Property

Is now the time to buy a home?

May 22, 2013

With house prices rising, and expected to increase further, could it be time to jump on the property ladder?

New build 'garage' not wide enough for cars

May 21, 2013

The garage of one new build property is too narrow for cars. So how common are problems with hew houses?

House asking prices reach new high

May 20, 2013

House sellers' asking prices have soared to a new high, in further signs of confidence returning to the market, a property website has reported

Tenants squeezed by rising rents

May 17, 2013

Tenants are facing further pressure on their finances as rents have increased in every region across England and Wales for the first time in 18 months

House price figures 'bode well'

May 17, 2013

Further signs of growing housing market confidence have been reported as a property search website revealed the lowest level of asking price reductions in at least three years. Three in 10 (30.7%)...

Flood insurance deal to last longer

May 16, 2013

People who live in high flood-risk areas will be insured against flooding for an extra month under the current deal between the Government and the insurance industry, Environment Secretary Owen...

First-time home buyer numbers surge

May 15, 2013

First-time buyer numbers surged by a fifth in March amid signs that people are finding it easier to get on the property ladder with a small deposit

Where are the UK’s richest small towns?

May 14, 2013

Research has revealed the 10 towns that make up the table of the UK's wealthiest towns and villages

Home demand at three-year high

May 14, 2013

Demand for homes reached its highest level in more than three years last month as Government schemes to boost the market began to take effect, surveyors have reported

HS2 compensation claims rejected

May 13, 2013

Three quarters of families who live near the Government's planned high speed rail link and applied for hardship compensation have been rejected

Key worker houses most affordable for 10 years

May 11, 2013

More of Britain’s most important workers – nurses, police, teachers and fire and ambulance crews – can afford to buy their own home now than for the past ten years

Deadline nears for £1 home sales

May 10, 2013

There are just a few days left for people to apply for houses being sold off by a council for £1 as part of a bid to regenerate a rundown area.

Decrepit shed turned into tiny home

May 09, 2013

A little wooden house has popped up between two terraces in east London.

Landlords to check for illegal immigrants

May 08, 2013

The government has announced that landlords will be responsible for checking that tenants have the right to be in the UK

Lone woman will not sell up for Tesco

May 07, 2013

Aberystwyth woman refuses to sell her home to make way for a shopping complex and a Tesco. Will she have to?