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First time buyer numbers in the UK increased markedly in 2011 as banks upped their high loan to value lending and loosened qualifying criteria on higher LTV mortgages, according to...
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Confidence in the UK housing market has fallen to its lowest level in a year but many home owners still expect property prices to increase in 2012. Fewer British homeowners expect ...
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Private property rents in the UK will rise moderately, remaining more or less in line with inflation and salary increases in 2012, according to one of the country’s leading letti...
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Woking in Surrey recorded the biggest rise in house prices among major UK towns and cities in 2011, according to new research by the Halifax. Based on the Halifax’s own house...
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First time buyer affordability in the UK is at an eight year high but fewer are buying properties, new research from one of the biggest lenders reveals. The average deposit is down...
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The UK residential property market is expected to be stable in 2012 with little change in prices overall although the outlook is uncertain, according to the latest prediction repor...
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The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has revealed its predictions for the UK property market over the next 12 months. NAEA chief executive Peter Bolton King said 2012 w...
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As 2012 is expected to see an increase in buy to let activity in the UK, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is recommending that private landlords should take care when b...
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Buying property is a more attractive prospect than renting which is now 15% more expensive than owning in most towns in the UK, according to research. Swansea, Plymouth and Bournem...
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The residential property market in the UK in 2012 will be challenging, but the streamlined new homes market is robust and well positioned to weather the wider economic storm, it is...
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UK consumer confidence in the housing market remains remarkably stable, if far from booming, despite the gloomy outlook for the economy, according to a new report. Consumer sentime...
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Long term tenancies could soon become the norm for people renting property in London as more people opt to stay for two to three years due to a shortage of alternatives, it is clai...
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With only three months of the stamp duty ‘tax holiday’ remaining, first time buyers must act quickly to avoid paying Stamp Duty Land Tax on their home purchase, the Nationa...
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Increased demand and the rising cost of maintaining property mean private tenants in the UK are likely to face a rise in rental rates this winter, it is claimed. One in five of lan...
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Property in the Olympic zone in London is becoming more attractive to real estate investors hoping to cash in on the demand for rentals during the 2012 games and beyond. The vast t...
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UK flat sharers face paying the highest property rents in Europe, some 5% higher than France, the second most expensive, new research shows. The UK is the least affordable country,...
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Major new plans to boost the UK housing sector have been widely welcomed but there is some concern that they won’t have much of an impact right away. The new strategy includes fi...
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While superstitious people might be put off buying a property that is number 13, research shows that fewer people in the UK buy a house with what is considered an unlucky number an...
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House prices in Inverness have risen by more than any other UK city over the past decade, according to new Bank of Scotland research. The average house price in Inverness, awarded ...
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The National Landlords Association (NLA) is reminding buy to let property investors on the UK to ensure that their properties and tenants are prepared for the winter months. During...