If you are thinking of moving in the New Year now is a great time to call for a free valuation. Not only can we give you an honest and accurate idea of what your property is worth, but we are also happy to advise you on any possible improvements or alterations that would be...
Surveyors expect sales of homes in the UK to pick up in the next three months owing to support for mortgage lending. However, prices are expected to remain little changed over the same period, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' survey suggested. Surveyors have echoed...
Mortgage lending to home buyers picked up in July, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. The number of loans rose by 5% from June to 49,500 and was also 5% up on a year ago. Despite this rise, the level of borrowing is still half the level recorded in the years before the...
To make it easier to search properties on our database, we are proud to introduce our new mobile website. For anyone using a smart phone you will be able to look photos, floor plans etc. with perfect clarity. For anyone selling it gives the perfect platform to reach the widest...
House prices rose by 1% in June compared with the previous month but remained lower than a year earlier, a survey said. The Halifax, now part of the Lloyds Banking Group, said that the price of the average home was 0.5% lower than a year ago. This valued the average property in...
Motorists will be warned to avoid central London and areas around all Olympic venues from mid-July onwards, with transport chiefs predicting large scale congestion in the fortnight before the opening ceremony as a deluge of athletes, officials and media arrive. The crowds that...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the UK's continuing economic weakness means authorities should consider more Quantitative Easing (QE) and even cutting interest rates. Its annual look at the UK economy endorsed the government's deficit cutting plan, saying it was...
Mortgage rates for new borrowers are continuing to rise. At least 10 lenders, including some of the UK's biggest, have announced rate rises in the past week for people taking out new deals. Also, Bank of England figures show that the average two-year fixed rate deal, with a 25...
Hosepipe bans affecting about 20 million customers have been introduced by seven water authorities in parts of southern and eastern England. People who flout the bans, which follow one of the driest two-year periods on record, face fines of up to £1,000. Suppliers covering...
UK interest rates have been held at 0.5% by the Bank of England, marking three years since rates were first cut to the record low. Many analysts expect rates to remain at that level for at least another year. The monetary policy committee (MPC) also decided to make no change to...
The number of mortgage approvals for house purchases hit a two-year high in January ahead of the withdrawal of a stamp duty concession, banks have said. There were 38,092 approvals during the month, reflecting a move by some first-time buyers to enter the market before the tax is...
The number of first-time buyers, who are currently exempt from paying stamp duty on properties up to £250.000, increased in December, according to data released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders. There were 18,700 loans advanced, worth £2.3 billion, up 7 per cent by...
Brokers are telling new borrowers to expect mortgage rates to fluctuate in the coming months, owing to economic uncertainty. A number of major lenders have increased the cost of a mortgage for new borrowers in recent days. Brokers suggest that the increased activity is likely to...
New rules to stop a resurgence in risky mortgage lending are likely to be imposed in 2013 by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). The regulator's revised proposals still intend to bring in "common sense" standards that will stop home buyers borrowing more than they...