http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Fri, 24 May 2013 09:51:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/14/how-to-research-local-house-prices/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/14/how-to-research-local-house-prices/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 08:56:07 +0000 Alex Johnson http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=34893 Plus average cost of renting, Rental Freedom Day, and renters' poor health]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/14/how-to-research-local-house-prices/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/10/rents-around-londons-nicest-parks/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/10/rents-around-londons-nicest-parks/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 13:19:55 +0000 Alex Johnson http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=34828 Plus mortgage news roundup and lastest repossession figures]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/10/rents-around-londons-nicest-parks/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/08/your-chance-to-live-in-a-grand-design/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/08/your-chance-to-live-in-a-grand-design/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 10:28:47 +0000 Alex Johnson http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=34767 Plus, how much does a house cost to buy and the case for a land value tax]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/08/your-chance-to-live-in-a-grand-design/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/02/where-to-buy-a-houseboat/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/02/where-to-buy-a-houseboat/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 12:20:49 +0000 Alex Johnson http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=34611 Plus the effect of longer tenancies on rent arrears and record levels of building society mortgage approvals]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/02/where-to-buy-a-houseboat/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/25/least-used-railway-station-in-wales-comes-on-the-market/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/25/least-used-railway-station-in-wales-comes-on-the-market/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:42:33 +0000 Alex Johnson http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=34454 Plus what you get for your millions, construction figures and a new mortgage]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/25/least-used-railway-station-in-wales-comes-on-the-market/feed/ 2 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/24/property-news-roundup-2/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/24/property-news-roundup-2/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:35:54 +0000 Alex Johnson http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=34421 Plus sentiment indexes, alternative finance, and rents vs incomes]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/24/property-news-roundup-2/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/22/the-best-places-to-live-in-rural-scotland/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/22/the-best-places-to-live-in-rural-scotland/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:20:54 +0000 Alex Johnson http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=34345 Plus what people buy for their gardens, mortgage levels, and how long tenants stay in a property]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/22/the-best-places-to-live-in-rural-scotland/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/15/its-uk-mortgage-freedom-day-unless-you-live-in-cambridge-or-camden-or/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/15/its-uk-mortgage-freedom-day-unless-you-live-in-cambridge-or-camden-or/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:46:02 +0000 Alex Johnson http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=34156 Seven of the earliest 10 Mortgage Freedom Days happen in Scotland]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/15/its-uk-mortgage-freedom-day-unless-you-live-in-cambridge-or-camden-or/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/10/buy-to-let-remortgaging-reaches-new-high-point/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/10/buy-to-let-remortgaging-reaches-new-high-point/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:30:22 +0000 Alex Johnson http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=34011 Remortgaging accounted for 69% of all residential buy to let transactions]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/10/buy-to-let-remortgaging-reaches-new-high-point/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/09/mortgage-fraud-has-doubled-since-2007/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/09/mortgage-fraud-has-doubled-since-2007/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:08:10 +0000 Alex Johnson http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=33989 Middle-aged, middle-class, and skilled working-class particularly bad offenders]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/09/mortgage-fraud-has-doubled-since-2007/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/03/04/generation-rent-why-arent-more-first-time-buyers-joining-the-property-ladder/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/03/04/generation-rent-why-arent-more-first-time-buyers-joining-the-property-ladder/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:45:49 +0000 Simon Read http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=32970 Home ownership levels peaked 10 years. What's happened in the last decade to turn almost a whole generation into renters rather than home buyers?]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/03/04/generation-rent-why-arent-more-first-time-buyers-joining-the-property-ladder/feed/ 5 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/01/21/where-are-the-most-affordable-mortgages-in-the-uk/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/01/21/where-are-the-most-affordable-mortgages-in-the-uk/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:33:28 +0000 Alex Johnson http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=31791 Aberdeenshire is the least affordable local authority district in Scotland]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/01/21/where-are-the-most-affordable-mortgages-in-the-uk/feed/ 0