Latest Property News

• Construction PMI hits 8-month high in February
  

  Published 02nd Mar 2011

  Construction activity grew at its fastest pace in 8 months in February, bouncing back after it was one of the key factors in a surprise economic downturn at the end of last year

• Fixed-rate mortgages rise again
  

  Published 02nd Mar 2011

  Fixed-rate mortgages have hit a nine-month high as banks continue to increase rates

• Countrywide buys north-east agency
  

  Published 01st Mar 2011

  Countrywide has bought north-east residential lettings agent Property Quarters, which operates offices out of North Shields and Whitly Bay

• Persimmon posts profits of £95m after £7m last year
  

  Published 01st Mar 2011

  Flying in the face of double-dip fears, homebuilder Persimmon saw profits jump on improved margins while sales had been encouraging since the start of the year in the eagerly-anticipated Spring selling season

• Mortgage lending bounces back after Big Freeze hit property market
  

  Published 01st Mar 2011

  Mortgage lending bounced back during January as the property market recovered some of the ground it lost due to the severe winter weather last year

• Housing market 'treading water', says Nationwide
  

  Published 01st Mar 2011

  The recent fall in house prices may be slowing down, according to figures from the Nationwide building society

• House prices show first annual fall since 2009 - Land Registry
  

  Published 28th Feb 2011

  House prices in England and Wales rose slightly in January, but suffered their first annual decline in more than a year, government data showed on Monday