Property & Real Estate
UK house prices fall year-on-year
UK property prices have recorded their first annual fall for 12 years, figures show.
Cheap flights boost property prices abroad
Low cost airlines are fuelling a house price boom on the Spanish coast, according to international property agents Savills.
First Time Buyers Hit Hardest
The great mortgage give-away is over. The credit crunch crisis is worsening and lenders are tightening their criteria.
Is the UK on the verge of a property market crash?
It is fair to say that over the past ten years, the UK has been going through a property boom with sky rocketing property price growth and burgeoning rental yields, writes Grant Delmege.
Fresh figures add to UK housing gloom
Confidence in the UK property market has fallen to a 30-year low, a new survey has warned.
Emerging markets provide haven from subprime crisis
With the stock markets taking yet another heavy blow this month, can we be sure that the sector is lucrative enough to make any money at all this year?
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 Plans to build more cheaper homesSouth Hams District Council (SHDC) is taking ambitious new steps to help deal with the district's critical need for more affordable housing. |
 Refurbished property with estuary viewsA stunning property in West Charleton has been put up for sale at £689,000. |
 The high cost of South Hams livingThe South Hams is one of the least affordable rural areas in the country, according to a new report. |
 Empty homes, empty heart?Everyone knows that property prices in Devon have shot up in recent years, but what does this mean for village life in the future? |
 Homes boost for East PortlemouthLocal people wanting to live in the seaside village of East Portlemouth have been given a welcome boost. |
 Housing waiting lists surgeHousing waiting lists in the South Hams have nearly doubled in the past five years, a report has found. |
 East Portlemouth is second homes capital of the South HamsEast Portlemouth, near Salcombe, has the highest percentage of second homes in the South Hams, figures show. |
 Devon's second home problem highlightedOne in every 27 properties in Devon and Cornwall is a holiday home, according to a new survey. |
 'Captivating' Capton FarmhouseCapton Farmhouse in Moreleigh has been put on the market and offers are being sought in the region of £750,000. |
 Bradleys closes Kingsbridge officeBradleys Estate Agents has been forced to close its Kingsbridge branch, cutting five jobs in the process. |
 Repossessions force houses under the hammerThe number of South West properties offered at auction has reached a two-year high, figures show. |
 Minister urged to champion affordable homes fundingDevon County Council leader Brian Greenslade has urged the minister for the South West, Ben Bradshaw, to do more to champion better funding for affordable homes in Devon. |
 Charming cottage in quiet hamletOffers in the region of £500,000 are being invited for Thatched Cottage at Lower Torr, near Kingston. |
 A much admired coastal gem…..Stags are offering a unique five-bedroom, two-reception room home of considerable character known locally as "The Elms" at Torcross. |
 Stunning barn conversion offeredA converted barn and cottage is up for sale and offers in the region of £990,000 are being sought. |
 Coastal property markets shine as holiday fever hitsHalf of all Britons would like to own a holiday home, research finds. |
 South West property prices move upwardsHouse prices in the South West have risen by more than nine per cent in the last 12 months, figures show. |
 Waterside garden up for sale at £85,000A waterside walled garden has gone on sale in Salcombe with an anticipated price tag of £85,000. |
 People flock to live in South-WestA growing number of British people have moved to the South-West of England in the past decade, new figures show. |
 Salcombe boatshed sells for £402kA waterside boatshed in Salcombe, near Kingsbridge, has been sold at auction for a whooping £402,000. |
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Home movers fall for the charm of the WestcountryUK home movers are flocking to the Westcountry, according to a study of over half a million address changes by Royal Mail. |
 Final straw for thatchersThe character of our countryside is under threat from a crisis that's shaking the rafters of the thatching industry. |
 South West property market to slow in 2008The South West housing market will record slower growth in 2008, international property agents King Sturge has predicted. |
 Exeter student market looks strongRelationships between landlords and tenants can vary considerably: the 999network went to Exeter to find out about the student lettings market. |
 Historic Cornish cottage up for sale at £550,000A quaint and secluded cottage in Cornwall has been put up for sale at £550,000. |
 Second homes boom in South WestOne in every 27 properties in Devon and Cornwall is a holiday home, according to a Western Morning News (WMN) survey. |
 South West tops UK property hotspotsCounties in the South West trounced the rest of the country as the most popular places to look for property in February, research finds. |
 South West property market: What's in store for 2008?Guy Weston, property expert at King Sturge, looks at what's in store for the South West property market in 2008. |
 House prices rise by nearly 5%The South West remains one of the most expensive places to buy a property in the UK, figures show. |
 Wide appeal draws homebuyers to PlymouthPlymouth is attracting a broad range of buyers, reports email4property.co.uk, as terraced and semi-detached homes hold on to the top spot with modern homebuyers. |
 Boost for Exeter city centre livingProperty developer Justin Developments has acquired a key development site close to Exeter city centre which is to be revitalised following a decade of dereliction. |
 Housing targets are too ambitious, expert saysGovernment targets for the provision of new homes across the South West are totally unrealistic, according to a leading property expert. |
 Good news for home buyersThe second-home ownership bubble in the Westcountry could finally be about to burst, according to a financial planning expert. |
 Coastal areas are retirement hot spotsToday's pensioner still loves to be beside the sea, according to SmartNewHomes.com, as coastal areas top the hot spots for brand new retirement properties in the UK. |
 People flock to live in South WestA growing number of British people have moved to the South West of England in the past decade, new figures show. |
Repossessions reach two-year highThe number of South West properties offered at auction has reached a two-year high, figures show. |
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