Rate cut won't impact property market Despite being much needed and much welcomed, the interest rate cut by the Bank of England ... Click here to read more >>

Money Talks It's all happening in the financial markets, with the Bank of England cutting the base rate to 4.5 per cent... Click here to read more >>

Bank of England goes nuclear with interest rate cut The co- ordinated interest rate cut with the Federal Reserve and the European Central... Click here to read more >>

A 'monster of fear' on Wallstreet As banks fail across the world, a £385 billion plan to bail out Wall Street and rebuild economic... Click here to read more >>

Tory stamp duty pledge not enough to save housing market Conservative party leader David Cameron has pledged to abolish stamp duty... Click here to read more >>

Development land drops by a third Urban   development land outside London has fallen by exactly a third over the past year,... Click here to read more >>

Bradford & Bingley to be nationalized Troubled mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley is to be nationalized, according... Click here to read more >>

Market brings opportunities for landlords Falling house prices, rising tenant demand, the slow sales market and the new stamp duty... Click here to read more >>

House price predictions Each month several house price surveys are published which draw together data from recent sales and show which... Click here to read more >>

EPCs compulsory for new residential lets As of 1 st October 2008, Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) will become... Click here to read more >>

Worst house price crash since Depression The crash in house prices that Britain is currently seeing is the worst since the Great... Click here to read more >>

Massive drop in gross mortgage lending Mortgage lending has fallen 36 per cent from a year ago, hitting a new low of £21.8... Click here to read more >>

New homes target in jeopardy The Government's plans to build three million new homes by 2020 are looking unlikely to be reached unless... Click here to read more >>

Bank of England remains split over interest rates After months of indecision surrounding the future of interest rates, The Bank of... Click here to read more >>

Lloyd's TSB create a monster A £12 billion deal between Lloyds TSB and HBOS has created a banking giant holding... Click here to read more >>

AIG lives to fight another day The world's largest insurance group has been saved from the brink of bankruptcy by a cash injection of... Click here to read more >>

Meltdown Monday The credit crunch that began in America's sub-prime mortgage market has erupted into a global financial crisis,... Click here to read more >>

New scheme to boost mortgage market Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has announced that a new scheme aimed at boosting... Click here to read more >>

Permission granted: planning for home extensions scrapped Regulations that will remove 80,000 household planning applications from the... Click here to read more >>

Landlords unaware of EPC Almost 60 per cent of landlords are unaware of the new Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) legislation,... Click here to read more >>

Low housing supply will boost prices According to estate agent   Knight Frank , the shortfall in housing supply will ensure... Click here to read more >>

Halifax figures reveal biggest drop ever in house prices The latest house price index from the Halifax shows that average property... Click here to read more >>

No change from the BoE The Bank of England has kept the base rate at 5%, for the fifth month running. No change was expected -... Click here to read more >>

UK house prices falling fast House prices are falling at their fastest rate for nearly 18 years, with the average cost of a home in the... Click here to read more >>

Mr Bean's predictions The Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Charles Bean, has forecast a fall in inflation. Speaking at... Click here to read more >>

Bad luck for the Irish The Irish property investment market is at ‘virtual standstill' according to a leading commercial property... Click here to read more >>

Buying opportunities boost landlord confidence Weaker markets aren't all doom and gloom: buying opportunities have arisen, letting... Click here to read more >>

Great Britain not so great? A record number of people from the UK are choosing to emigrate abroad, according to official figures from... Click here to read more >>

UK to sign four new taxation treaties The UK is to sign four new double taxation treaties next year, and the Government is also... Click here to read more >>

Owners become renters once more Those moving home are increasingly looking to rent their new home and let out their old dwelling, rather... Click here to read more >>

Lettings boom sparked by weak property market A record number of would-be property sellers are opting to let instead as the housing gloom... Click here to read more >>

Building land value falls by 20 per cent The value of residential building land, one of the key assets for most housebuilders, plummeted by... Click here to read more >>

US housing market could go either way Trying to work out the short to medium term prospects for US house prices is a challenging task... ... Click here to read more >>

Landlords advised not to take deposits from tenants A new statement by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has advised... Click here to read more >>

UK inflation tipped to fall Following weeks of scaremongering in the press and dire forecasts from industry experts, could this week's... Click here to read more >>

