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:15:34

One in ten parents with young children are looking ahead to retirement already, hoping to downsize...

Nationwide: House prices rise 0.7 per cent in February

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:50:15

House prices continued to rise in February in spite of the January interest rate rise, taking the ...

Odds stacked against homeowners in inheritance tax postcode lottery

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:30:00

The number of properties in the UK subject to inheritance tax has almost doubled over the last fiv...

CML: Costly Hips may not work

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:30:14

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has called for the introduction of 'home information packs' ...

DCLG: National house price average over ??200,000

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:57:28

The average house price in the UK rose to ??201,090 in December 2006, the Department for Communitie...

Halifax: House prices rise again in January

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:47:50

House prices rose by 1.3 per cent in January, bucking the 0.9 per cent downward December trend whi...

Saga finds caution towards Spanish property

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 07:30:00

A third of people over 50 may be tempted by the sunny shores of Spain, a new report from Saga sugg...

Nationwide predicts house price rise in Manchester

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 07:30:00

An increased demand for housing in Manchester will support rising house prices after Britain's fir...

Nationwide sees house prices 'cooling'

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:30:00

The housing market showed its "first signs of cooling" in January as prices increased by 0.3 per c...

CEBR predicts ??1k monthly house price growth

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:30:00

Average house prices will continue to rise by over ??1,000 a month in 2007, according to the Centre...

HiFX maps emerging markets in east

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 07:30:00

Emerging markets in eastern Europe are increasingly attractive to UK customers looking to buy over...

Rightmove says house prices 'defy gravity'

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:30:00

National average asking prices for houses have hit a record high of ??222,859, according to a surve...

Housing assets outweigh housing debt says Halifax

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:00

Demand in the property market pushed the value of Britain's total housing stock to a record ??3.8 t...

Halifax: surprise house price tumble

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 07:30:00

House prices statistics from Halifax surprised commentators by falling in December.

The a...

Direct property investment or a Reit good thing?

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:00:00

The introduction of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Reits) has divided financial commentators.

UK property still best bet in Europe

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 07:30:00

The British property market will soar alongside high-demand France in 2007 while newer markets in ...

Internal migration drives house price growth

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 07:30:00

House prices in the south-west of England are held up by demand as the region experienced the larg...

Dramatic cuts to the cost of the expat lifestyle

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 07:30:00

A welcome change to the structure of the Spanish tax system will work to the advantage of Britons ...

Britain's 5 million expats seek warmer climes ??? and cheaper housing

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:47:41

Over 5.5 million Britons now live overseas and 200,000 moved abroad last year, new research from t...

HBOS: property prices will rise only 4% in 2007

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:30:00

House prices in the UK will rise by four per cent in 2007, less than half this year's rate of grow...

Rightmove: highest house prices for two years

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 07:30:00

The monthly Rightmove house price index has found asking prices for homes in England and Wales ros...

Birmingham Midshires: homebuyers 'not so average'

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:30:00

Nearly a fifth of the buyers driving the UK's housing market are same sex couples, twenty-somethin...

Nationwide finds November house prices climb again

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00

Nationwide Building Society has found house prices rose 1.4 per cent in November ??? a significant i...

UK's growing cadre of property millionaires, finds Portman

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00

The number of property millionaires in the UK rose by nearly 32 per cent in the third quarter, acc...

Morgan Stanley warns of crash on cards for housing market

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 00:00:00

The chief UK economist at Morgan Stanley investment bank has warned that property prices could plu...

House prices rising at fastest rate for two years

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 07:30:00

House prices in England and Wales rose at their fastest annual pace in two years between October a...

Rogue estate agents held to account

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 07:30:00

The consumers, estate agents and redress bill laid out in yesterday's Queen's speech aims at tight...

House price inflation at 18-month high

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 07:30:00

House prices rose faster than at any other time over the last 18 months in September, new data fro...

Halifax announces house prices up 1.7 per cent

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 07:30:00

House prices rose by 1.7 per cent in October, according to new figures from the Halifax house pric...

Rising bills drive greener lifestyles

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:30:00

Energy price rises are fuelling increasingly costly household bills, according to Experian's Credi...

Bradford & Bingley finds homeowners want to stay put

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:30:00

More than eight in ten homeowners aged over 50 want to stay in their current home for as long as p...

Norwich Union announces global property opportunities

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 07:30:00

Norwich Union has announced the launch of a global property fund enabling investors to invest in c...

Alliance & Leicester stacks up estate agents vs consumers

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 07:30:00

Consumers differ dramatically from estate agents over what will boost the value of a property, acc...

Analyst predicts 'good future' for buy-to-let

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 07:30:00

Tom Entwistle, the editor of property investment website Landlordzone.co.uk, has predicted a stron...

Renting is now a 'lifestyle choice'

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 07:30:00

In today's world the rigidity of career paths and the timeline for starting a family and buying a ...

Abbey reveals property ladder barriers

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:30:00

House prices are a key factor holding back the 17.3 million adults who feel unable to take the fir...

Halifax reveals 'triple' house prices

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:30:00

London house prices have soared in recent years - tripling in value since 1996, Halifax's house pr...

London averages to hit ??400k in 5 years

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 07:30:00

The London Housing Federation (LHF) has estimated that the average home in the capital city could ...

Halifax: Do DIY by the book

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 07:30:00

The UK's largest mortgage lender, Halifax, has warned homeowners who are planning to undertake som...

Halifax: Spain not just for retiring buyers

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:30:00

The Spanish arm of Halifax's property lending arm, Banco Halifax Hispania, claims that buying prop...

Property still top for investment, study finds

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 07:30:00

People in the UK are still putting their faith, and their money, in the property market when it co...

Assetz: Canadian ski property on the up

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 07:30:00

Property investors in the UK are being advised to look into opportunities to buy skiing properties...

Social housing refurbishment push continues

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:30:00

The 2006 Housing Transfer Programme has been expanded by 24 councils, with a further 14 to have fu...

Need for speed to beat buy-to-let

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 07:30:00

Prospective landlords tend to make decisions regarding the purchase of a property faster than othe...

Bulgarian property set to double in 5 years

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 07:30:00

According to the sales director of Bulgarian Dreams, David Smith, property investors should be loo...

RICS reports ripple of positivity in property

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 07:30:00

The UK housing market has seen a price increase for the 11th consecutive month in September, accor...