Author: |Posted: 12:09 pm on 04/09/09
Category: Mortgages & Home Finance, Property & Money
After countless requests from our lovely readers, we’ve launched a Moneywise-powered mortgage calculator which compares rates from real life lenders, updated by the Moneywise team on a daily basis.
On the same page you can also compare rates on savings, personal loans and credit cards. In short, there’s no excuse for not shopping around to find the most suitable deals for your personal circumstances, hopefully saving you a stack of cash in the process.
Check out the mortgage calculator now, and compare rates on savings, loans and credit cards…
Author: |Posted: 5:36 pm on 03/08/09
Category: Buying & Selling, On TV
Earlier today, regulatory body Ofcom cleared our 2007 programme, Best & Worst Places To Live In The UK, of any wrongdoing after the formula and statistics used to calculate the list resulted in Middlesbrough being named the worst of the UK’s 434 boroughs. read more
Author: |Posted: 5:03 pm on 19/06/09
Category: Buying & Selling
This week, elderly couple Brian and Joan Caswell hit the headlines after they scooped around £25million on the Euromillions prize draw. Brian, a keen gardener, pledged to pay someone to teach him how to grow carrots, having tried and failed himself for years. read more
Author: |Posted: 4:43 pm on 08/06/09
Category: Buying & Selling, House Prices, Property & Money, Property Development
For those with even a passing interest in the housing market, the 4Homes Property Search is a worryingly addictive way of wiling away the hours. For 4Homes employees, it’s a great way to have fun while giving the impression that you’re working. read more
Author: |Posted: 10:28 am on 24/04/09
Category: Buying & Selling, House Prices, credit crunch
In these uncertain times, trying to make sense of daily and differing reports on house prices is a daunting task. So I’m not even going to try!
Kate Faulkner wrote a great piece for us on understanding conflicting house price reports, which is well worth a peek. If you want to make up your own mind, here’s some of the latest house price reports for your perusal.
Rock kickstarts lending with 70% rise in home loans
This Is Money
Estate agents downbeat on revival hopes
Financial Times
Northern Rock to report second year of losses after mortgage arrears rise
The Guardian
House prices may fall another 15%
The Mirror
Estate agents downbeat on tax hike as prices rise
Property Week
Housebuilder Persimmon reports increased interest from potential buyers
LDP Business (Liverpool)
Property prices on the rise
South West Business (West Country)
Author: |Posted: 1:07 pm on 22/04/09
Category: Buying & Selling, credit crunch
In case you missed it – and he is talking fast – Alistair Darling has announced the following:
A scheme to guarantee mortgage-backed securities to boost lending and ease the flow of mortgage finance.
An extra £80m for the shared equity mortgage scheme.
The stamp duty holiday for homes under £175,000 to be extended to the end of the year.
He also announced additional support of those who lose their jobs and new help for first-time buyers to get on the housing ladder.
We will be looking at the Budget report closely tonight and we’ll report just how his measures will affect you tomorrow. Watch this space…
Author: |Posted: 9:03 am on 02/04/09
Category: Buying & Selling, House Prices
The Nationwide’s March house price report suggests that prices rose by 0.9 per cent in last month. This is against falls of 1.9 per cent in February. Overall, prices are down 15.1 per cent on March 2008. The recent, modest rise pushed the average price back over the £150,000 mark.
Nationwide are warning us about getting carried away, though. It’s far to early to talk about a market recovery, although right now I think we’re all just content with a bit of market stabilisation.
You can read the full Nationwide March House Price Report here, and find out how Nationwide calculate their house price statistics here.
How will a rise in prices affect you? Can you see light at the end of the tunnel, or will the market start falling again? Please leave your comments below…
Author: |Posted: 3:33 pm on 30/03/09
Category: Property & Money
This month’s Find A Property Rental Index is out today, and makes for some interesting reading. While rental prices overall are still falling, as a consequence of volume of rental stock still rising, both figures are slowing considerably. This points to a bottoming out of the rental market. That said, unsurprisingly the availability of flats to rent is still well above demand, so expect further falls on flat rental yields.
You can read the report in full here.
Author: |Posted: 12:13 pm on 25/03/09
Category: Buying & Selling, House Prices, Property Development
We all got used to seeing inexperienced developers making a killing on Property Ladder, usually due more to the rising market than their own profit-making prowess.
Now, Sarah Beeny is to examine how developers have adapted to a falling market, meeting some of the big winners and losers of the house price slump.
Her new show, Property Snakes And Ladders, forms part of the Channel 4 spring/summer schedule. Expect to see it on your screens in the not-too-distant future.
Are you a property developer? Interested in what Sarah will have to say in her new programme? Leave your comments below…
Author: |Posted: 5:23 pm on 24/03/09
Category: Buying & Selling, House Prices
We’ve just published an informative piece explaining exactly what makes house prices rise and fall. Consider it a beginner’s guide to housing market fluctuations.
The article is by Kate Faulkner, who is a real expert on all things property and homes-related.
Read the full article on what makes house prices rise and fall.
