Latest Property News

• Lloyds eyes property deal with Grainger
  

  Published 26th Apr 2011

  Part-nationalised bank Lloyds is eying a deal with the UK's largest listed housing landlord Grainger aimed at restoring the value of Lloyds' housing portfolio which got hit by the credit crisis

• Hotel group's collapse leads to sale of 28 stately homes
  

  Published 21st Apr 2011

  A grand collection of castles and stately homes is up for auction after their owner, the von Essen Hotels group, collapsed into administration on Wednesday

• Mohamed Al Fayed eyes bid for Pinewood film studio
  

  Published 21st Apr 2011

  Billionaire businessman and former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed is considering buying Pinewood Shepperton, the British film studio behind many of the James Bond movies

• Mohamed Al Fayed eyes bid for Pinewood film studio
  

  Published 21st Apr 2011

  Billionaire businessman and former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed is considering buying Pinewood Shepperton, the British film studio behind many of the James Bond movies

• Bank no closer to interest rate hike
  

  Published 20th Apr 2011

  The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee came no closer to increasing interest rates this months as concerns about the strength of the economy outweighed inflation risks, further dimming the chance of a hike before August

• Gross mortgage lending falls 2 percent year-on-year in March
  

  Published 20th Apr 2011

  Gross mortgage lending in Britain was 2 percent lower last month than in March 2010, the Council of Mortgage Lenders said on Wednesday, providing further evidence of a sluggish housing market

• Yorkshire and N&P building societies agree to merge
  

  Published 20th Apr 2011

  Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) and Norwich & Peterborough Building Society (N&P) have agreed the terms of a proposed merger, which will create a group with assets of around 34 billion pounds