Mortgage blog: Are mortgages set to be the next mis-selling scandal?
Over the last few years the financial services industry has been hit by a range of mis-selling scandals. From bad pension and SERPS advice through endowment mis-selling and the recent PPI issues,...
View ArticleOne-on-One interview: Trevor Abrahmsohn of Glentree International
Marc Da Silva speaks to Trevor Abrahmsohn, founder of north London based Glentree International, who was recently presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Spear's Wealth Management...
View ArticleMarket research pays off in Tyneside for Bett Homes
Bett Homes have proven market research pays off with the success of their Kings Vale development. They carried out research and studied home living trends before starting work on Evolution in Wallsend....
View ArticleHomes By Skanska unveils first UK home
Global residential property developer Skanska has unveiled its first residential property in the UK under the company's new UK arm, Homes by Skanska.The new home, a four-bedroom show home at its Seven...
View ArticleNew homes shortage to drive prices up
Despite a rise in demand from homebuyers, the number of new developments will continue to be constrained, research shows.The latest data from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) shows...
View ArticlePlenty of MI New Home properties from Mactaggart & Mickel
Househunters in Scotland who are seeking a MI New Home property have a wide range of Mactaggart & Mickel options to choose from. The innovative scheme means buyers can secure a property with only a...
View ArticleCase study: A new Redrow home in Kent at the age of 22, thanks to FirstBuy
At the age of 22, Amy Deans is far too young to be able to buy her own home - at least according to research by Post Office Mortgages, which found the average age of first-time buyers to be around 35....
View ArticleNew bespoke townhouse type goes on sale at Taylor Wimpey’s Cavalry Park
Taylor Wimpey's Cavalry Park in Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire, is the location of the three-storey, four-bedroom ‘Hutton' townhouse, a bespoke new home style that's available nowhere else.Each one offers...
View ArticleNew mortgage guarantee scheme to help buyers in Wales
Details of a new Welsh government-backed mortgage guarantee scheme designed to help up to 3,000 people buy a new home in Wales have been unveiled.The three-and-a-half year initiative, which will be...
View ArticleCALA to build new luxury homes in Aberdeen
Housebuilder CALA Homes has been given the green light by Aberdeen City Council's Planning Committee to develop 81 new homes on Friarsfield Road in Cults on the western edge of Aberdeen.The developer...
View ArticleMortgage blog: The increasing gap between base rate and average lending rate
The base rate has been at its record low of 0.5% since 2009. And the government's Funding for Lending scheme has been launched to make funds available to lenders at lower rates with the aim of bringing...
View ArticleA new home in Nottingham for under £100,000 from Lovell
Cash-strapped house-hunters in the Midlands can pick up a brand new two-bedroom home in Nottingham for under £100,000, thanks to housebuilder Lovell's shared equity scheme. An ‘Upton' semi-detached...
View ArticleLarkfleet Homes to hold Christmas craft afternoon at The Croft
The Croft, an exclusive retirement community in Bourne developed by Larkfleet Homes and Keystone Developments for those aged 55 years and over, will host an afternoon of Christmas crafts on Sunday 18...
View ArticleBloor Homes plan to build new homes in Somerset
Residential property developer Bloor Homes has revealed that it wants to develop up to 170 new homes in the village of Cheddar in Somerset.The housebuilder announced its plans for between between 50...
View ArticleFully furnished apartment available in one of Edinburgh's most desired...
A rare opportunity has arisen to snap up a fully-furnished property in the heart of Edinburgh at the What House? Award winning Quartermile development. The two-bedroom apartment in a new build tower...
View ArticleGet carried away with festive cheer at St George's Park
Christmas can be the loneliest time of the year for those with no loved ones around to celebrate with and, last year, a quarter of a million people aged over 75 spent Christmas on their own according...
View ArticleWhat House? Awards 2012 - The Winners
The winners of the 31st What House? Awards - the best new homes in Britain - were announced at a gala lunch in London's Grosvenor House Hotel today.Actor James Nesbitt hosted the Awards, which saw CALA...
View ArticleWhat House? Awards 2012 - The Winners
The winners of the 31st What House? Awards - the best new homes in Britain - were announced at a gala lunch in London's Grosvenor House Hotel today.Actor James Nesbitt hosted the Awards, which saw CALA...
View ArticleHousebuilder digs deep to help wildlife project in Eye
Larkfleet Homes has provided a helping hand - in the shape of a JCB digger - to help volunteers working on landscape and environmental improvements at Manor Farm Park in Eye, near Peterborough.The Eye...
View ArticleAberdeenshire offers a great variety of new-build homes
Despite its long and fascinating history, Aberdeenshire has a relatively young population. People are drawn here not only for the plentiful employment opportunities but also the scenic countryside and...
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