Latest Property News

• New EU scheme to ensure property buyers' safety
  

  Published 30th Jun 2011

  A pilot scheme currently being trialled in the Netherlands and Spain will see buyers able to apply their own country's laws to property purchases abroad, ensuring their legal safety in the event of developer fraud

• Taylor Wimpey sees signs of improvement in mortgage lending
  

  Published 30th Jun 2011

  Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey said there were signs the mortgage drought may be easing, despite reporting a fall in house sales

• House prices flat in June - Nationwide
  

  Published 30th Jun 2011

  House prices in England and Wales held steady in June, and this trend of broadly static prices is likely to continue for the rest of the year, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Thursday

• Dubai expands residency visa for property investors
  

  Published 29th Jun 2011

  The UAE has extended its residency visa scheme for foreigners investing in the national property market, with home buyers now granted three years to live in the country rather than the previous six months

• Secret millionaire Nick Leslau buys St Katharine Docks
  

  Published 29th Jun 2011

  One of Britain's wealthiest property entrepreneurs, Nick Leslau, has bought St Katharine Docks near Tower Bridge in London for £156m

• Surge in home repossessions if interest rates rise, warns top bank chief
  

  Published 28th Jun 2011

  Britain is facing a raft of home repossessions as soon as interest rates start to rise, one of the country's leading bankers has warned

• Low mortgage deals spark 11 per cent leap in buyers - as house prices drop by almost 4 per cent
  

  Published 27th Jun 2011

  Interest rates at a record low have sparked a leap of 11 per cent in the number of buyers this month