Haart estate agents have seen sales up 43.3 per cent, and applicant numbers up 81.1 per cent over the last quarter.

The latest data from haart show south-west London sales increased 87.3 per cent in the last five months, with Middlesex and Kent also experiencing a considerable sales rise.

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The rental market has begun to show signs of recovery over the past three months, according to the findaproperty rental index released today.

The research shows the trend of falling asking prices and rising stock has slowed in the last quarter, with rental prices falling just -0.4 per cent in Ma... read more

House price falls have begun to level out according to Communities and Local Government (CLG) research released today.

The UK house price index (HPI) statistics found first-time buyers were paying 15.4 per cent less for a property than in January 2008, with the average house price recorded in Ja... read more

Complaints about estate agents are not falling, despite fewer homes being sold.

The Ombudsman for Estate Agents (OEA) saw just a three per cent fall in disputes over the sales of homes – despite the number of sales falling by as much as 60 per cent.

Christopher Hamer, the Ombudsman for Estat... read more

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Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, today unveiled a multi-million pound initiative to kick-start the capital’s property market.

Developed alongside the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), the aim is to provide 3,0... read more

The Bank of England today cut interest rates to 0.5 per cent Printer friendly version
The Bank of England today cut interest rates to 0.5 per cent and is to buy £75 billion worth of assets through quantitative easing.

The half point cut was widely expected as the prospects for the UK economy w... read more