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Home sales set to increase in 2013, says Rics

The number of houses being sold to people in the UK property market could be set to increase over the next year, with the first quarter set to be the springboard for future growth, it has been claimed. According to the latest survey conducted by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (Rics), there are now more of its agents who are feeling confident with regards the ...

15th Jan 2013

Good times ahead for UK construction sector

The last year has provided somewhat of a boost for the construction sector, ever since the government in the UK announced the introduction of the NewBuy scheme that allowed buyers to get a house with just a five per cent deposit. And now, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has said that 2013 could be a good year for those who are building properties for sale. ...

11th Jan 2013

Highland property market sees unexpected late boost

The property market in the north of Scotland saw a surprising boost in the final month of 2012, going against the national trend of broad stability and little change, despite the fact that prices were still down annually. According to a report released by Highland Solicitors Property Centre (HSPC), the average price throughout the year for a house in the Highlands region ...

10th Jan 2013

UK property market to see full recovery in 2020, says Knight Frank

The property market might have been hailed as having had a strong year in 2012, but new data compiled by Knight Frank has suggested that properties for sale across the nation might not see a full recovery to pre-recession prices and conditions until the year 2020. However, while it may take another seven years until the market sees a return to the full health it displayed ...

7th Jan 2013

FTBs receive additional help with cheaper Halifax mortgages

First timers across the UK have increased in the last year, with 12 per cent more coming to purchase properties for sale than a year earlier. This might be a trend that continues throughout 2013, after it was revealed by the Halifax that it plans to increase its offering to newcomers throughout 2013 when shopping through property websites. It said that it will be reducing ...

7th Jan 2013

Brits risking pay-day loans black hole to afford mortgages

There can be no doubt that it has been difficult for many to afford mortgages in the past few years, but a new survey conducted by the UK's largest homeless charity has discovered that many Brits are now taking drastic measures to keep up with payments. According to the latest figures released by Shelter, nearly eight million people are struggling in some way to keep up ...

4th Jan 2013

Energy bills in winter could leave UK property owners short

Owners of properties for sale could be facing financial issues in the coming months, after it was revealed that the cost of gas and electricity could have rocketed following increases ahead of winter. With most still worried over what they spent during the Christmas period, it has been revealed that the average Brit on a standard tariff for their gas and electricity might ...

3rd Jan 2013

Experts predict 2012 to repeat itself this year

A difficult period of economic recovery for the UK will see the market in properties for sale perform generally the same as it has done this year, new predictions from economists at Nationwide have stated. The building society released its latest property price index on Thursday (January 3rd), and these showed that December had come to a close in the same way as many of the ...

3rd Jan 2013

Boxing day set to become the new favourite for buyers

UK property buyers across the country are set to take to their computers in the immediate aftermath of Christmas in order to seek out a new place to live, a new survey carried out by Barratt Homes has discovered. The developer found that once people have gotten over the stresses and strains of the seasonal busy times, they will turn their eyes back to home ownership ...

24th Dec 2012

Detached houses best for retaining values

Although the UK property market has suffered severe declines over the past five years, with the crash of the market in 2007 heralding large falls in prices across the country, there have been some properties for sale which have managed to perform better than others and helped their owners feel positive about the future. In the past few months, it was reported that homes ...

21st Dec 2012

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