Latest Property News

• Ireland, Spain and Cyprus slump in global house prices league, while UK stagnates, but France and Turkey jump
  

  Published 10th Jan 2012

  Ireland is propping up the house prices table and popular destinations for British holiday home owners Spain and Cyprus are also suffering, but French and Turkish property values are up more than six per cent annually, according to a global league

• London gets down to detail after Olympic Park handover
  

  Published 10th Jan 2012

  London 2012 organisers turned their thoughts to toilet blocks, picnic benches and a million items of sports equipment Monday before taking charge of the Olympic Park that will serve as a stage for the world's athletes in 200 days' time

• House prices fall at slower pace in 3 months to December
  

  Published 10th Jan 2012

  House prices fell at a marginally slower pace in the three months to December against a backdrop of steady demand and a modest rise in the number of properties coming on to the market, a survey showed on Tuesday

• UK sells Northern Rock to Virgin despite protest
  

  Published 02nd Jan 2012

  Virgin Money completed its acquisition of bailed out Northern Rock on Sunday, despite calls for the sale to be delayed while the national auditor investigates whether the deal is good value for money

• U.S. is top 2012 property investment pick
  

  Published 02nd Jan 2012

  The United States will remain the top choice of most global commercial real estate investors in 2012, but the country has lost ground to Brazil which ranked No

• House prices dip in December
  

  Published 31st Dec 2011

  House prices dipped in December, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Friday, adding that the property market looks likely to remain sluggish next year as a weak economy and rising unemployment keep a lid on consumer spending

• Britons inject 8.6 billion pounds of housing equity
  

  Published 31st Dec 2011

  Britons injected 8.6 billion pounds of equity into their homes between July and September, Bank of England data showed on Friday, highlighting the weak state of the housing market