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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 Tighe08th July 2009
According to Reuters, the amount of office space in London lying empty has risen by ten percent since the beginning of 2009, meaning that the number of London offices that are immediately available to rent has risen to in excess of 10 million square feet.... Read >
Author: clickthrough01st July 2009
Building surveyors provide professional advice on all aspects of property and construction.
They work on site with new buildings and are concerned with the aftercare and performance of existing buildings.
This is a very wide field and may include advi... Read >
Author: Laura room25th February 2009
Many properties have repossessed this year. Due to recession, there has been an increase in home repossession. According to a survey, there were nearly 19,000 properties that were repossessed in the first half of 2008. It is not easy to digest who have lo... Read >
Author: charanjit kumar29th 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 Joyce11th January 2009
Many properties have repossessed this year. Due to recession, there has been an increase in home repossession. According to a survey, there were nearly 19,000 properties that were repossessed in the first half of 2008. It is not easy to digest who have lo... Read >
Author: ron victor09th January 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 Biddle01st December 2008
What do athletics and house prices have in common? It’s not a joke, it’s a perfectly legitimate question... Give up? The Olympics.
An article from Reuters UK dated February 2007 explained that house prices had risen an average of 15% since Londonâ€... Read >
Author: evv12301st December 2008
An update of the property market
by Elisah van Vriesland on November 19, 2008
There has been much debate regarding the long-term effect of the current credit crisis on the British housing market. Some believe there is no end in sight for the trend ... Read >
Author: evv12324th November 2008
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 Biddle12th November 2008
Knight Frank suggests that banks and financial institutions have increased their demand for short-term lets by over 80% in the last few months, taking up contracts of around 18 months. In the past, the period involved would have been anything from 10 to 2... Read >
Author: clickthrough06th October 2008
A chartered surveyor as a whole is more than just an estate agent. They can provide expert witness services, single joint expert reports and will often be able to appear in court for these issues. Do watch out when you are looking for this type of appeara... Read >
Author: Spot Biddle01st September 2008
As can be seen estate agents play an important role in property sales. As well as the services already listed some estate agents will offer other services including providing the recently introduced Home Information Pack (HIP).
The first stage in the ... Read >
Author: Rich Bendall20th May 2008
What are Below Market Value Property (BMV)?
BMV is an abreviation for the term Below Market Value.
Below Market Value Property (BMV) are residential properties that are available below their market value. This is normally because the owners are fa... Read >
Author: Propertyhawk20th May 2008
What are Below Market Value Property (BMV)?
BMV is an abreviation for the term Below Market Value.
Below Market Value Property are residential properties that are available below their market value. This is normally because the owners are faced ... Read >
Author: Propertyhawk20th May 2008
The act of re mortgaging one’s house should never be taken lightly – after all, one is playing with the very roof over one’s head. Never the less, it can be a useful tool in obtaining more capital with which to make investments, or to use to raise m... Read >
Author: Jack Harris09th 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: Jemma27th March 2008
The threshold at which buyers start to pay stamp duty has risen from £120,000 to £125,000 which will come into effect on sales after the 23rd March this year. The other bands however remain unchanged at 1% between £125,000 and £250,000, 3% between £2... Read >
Author: lazysubmit14th November 2007
Fears over the state of the UK housing market are on the rise, prompted by the announcement from the British Bankers’ Association that mortgage approvals for September fell 14% compared to August.Total mortgage approvals for the month of September 2007 ... Read >
Author: pmcindoe20th 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 Singleton21st May 2007
A key policy that was once the cornerstone of the new Labour manifesto in 1997 is facing an important legal challenge. The Home Information Packs or HIP’s for short that are due to become law in England and Wales in June 1st run the risk of becoming a c... Read >
Author: Stephen Morgan27th February 2007
Now there are more good reasons to buy property in Spain – The Capital Gains Tax has dropped
from 35% on the net gain to 18% for foreign property buyers.
This means that your payable tax is now as low as a Spanish Citizen.
To add to this, withh... Read >
Author: Bill O Donohue10th January 2007
With the property market showing a general slow-down in the winter months, many house owners are looking towards property buying companies in order to find a possible route to a quick sale. Whilst there are companies who operate to high ethical standard... Read >
Author: martymac24th November 2006
How to Sell Your Property ( UK )
There are five distinct phases to selling your property.
1. Preparation
During the preparation period you should be doing three things:
a) Decide how you are going to sell. This can be through an estate agent, ... Read >
Author: EA12316th November 2006
How to Sell Your Property ( UK )
There are five distinct phases to selling your property.
1. Preparation
During the preparation period you should be doing three things:
a) Decide how you are going to sell. This can be through an estate agent, ... Read >
Author: Nicholas Alexandrou19th July 2006
Summary of news:
• Markets still looking mainly at the Middle East for direction, with talk of a possible cease-fire
between Israel and Hezbollah overnight prompting a downturn in safe-haven gold and oil prices
at one stage.
• Meanwhile, US Treasu... Read >
Author: Debbie Forward07th June 2006
The Farmland near Slough is mainly occupied for the purposes of husbandry such as the production of cereals, milk, dairy products, livestock and their products.
There has been a staggering increase in the price of the farmland near slough owing to the ... Read >
Author: Peter Lo
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