Buying house
House prices in the countryside beating urban areas
Chiltern is most expenisve rural location
By Alex Johnson | Property | Monday, 24 September 2012 at 10:24 am
Can tiny homes solve the housing crisis?
A plan in Oxford encourages people to live in small pods at a fraction of the price of a normal home
By Alex Johnson | Property | Friday, 21 September 2012 at 9:52 am
A third of homeowners are “very likely” to use an online estate agent
Online estate agents currently account for around 1% of property sales in the UK
By Alex Johnson | Property | Wednesday, 19 September 2012 at 9:48 am
Price fall for most popular London postcodes
Best performing areas were Enfield, Redbridge, Ealing, Sutton and Croydon.
By Alex Johnson | Property | Monday, 17 September 2012 at 12:05 pm
Property sales and misleading information: Be aware, be very aware
The law is changing on what a buyer is entitled to know, and what a seller (or its agents) are obliged to tell them
By Alex Johnson | Property | Friday, 14 September 2012 at 4:40 pm
Most people expect to be 35 before they buy their first home
Nearly half of people planning to buy for the first time believe it will take more than a decade to save a deposit for their first property, according to a survey for Post Office Mortgages.
Potential buyers in the South East and South West appear to have most difficulty with finding a deposit, with 65 per [...]
By Alex Johnson | Property | Thursday, 13 September 2012 at 9:35 am
Homes near top state schools cost an extra £34,000
The postal districts of six of the 30 top state schools have a house price premium of over £100,000
By Alex Johnson | Property | Wednesday, 12 September 2012 at 2:05 pm
Owning a property is cheaper than renting in nine out of 10 British towns
Places where buying beats renting by the biggest margin include York, Milton Keynes and Derby
By Alex Johnson | Property | Tuesday, 11 September 2012 at 12:21 pm
Useful online tool helps hunt for homes in school catchment areas
Best schools remain key element in buying homes
By Alex Johnson | Property | Thursday, 6 September 2012 at 9:38 am
London homeowners continue to relocate to the Home Counties
Upsurge in buyers from London noted
By Alex Johnson | Property | Wednesday, 5 September 2012 at 2:13 pm
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