Latest Property News

• Mortgage approvals pick up
  

  Published 31st Mar 2011

  Mortgage approvals for house purchase rose slightly more than expected in February, official data showed on Tuesday, but money supply growth remained weak

• Taylor Wimpey sells North American unit for $955 million
  

  Published 31st Mar 2011

  Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has sold its North American business to a group of private equity firms for $955 million (592 million pounds), in a long-awaited deal that will help it cut debt and focus on its UK business

• Housing activity fall probably temporary - Bank's Miles
  

  Published 31st Mar 2011

  Tighter lending conditions in the mortgage market since the financial crisis are only likely to cause a temporary drop in housing market activity, Bank of England policymaker David Miles said on Thursday

• Shock rise in number of people defaulting on their mortgages
  

  Published 31st Mar 2011

  The number of people unable to pay their mortgage bills has risen unexpectedly during the first quarter as lenders warn of further defaults if interest rates rise

• House prices fall 0.8% in February - Land Registry
  

  Published 29th Mar 2011

  House prices in England and Wales fell by 0.8% in February, taking the average price of a home to £162,215, according to Land Registry figures

• Wish you were here? Seaside suburb that is England's most deprived area
  

  Published 25th Mar 2011

  It was once billed as a bustling seaside holiday village on the edge of a popular resort

• Britain's (low cost) property hotspots: The streets when you can buy a house for £40k
  

  Published 25th Mar 2011

  These are the ten cheapest streets in England and Wales where you can buy properties for less than £40,000, research revealed today