Demand for rental property on the up Many people are adopting a wait and see policy when it comes to purchasing a property, so the demand... Click here to read more >>

New era for the private rental sector The Law Commission recommends drastic reforms  for the private rental sector in its latest... Click here to read more >>

London house prices holding steady A second report within a week indicates that things may not be as bad in the capital as some... Click here to read more >>

Sellers to spark market revival? The RICS UK housing market survey shows that, whilst sales fell, expectations have drastically improved ... Click here to read more >>

Come on, Darling Alistair darling has been told to speed up measures to help the mortgage market Chancellor of the Exchequer... Click here to read more >>

Have House Prices Bottomed Out? LONDON (Citywire) - While homeowners and property investors absorb the latest dire figures on house price... Click here to read more >>

BoE stands firm on rates The Bank of England has once again voted to keep UK interest rates on hold. Many reports have shown the... Click here to read more >>

Stamp Duty heading for the scrap-heap? The Treasury is reportedly considering plans to temporarily scrap stamp duty, it has been revealed.... Click here to read more >>

Battered Brits still 'keeping the faith' A new report has argued that UK householders are still remarkably upbeat about the property... Click here to read more >>

London ‘safe as houses'? Houses in London seem to holding their values despite the impact of the credit crunch. According to ... Click here to read more >>

South-Easters ‘blazing a trail Property investors in the South East of England are discovering that the credit crunch can actually... Click here to read more >>

IMF: Credit crunch misery ‘escalating' The global credit crunch shows no signs of abating, according to the International Monetary... Click here to read more >>

UL mortgagees 'under threat'? About 1.7 million people could be pushed into negative equity in the next year, a new report claims. ... Click here to read more >>

BoE: No quick fix for mortgage misery The Bank of England has released some sobering statistics about UK mortgage approvals. ... Click here to read more >>

NAEA slams 'lethargic' Government The Government is not doing enough to help struggling homeowners in the UK, argues the NAEA. ... Click here to read more >>

NHF: UK set for bright future The National Housing Federation has made a stunning prediction about the future of UK house prices. ... Click here to read more >>

Rental demand ‘going through the roof' House sales in the UK are plummeting, but the UK lettings market is soaring as a result. ... Click here to read more >>

‘Mediocre' mortgage advisors slammed A huge number of mortgage advisers are doing a bad job and are putting buyers at risk, it has... Click here to read more >>

E&Y: UK economy like a ‘horror film' The UK is heading for an economic "horror movie" and will struggle to avoid recession next... Click here to read more >>

Mortgage lending slips further There has been a further fall in gross mortgage lending, according to the latest statistics from the Council... Click here to read more >>

Housing woe over ‘within a year'? A new survey has revealed widespread optimism amongst Estate Agents about the UK housing market. ... Click here to read more >>

Clueless landlords ‘in the dark' New research has revealed that many landlords are seriously unaware of vital compulsory... Click here to read more >>

UK and US clash over crunch UK financial chiefs are at odds with the US Treasury over the impact of the credit crunch. ... Click here to read more >>

BoE ‘sits on its hands' again The Bank of England has decided to hold interest rates at 5% again this month. Despite calls from... Click here to read more >>

Property squeeze spreads to Europe, says Savills  The chief executive of Savills forecast house prices in London to fall 25 per... Click here to read more >>

Experts hail 'excellent' London BTL New figures have revealed that the London rental market is soaring amid the credit crunch.... Click here to read more >>

UK house prices in 1% annual fall House prices in the UK have recorded their first annual fall for 12 years, according to the Nationwide.... Click here to read more >>

Tenant demand at 'five-year high' The level of tenants seeking to rent property privately has hit a five year high in the UK, the... Click here to read more >>

UK House Prices Prices at a glance Click here to read more >>

House prices in Northern Ireland show steepest fall House prices in Northern Ireland showed the biggest fall in the UK during the second... Click here to read more >>

Risk of US downturn 'diminishes' The US economy may have avoided a major decline, US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has said . Mr... Click here to read more >>

Bank of England's dilemma: A house price crash or soaring inflation Which would you rather face: a recession and house price crash or... Click here to read more >>

Mortgage approvals hit record low as loan deals plummet 56% in a year The number of new mortgages approved for people buying a house dived... Click here to read more >>

