Latest Property News

• Value of land for new homes slips back
  

  Published 24th Oct 2011

  The average value of land for new homes is still 40 per cent below its peak at the end of 2007, according to a new survey by Knight Frank

• European retail real estate see strong investment
  

  Published 24th Oct 2011

  European retail real estate investment is up 38% quarter on quarter to €6.7 billion with demand for prime retail to remain relatively strong during the last quarter of the year, according to a new report

• Property prices continue to fall in Cyprus
  

  Published 24th Oct 2011

  Cypriot property prices have fallen for the sixth consecutive quarter, according to reports from the Central Bank of Cyprus

• Gross mortgage lending up 4 percent
  

  Published 24th Oct 2011

  Gross mortgage lending rose 4 percent on the year to 12.9 billion pounds in September, the Council of Mortgage Lenders said on Thursday, although it said the level of housing market activity was subdued

• The Crown Estate names Alison Nimmo as new CEO
  

  Published 24th Oct 2011

  The Crown Estate said on Monday that regeneration specialist Alison Nimmo will succeed Roger Bright as its chief executive on January 1, 2012

• Housing gap at ‘record levels’ as foreign investors boost asking prices for prime properties
  

  Published 24th Oct 2011

  The 'wealth gap' between asking prices for high-end properties and typical UK houses has reached record levels, a survey found today

• Mortgage lending down 2% in September
  

  Published 21st Oct 2011

  Mortgage lending fell by 2% in September compared to August, and confidence in the housing market is set to fall further as a result of rising unemployment and rampant inflation, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML)