Over the past year, even as his problems have been amassing, the prime minister has been working behind the scenes in pursuit of a new free-trade deal. Brown has become messianic about the need to conclude the Doha round of talks, and even while on holiday he was on the phone urging fellow leaders to [...]
Home prices in Britain fell 2.5 percent in April, Nationwide, the country’s largest building society said Friday.
Prices have fallen seven consecutive months and are now 4.4 percent below a year ago.
Home prices in Britain peaked in October at an average price of $367,7620, the report said.
Howard Archer, an economist at Global Insight, said April’s figures [...]
Going against conventional wisdom, property experts say sellers are better off ensuring their homes are clean and tidy than sinking cash into bathroom and kitchen renovations. At the height of the property boom, investing thousands of dollars in do-up projects could double seller’s returns. But with the national median house price dropping from $350,000 [...]
Going against conventional wisdom, property experts say sellers are better off ensuring their homes are clean and tidy than sinking cash into bathroom and kitchen renovations. At the height of the property boom, investing thousands of dollars in do-up projects could double seller’s returns. But with the national median house price dropping from $350,000 [...]
As house prices falter, rents look set to rise after a long period of stability. A new report puts the number of tenants wanting to rent privately at a five-year high and this increased demand could see rents go up next year.
The Association of Residential Letting Agents (Arla) says that demand has been pushed [...]
More evidence of a decline in house prices emerged this week. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RIC) reported that prices are under the biggest downward pressure since July 2005.
The RICS’ UK housing market survey, published on Tuesday, showed that new instructions to sell declined for the fifth consecutive month while those on the property [...]
Carlisle has been listed in the top 10 of the best performing cities who have seen the biggest increase in house prices in the UK over the past five years.
The city came 10th, with an average house price in September 2002 of £67,342 and £150,339 in September 2007 – a 123 per cent increase.
The research, [...]
CUMBRIANS homebuyers are less at risk from negative equity than most, according to Carlisle estate agent Julie King.
The reason is that 100 per cent mortgages are still rare in the county, says Julie King, a director of H %26 H King Ltd.
“Cumbrians are cautious. I rarely deal with any first-time buyers who are taking out [...]