Monthly Archives: October 2011

Property news: number of home sales fall by 11% year on year

By Matthew Kinlin The number of homes for sales in England and Wales fell by 11% from July 2010 to July 2011, according to reports from the Land Registry. In September prices fell by 0.3%, and previous to that, they … Continue reading

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Property news: highest demand for property in four years

By Matthew Kinlin The demand for homes in the UK has reached a four year high and returned to the levels of September 2007, according to reports. The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) recorded that the average estate agent … Continue reading

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Property feature: how the eurozone crisis is hitting the UK housing market

By Matthew Kinlin The goings-on of the current European meltdown may seem quite distant to the British people. However, unknown to them, the effects are occurring a lot closer to home. In the last month alone, mortgage rates have started … Continue reading

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Property news: September lending fell by 2%

By Matthew Kinlin Fears that the housing market will weaken in the coming months grew as figures from the Council of Mortgage Lender (CML) show that mortgage lending fell by 2% in September. The CML said that gross lending of … Continue reading

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Property news: gap widens between housing supply and demand

By Matthew Kinlin The gap between housing supply and demand is increasing, according to a national survey. Property research firm Hometrack conducted a monthly survey and found that new properties coming on to the market in the last nine months … Continue reading

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