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16th September 2009
After falling for 18 months is the housing market finally starting to recover? For the first time since the crash began, both the Nationwide and the Halifax house price indexes are showing a price rise in the last quarter (2.6% and 0.8% respectively).Pric... Read >
Author: John Tighe24th July 2009
MPs this week have admitted that the mortgage revival scheme is failing.
The Communities and Local Government, (GLC) Committee stated that the £50 billion asset-backed guarantee scheme (ABS) which was launched to kick-start the UK property market was ... Read >
Author: catherine23rd July 2009
After the economic turmoil of late 2008, some economists are saying that the green shoots of recovery can now be seen in the housing market. Below are three indicators that the housing market has stopped its descent, and has started to pick up:
1. Mort... Read >
Author: SearchPath10th June 2009
One of the hot topics in the property sector of late has been the fortunes of first time buyers, with many commentators believing that this group is key to getting the industry going again.
Indeed, as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics)... Read >
Author: Graeme Knights29th May 2009
Land owners and estate managers can often come across a request from another party requested to lay pipelines, power lines, telecom masts that may impact the use of the land. This can also apply for farmers who may suffer from crop loss and future impact ... Read >
Author: Spot Biddle18th May 2009
When you take out a mortgage on a property, be it for the first or the twenty first time, there are a range of fees to be considered in addition to the actual mortgage itself. These can vary from lender to lender, the price of the property and the amount ... Read >
Author: michael challiner17th April 2009
Managing land and property can sometimes be difficult; other times just a hassle for you to do it. If you could give this job to someone else, would you? There is an option to get a chartered surveyor to do this as they provide services like this so it ta... Read >
Author: Spot Biddle06th March 2009
A lot of land has untapped potential. This is generally through minerals that are underground and can be difficult to manage. A chartered surveying practice can offer advice on the sale, working rights agreement or lease of land as well as royalty payment... Read >
Author: Spot Biddle19th February 2009
The UK commercial property market has become best value in the world for investment, according to the annual strategy review by global property fund manager LaSalle Investment Management.
LaSalle, believes that so-called “fair value” – prices off... Read >
Author: tugsearch09th February 2009
As we have all seen in recent months, the price of houses in the current UK property market have been in decline. In fact, in the last few months we have seen the price of UK homes falling quite substantially and in January 2009 the value of properties f... Read >
Author: martin03rd February 2009
As we have all seen in recent months the prices of houses in the current UK property market have been on a decline. In fact in the last few months we have a see the prices of houses in the UK now falling quite substantially and in January 2009 the value ... Read >
Author: martin29th January 2009
A new poll commissioned by a leading firm of conveyancing solicitors has revealed a high level of confidence amongst the British public that the troubled housing market will start to see signs of recovery in the year ahead. The findings are an important b... Read >
Author: Darell Joyce28th January 2009
A new poll commissioned by a leading firm of conveyancing solicitors has revealed a high level of confidence amongst the British public that the troubled housing market will start to see signs of recovery in the year ahead. The findings are an important b... Read >
Author: Darell Joyce17th January 2009
We all know that the property market is taking a major hit at the moment and house prices are at a all time low and many people are wondering how long this will last. Early predictions did state that 2009 will be a tough year for us all in particular the ... Read >
Author: sam lowe17th December 2008
Telecommunication masts offer great potential to a land owner as a quality source of revenue that will not impact the environment other uses may do. To venture into putting telecommunication masts on your land you will need to firstly promote the site to ... Read >
Author: Spot Biddle27th November 2008
Managing land and property can sometimes be difficult; other times just a hassle for you to do it. If you could give this job to someone else, would you? There is an option to get a chartered surveyor to do this as they provide services like this so it ta... Read >
Author: Spot Biddle27th November 2008
Demand for commercial property is falling at the fastest pace in a decade, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)as across the UK, 52% more chartered surveyors reported a fall than a rise in demand compared to 50% in Quarter 2 20... Read >
Author: tugsearch25th September 2008
One year on from the onset of the credit crunch the UK housing market is still adjusting to the limited supply of mortgages for both owner occupiers and residential landlords.
