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Monday, 18 February 2008
Traditional February seller optimism boosts asking prices
Optimism remains robust amongst the fewer sellers who came to the market over the lastmonth....

Monday, 18 February 2008
Mortgage lenders match rate cut
Major mortgage providers have been quick to announce that they will pass on the latest UK interest rate cut....

Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Falling on Deaf Ears
Hips legislation finally arrived, but to whose benefit has yet to be revealed So Hips are here....

Tuesday, 25 September 2007
House prices fall for first time in two years
Property prices are falling for the first time in two years due to a drop in demand, a leading housing market survey revealed today....

Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Can the UK avoid a house price crash?
It's been a rollercoaster week for investors, but the property market should survive the credit crunch....

Thursday, 28 June 2007
Home, sweet second home
Second homeowners who bury their heads in the sand face crippling tax demands if they try to cash in on soaring property prices....

Thursday, 28 June 2007
Brown ponders plans to tax all house sales
The government is exploring plans to introduce capital gains tax on the sale of homeowners' principal property of residence....

Monday, 18 June 2007
Sellers rushing to beat the Home Information Packs (HIPs)
Sellers rushing to beat the Home Information Packs (HIPs) deadline ignored rising stock levels and pushed average national asking prices up to a new record high of £239,317....

Wednesday, 7 March 2007
Home information pack
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Under the provisions of the Housing Act 2004, from June 1, 2007, a Home Information Pack (HIP), sometimes called a Seller's Pack, will have to be provided before a property in England and Wales can be put on the open market for sale with vacant possession....

Tuesday, 6 March 2007
Home Information Packs will become obligatory on June 1, yet opinion about them is still divided, discovers Jon Neale
In less than 90 days, everyone selling a house in England and Wales will be required to prepare a Home Information Pack (Hip) — and spend about £500 on compiling one in the process....

Tuesday, 6 March 2007
Six in ten blissfully ignorant of drastic changes to housing market
New research published today shows most people are totally ignorant of the biggest ever shake-up of the property market, which is only one year away....

Tuesday, 12 December 2006
Property Prices Keep Up
The average UK house price sailed past the £170,000 mark after further strong growth in November....

Monday, 11 December 2006
Rightmove: London house prices up 23.6%
London's asking prices are up a record-breaking 23....

Thursday, 5 October 2006
Prices defy slowing housing market
Asking prices for property have risen by almost £20,000 over the past year, but the pace of the market appears to be slowing, a property website said today....

Monday, 2 October 2006
Lack of supply sustaining house prices rises - average prices up by 0.4% in September despite recent rate rise
Average residential values increased by 0....

Thursday, 28 September 2006
Housing Market Hot in September
Anna Tyzack September 28, 2006 Despite an increase in interest rates last month, the housing market is strengthening at its fastest rate since February 2005, says Nationwide....

Wednesday, 13 September 2006
HOUSING MARKET ABSORBS INTEREST RATE RISE AND REMAINS BOUYANT
AVERAGE ASKING PRICE AUGUST 2006 £216,014 AVERAGE ASKING PRICE JULY 2006 £207,011 PERCENTAGE CHANGE 4....

Friday, 8 September 2006
NAEA RESPONSE TO HALIFAX AUGUST HOUSE PRICE INDEX
Charles Smailes, President of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) comments: “I am pleased to see the Halifax figures confirm our reports of a steady housing market, strong enough to absorb the quarter per cent rate rise in August as the NAEA forecasted....

Tuesday, 27 September 2005
How to read the local house market
How to read the local house market MONEY TALK By Dan McLeod Director at London estate agency, Atkinson McLeod Property market expert Dan McLeod Understanding how house prices are faring in your local area - or the area you want to live - is essential when it comes to buying or selling a property....