Subprime seer gloomy about prospects for UK property market John Paulson, the US hedge fund manager who made a fortune for his investors by... Click here to read more >>

Economists predict four year recovery for house prices A survey conducted for the Tonight programme screened by ITV paints a picture of... Click here to read more >>

Consumer inflation 'could top 4%' Rising food and energy prices could push UK consumer inflation above 4% this year, the governor of the... Click here to read more >>

Base rate rise threatened as inflation gathers pace The mortgage misery of the credit crisis looks set to continue as the Bank of England... Click here to read more >>

Barclays reveals sub-prime losses Barclays has confirmed that it did not escape the woes from investments in risky US home loans, taking a... Click here to read more >>

Housing gloom casts a shadow on consumers The gloom enveloping the UK housing market is also dimming the outlook for high street spending as... Click here to read more >>

House sales at 30-year low as fears rise that the market decline could turn into a crash House sales slumped to a 30-year low last month,... Click here to read more >>

Rental market booms as house prices slide Demand for rental properties is at record levels as people delay plans to buy their own homes... Click here to read more >>

What now for buy-to-let?  There seems to be little good news in the property market of late, with tales of doom and gloom abounding... Click here to read more >>

‘Controversial’ BoE holds rates again The BoE has kept UK interest rates at 5% for the third month in a row… Click here to read more >>

Falling house prices? Yes please! Plummeting house prices in the UK could actually be a good thing, claims one expert… Click here to read more >>

Bank boss: 'UK on the edge' The boss of Bradford & Bingley has issued a stark warning over the state of the UK economy… Click here to read more >>

UK mortgage market goes ‘toxic’ New figures from the BoE have revealed the true extent of the UK's mortgage meltdown... Click here to read more >>

UK prices suffer the ‘17 year itch’ Residential house prices in the UK have set another new record, according to... Click here to read more >>

Paragon Buy-to-Let Index May 2008 Please find attached the Paragon Buy-to-Let Index May 2008 If you have any queries, please... Click here to read more >>

BBA: Mortgages are not dead! The British Bankers Association (BBA) has taken a positive stance on UK mortgages despite the apparent... Click here to read more >>

No deposit? No problem! Landlords and tenants are set to benefit from a ‘revolutionary’ new deposit scheme… Click here to read more >>

Soros: UK gutted by ‘Greek Tragedy’ A billionaire investor has made some grim predictions about Britain ’s financial... Click here to read more >>

RICS: Landlords loving the sales slump The UK housing slump has been something of a godsend for BTL landlords… Click here to read more >>

CML: All downhill for the rest of 2008? The CML has published its updated housing forecasts for the rest of 2008… Click here to read more >>

DCLG slams 'perverse' taxes The DCLG has savaged the Government for ‘impeding’ the supply of social housing… Click here to read more >>

OFT targets 'sale and rent back' So-called 'mortgage rescue schemes' are to be thoroughly investigated... Click here to read more >>

  Beware - The '40% crunch' is coming... A new problem will soon hit the The UK's faltering property market, claims the RICS...... Click here to read more >>

BoE bemoans inflation woe The outlook for UK inflation has "deteriorated markedly", according to the BoE… Click here to read more >>

More house price misery? Yes please! A new poll has revealed surprising attitudes to the UK's current house price malaise… Click here to read more >>

CML: Mortgages decline...but it's not all bad New CML figures reveal positives and negatives about the UK mortgage market… Click here to read more >>

The number of Surveyors property price falls has risen for the 9th month in a row… In the latest survey from the Royal Institution... Click here to read more >>

CAB slams lax landlords Too many landlords are not protecting their tenants' deposits, warns the CAB… Click here to read more >>

No surprise as BoE 'sits on its hands' The BoE has today voted to keep UK interest rates at 5%... Click here to read more >>

NAEA: Steady market ‘will return’ The NAEA is optimistic about the future despite Halifax ’s latest gloomy... Click here to read more >>

UK on the road to recession? Britain’s mortgage lenders have given their verdict on whether the UK is sliding into recession…... Click here to read more >>

House prices could fall a quarter over next two years, agents warn House prices could fall by 25 per cent if the credit crunch persists,... Click here to read more >>