Property News
Here are the easiest cities to get a mortgage
CNBC - 24 Aug 2016 19:27
It's not easy to get a mortgage, but a lot depends on where you live, according to the Urban Institute.
More homes selling in Australia for over $1 million
Property Wire - 24 Aug 2016 16:46
Fewer lower prices houses are being sold in Australia with the residential property market seeing more the number of $1 million plus home sales soaring. Over the 12 months to June 2016 some 14% of all house sales and 7.3...
Property prices in Scotland down slightly in run up to Brexit, but up 4% year on year
Property Wire - 24 Aug 2016 13:33
Residential property prices in Scotland increased by 4% year on year in June but fell by 0.4% month on month, according to the latest data to be published. Overall prices flattened slightly in the run up to the European ...
Brexit uncertainty created pause in UK home borrowing in July
Property Wire - 24 Aug 2016 11:39
The UK’s mortgage sector was hit in July as a result of the European Union referendum with both the number and value of house purchase approvals falling month on month and year on year. The BBA figures show that house ...
Improved rail links to London boost prime property prices in commuter towns
Property Wire - 24 Aug 2016 11:06
Prime property prices in key UK locations where train services make them commuter zones for London have seen prices rise in the second quarter of 2016, according to the latest index data. In Bristol, where commuters are ...
UK first time buyers deposit saving scheme criticised
Property Wire - 24 Aug 2016 08:24
Concerns have been raised about the UK’s Help to Buy Isa which is aimed at first time buyers saving towards a deposit for their first home. When the scheme was announced last year by then Chancellor George Osborne it w...