http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/ en-gb News provided by Free Property Advertising for the UK Tue, 6 Jan 2009 00:20:40 UTC http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/assets/title_2.jpg http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/ Net mortgage lending by building societies was £413 million in October, an improvement compared to £314 million in September, but still 45 per cent lower than the figure for October last year http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/Lending-remains-low-78.html http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/Lending-remains-low-78.html Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:00:00 UTC News Biggest building society yesterday announced it would not be passing on the benefit of last week's 0.5% cut in interest rates, and would reduce its standard mortgage rate by just 0.3%. http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/Nationwide-Building-Society-fails-to-pass-on-rate-cut-77.html http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/Nationwide-Building-Society-fails-to-pass-on-rate-cut-77.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:00:00 UTC News Over a 5th of British homeowners plan to undertake major structural changes to their properties between May 2008 and May 2009, according to Sainsbury's Insurance. New rules from October 1st will allow loft conversions and rear extensions to be added to homes without owners having to seek planning permission. http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/British-homeowners-plan-to-make-structural-changes-to-their-properties-75.html http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/British-homeowners-plan-to-make-structural-changes-to-their-properties-75.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:00:00 UTC News Houses are selling at an average of nine per cent below the asking price in the UK with sellers in some regions being forced to accept as much as 12.5 per cent discount off their advertised price. http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/Gap-between-asking-and-selling-prices-is-widening-76.html http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/Gap-between-asking-and-selling-prices-is-widening-76.html Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:00:00 UTC News Retirees all over the country are using the tax-free sum of money paid out by their pensions to pay the outstanding debt they owe on their mortgages and other debts. http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/general/Retirees-use-Pensions-used-to-pay-off-mortgage-debt-74.html http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/general/Retirees-use-Pensions-used-to-pay-off-mortgage-debt-74.html Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:00:00 UTC General For an entire year from 3rd September 2008, Stamp Duty will be suspended for properties that fall under £175,000. http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/Government-Suspends-Stamp-Duty-up-to-175000-71.html http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/Government-Suspends-Stamp-Duty-up-to-175000-71.html Mon, 1 Sep 2008 23:00:00 UTC News The government has unveiled a £1bn cross-government package of measures to help solve current challenges in the housing market. http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/Treat-people-in-your-debt-like-family-72.html http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/Treat-people-in-your-debt-like-family-72.html Mon, 1 Sep 2008 23:00:00 UTC News The Bank of England has admitted activity in the mortgage market has fallen to a new low. http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/The-flimsier-the-market-the-higher-the-price-73.html http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/The-flimsier-the-market-the-higher-the-price-73.html Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:00:00 UTC News The rental market boomed as housing sales diminished, says the RICS Lettings Survey. New instructions (an indicator of supply) to let increased at the fastest pace in the survey's history as many would-be-sellers found that becoming a landlord is a better option than selling in the current climate. http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/Lettings-Market-Booming-70.html http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/Lettings-Market-Booming-70.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:00:00 UTC News A survey of members conducted by the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA), has produced one of the largest responses from estate agents with over 1350 replies demonstrating what a contentious issue the recent stamp duty ‘announcement' is and the effect it has had on the property market. http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/general/Stamp-duty-confusion-delaying-sales-69.html http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/general/Stamp-duty-confusion-delaying-sales-69.html Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:00:00 UTC General Homeowners wishing to make their property work for them in the credit crunch could rake in a whopping £63.4 billion extra each year by renting spare bedrooms out to lodgers, according to research by Abbey Mortgages http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/Homeowners-sitting-on-634-billion-of-lodger-loot-68.html http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/Homeowners-sitting-on-634-billion-of-lodger-loot-68.html Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:00:00 UTC News Prices continued to fall, but at less than half the rate of the previous month, says Nationwide http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/House-Prices-Fall-09-Per-Cent-In-June-65.html http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/House-Prices-Fall-09-Per-Cent-In-June-65.html Tue, 1 Jul 2008 23:00:00 UTC News Have prices in the Capital fallen as far as they will go?... http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/London-Prices-Start-To-Stabilise-66.html http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/news/London-Prices-Start-To-Stabilise-66.html Tue, 1 Jul 2008 23:00:00 UTC News New buyer registrations fell by -5.7 per cent in June, says Hometrack… http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/general/Buyer-Demand-Has-Halved-Since-Credit-Crunch-Began-67.html http://www.freepropertyadvert.co.uk/general/Buyer-Demand-Has-Halved-Since-Credit-Crunch-Began-67.html Tue, 1 Jul 2008 23:00:00 UTC General