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Get ready to battle energy bills this winter

It was reported earlier this year that nearly 90 per cent of people across the UK will be looking to lower the amount of energy they use in their properties for sale as a way to help keep their bills from sky rocketing amid price hikes from all of the biggest companies in the country. However, the situation may be worse than first expected, as a new report from the charity ...

19th Dec 2012

Yorkshire homes being powered by unique new project

A number of new homes in north Yorkshire are now being powered by new efficient measures that are quite unique, after an innovative partnership discovered an inventive new way to look at how energy can be produced from recycled materials. According to the Walled Garden Partnership, 2,000 homes can now be powered simply from the gas that is omitted from a landfill site in ...

18th Dec 2012

First-time buyer activity to boost the market in 2013

The number of first-time buyers coming onto the UK property ladder could help to provide a boost to the sector throughout 2013 thanks to new incentives that have helped to increase their access to housing for the first time since the crash of 2007. According to the latest data released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), people who were getting onto the ladder for the ...

14th Dec 2012

Buying property out of reach for many youngsters

The purchasing of properties for sale for the majority of young people in the UK is out of reach, according to the results published as part of a new survey. The study was conducted by think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), and it discovered that 88 per cent of young people are now aspiring to purchase their own piece of UK property at some point in the ...

12th Dec 2012

Councils building UK property to be given grants

Councils that are helping to boost the UK property sector by making sure they are building a greater number of homes for new buyers are to be given extra funding by the government as it looks to promote a New Homes Bonus throughout the next year. According to housing minister Mark Prisk, this comes on the back of good data over the past months on how councils have been ...

11th Dec 2012

More people now showing confidence in the UK property market

A greater volume of people in the UK are now growing in confidence when it comes to the market for properties for sale it has been claimed as part of the latest released report from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (Rics). According to reports from the organisation, despite the fact that demand for UK property in 2012 is still at an historical low, there has been ...

11th Dec 2012

Govt averts fears of UK property mansion tax

The government has moved to quash fears over the mansion tax hike that had been expected in the last few weeks, in news that will help the confidence in the market and assist with keeping the number of homes sold ticking over. In the past week, it had been feared that in the Autumn Statement the government would impose an increased levy on those homes over and above the ...

6th Dec 2012

Estate agents must be trustworthy for their customers

Estate agents operating in the property market should be ensuring that they are as trustworthy as possible among a backdrop of services in the UK that owners of properties for sale are beginning to lose confidence in. According to one expert, the number of people who trust organisations like the BBC and the police after a string of high profile failings, or the bankers ...

6th Dec 2012

Govt urged not to increase stamp duty on prime UK property

The UK government has been urged not to increase the stamp duty it charges on the most expensive properties for sale in the UK to make sure that the market does not grind to a halt. Earlier this week, it was revealed that the price of properties on London overall had fallen for the first time in a year during November. The blame for this drop was partially blamed on the ...

4th Dec 2012

Mutual lenders increase mortgage approvals in October

The amount of money afforded to those looking to buy UK property in the last few months has grown, despite house prices falling and indicating a lower number of people looking to buy properties for sale throughout the month. According to the latest figures released by the Building Societies Association (BSA), the amount of money approved for mortgages by mutual lenders ...

3rd Dec 2012

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