Latest Property News

• Tchenguiz brother's company goes bust 'with debts of £125m' as sibling threatens to sue fraud office for arrest over Iceland bank collapse investigation
  

  Published 15th Mar 2011

  A property firm owned by a tycoon arrested in Britain’s biggest fraud inquiry went bust last night

• Mortgage shortage and looming Budget cuts drive slump in house prices
  

  Published 15th Mar 2011

  The slump in mortgage lending and pressure on household finances has continued to push down house prices, figures show

• Unusual factors led to fall in January mortgage lending
  

  Published 15th Mar 2011

  An unusual combination of factors led to a 26% fall in house purchase lending in January 2011, according to new data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML)

• Bank of England holds interest rates at 0.5% AGAIN despite surging inflation
  

  Published 10th Mar 2011

  The Bank of England refused to bow to pressure over surging inflation today as it held interest rates at their historic low of 0.5 per cent

• Now council snoopers can fine you £110 if you leave empty wheelie bin out longer than 12 hours
  

  Published 09th Mar 2011

  Residents have been warned they could be fined £110 or even face court action for leaving their wheelie bins out for any longer than 12 hours after they have been emptied

• Privately rented homes bust despite sector boom
  

  Published 08th Mar 2011

  More than 40% of privately rented flats and houses in England are in a "non-decent" condition, according to damning figures released by the government

• PROPERTY MARKET 'FLAT' - RICS
  

  Published 08th Mar 2011

  House prices in England and Wales continued to fall in February, although at their slowest pace since July, a second survey said