News Archive: 2009

14, 2009 December:

The digital age

Many landlords are still confused by the digital switchover and how it will affect their tenants, with a large number admitting to being unprepared for the switchover...

Brits go organic this Christmas

One of the most looked forward aspects of Christmas is the chance to indulge; loved ones are spoilt with gifts, and dinner tables overflow with food and drink...

Loan levels predicted to soar

Financial advisers expect to experience strengthening mortgage business levels in the fourth quarter of the year, Paragon Mortgages' Financial Adviser Confidence Tracker (FACT) Index has revealed...

11, 2009 December:

Busy weekend for home movers

Today is the start of the busiest weekend of the year for people moving house according to the latest figures from reallymoving.com, the UK's leading provider of instant online quotes for home-movers...

Sun shines on solar

It might be cold and dark outside, but now could be the time to invest in solar panels thanks to a new tax break from the Chancellor in the pre-budget report...

What's next for Buy to Let?

The mini-boom in the rental market over the summer has paused for breath, according to the latest Buy to Let Index from LSL Property Services, which owns the UK's largest lettings agent network, including national chains Your Move, Halifax, and Reeds Rains. While house prices in November chalked up their seventh successive monthly gain, lifting home values 5% from their April 2009 low, rents slipped back for a second month running, falling 0.6% in November to take average rents back to levels at the end of August...

The crash that never happened?

According to the December FindaProperty House Prices and Affordability Index, UK house prices are just 0.8 per cent lower than a year ago, with an average national asking price of £217,710 -and this is despite two months of falling prices, as the market enters its end-of-year seasonal slowdown...

Young Brits face financial fears

With youth unemployment at an all time high and the economy still uncertain, research released today highlights the growing financial concerns of young people in the lead up to Christmas, this year...

UK lending up 9% on month

The housing market received a further boost today after the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) revealed that the number of home loans approved for house purchase rose 9% in October compared with the previous month...

10, 2009 December:

UK travel market hardest hit

The UK travel market has suffered more than any of its European counterparts over the past year, according to a new study - travel activity dropped 15 per cent in the UK with Russia and Sweden also among the worst-hit European countries in terms of visitors...

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