The impact now stretches beyond borrowers and lenders to the house building ... Read >
Author: MarkeD21st May 2008
When the Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) delivered its verdict on interest rates for this month at noon today few would have been surprised. It decided to keep the base rate at five per cent, following its vote to cut the rate last month... Read >
Author: Assetz UK09th May 2008
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has announced that house prices have reached their worst point since the housing market crashed in the early 1990s.
The number of surveyors who reported a significant drop in house prices in January, ... Read >
Author: Jemma30th April 2008
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has announced that house prices have reached their worst point since the housing market crashed in the early 1990s.
The number of surveyors who reported a significant drop in house prices in January, exce... Read >
Author: Jemma30th April 2008
Much excitement was generated by the recent change in capital gains tax (CGT), which saw two major benefits for buy-to-let investors who might wish to sell any of their assets at any given time. First there was the fact that the level of tax was no longer... Read >
Author: Assetz UK02nd April 2008
WOW property is an online estate agent, which uses the internet to its full advantage, but still offers the core estate agency values and first class customer service. Through our services you can showcase your house to millions of online buyers as well a... Read >
Author: Wow-property10th March 2008
The impact of last week's earthquake could affect more than homeowners' properties, it has been suggested.
Following the tremor which affected many parts of England and Wales, consumers may find that the natural occurrence will see them having to dig d... Read >
Author: ARouse13th February 2008
This has been a good news week for many in the buy-to-let industry, with a lot of of those with buy-to-let mortgages either getting a reduction or hoping for one following the base rate cut yesterday. Those looking for a wider boost to the property market... Read >
Author: Assetz UK06th February 2008
Despite trailing off towards the end of the year gross mortgage lending hit record levels during 2007, according to figures released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).
Although the organisation is warning that the market is weakening, it report... Read >
Author: Adam Singleton05th February 2008
Surveys conducted by independent bodies like the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have revealed a steep rise in cases of house repossessions with more and more borrowers finding it difficult to make mor... Read >
Author: Mark Brogan02nd February 2008
The future of the UK property industry will, to some extent, depend upon the provision of new homes. Partly, of course, this will be a result of old homes needing to be replaced and new ones put in their place. But the supply of homes and its ability not ... Read >
Author: Assetz UK20th September 2007
First time buyers are deserting the housing market at a faster rate than anytime in the previous three years whilst the numbers of unsold properties is continuing to rise, according to a recent report produced by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors... Read >
Author: Adam Singleton30th May 2007
There is a rising problem of bad debts in the UK and the total debt situation is fast spiralling out of control. The statistics show that personal debt is increasing in Britain by £1 million every 4 minutes and the amount of personal debt at the end of F... Read >
Author: Amenda26th September 2006
According to a Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors commercial property survey, the industrial property recorded its strongest increase in demand for five years in contrast to the retail property market which continues to decline despite a recent reco... Read >
Author: Alison White05th July 2006
Current scams that are in vogue in UK include companies that are:
Persuading the investors to invest in fraudulent schemes;
advertising "buy to let" properties in poor condition and make claims about unrealistic rental returns;
offering the cha... Read >
Author: John Smith09th June 2006
Sussex Farmland in the UK are being targeted by the new breed of investors, fuelling demand and raising land prices, according to the rural land survey published last November by RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors).
The average price of a S... Read >
Author: Ben Rodrigues06th June 2006
According to a recently published report from RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) the price of farmland near Slough continues to rise as demand outstrips supply.
In the North-East alone farm land sales prices have risen on the first quarter... Read >
Author: Peter Lo14th January 2006
The UK in recent years has seen a massive growth in the levels of personal debt and thanks to increases in secured loans corresponding to a strengthening of the housing market; it does not appear to be slowing down. Recent figures from Creditaction sho... Read >
Author: sam lowe
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