Property website, Rightmove, has today reported a rise in asking prices for the month of June – the sixth consecutive month of growth. According to Rightmove, asking prices for residential property in England and Wales grew 0.6% in June after a 1.3% increase in May. The property website, which claims to advertise 90% of the [...]
Property website, Rightmove, has today reported a rise in asking prices for the month of April – the fourth consecutive month of growth. According to Rightmove, asking prices for residential property in England and Wales grew 0.9% on an annual basis. The property website, which claims to advertise 90% of the properties on the market, [...]
It appears the housing market is headed for a double dip after property website, Rightmove, reported a further fall in asking prices in September. According to Rightmove, asking prices for residential property in England and Wales fell by 1.1% in the 5 weeks to 11 September – the third consecutively monthly fall. It follows falls [...]
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has reported a positive change in house price expectations for the first time since May 2007. In its June survey of members, the net balance of surveyors reporting falling rather than rising prices improved from -43.8 in May to –18.1. The Institution points out that although the balance [...]
The Government has announced details of the first round of grants under the £5 million Flood Protection Scheme, which is aimed at helping homeowners reduce the risk of flood damage. Twenty five local authorities in England can call on an initial £3 million under the scheme and 593 properties should benefit. The money is to [...]
A specialist large-loans mortgage broker has reported a dramatic fall in sales of the UK’s more prestigious homes. According to largemortgageloans.com, sales of properties costing in excess of one million pounds collapsed by 41% last year. Only 5,302 transactions were completed, compared with 9,003 in 2007. However, using data from the Land Registry, the firm [...]
House building figures for the three months to the end of September have been released by the Department of Communities and Local Government. The statistics show that new housing starts in England stood at an estimated 22,200, with the seasonally adjusted figure down 33% of the previous three months and 48% lower than a year [...]
Rightmove has calculated that there are now over one million homes for sale in England and Wales. According to the property website, the record number of homeowners eager to move include those anxious to make a sale before prices drop further and others who are keen to capitalise on the downturn by selling up and [...]
M&S Money launches 3% cash ISA
M&S Money has launched an Advantage Cash ISA paying 3 per cent, and which allows transfers in from other ISAs. It can be opened with a minimum deposit of £100 lump sum followed by minimum monthly deposits of £25. The 3% rate is variable, but there is no short-term bonus so the return won’t plummet [...]
Google suspends UK Compare Mortgages site
Google has closed its UK mortgage comparison site which it launched in July last year, after it proved to be less popular than expected. Mortgage comparison sites are designed to allow visitors to compare mortgages quickly and easily without having to visit each lender’s individual site. Google was competing with several well-established comparison sites, including [...]
AA launches ‘black-box’ policy for young drivers
The AA is launching an innovative car insurance policy called Drivesafe which could help younger drivers save up to £850 a year. Younger drivers already pay substantially higher premiums than other motorists and these costs are increasing. A new study by Confused.com suggests insurance costs for younger driver have gone up by 5.7 per cent [...]
ATOL scheme updated to protect online bookers
ATOL, a financial protection scheme managed by the Civil Aviation Authority, is being extended to protect up to six million more holidays a year. The scheme ensures that holiday makers do not lose out financially if a travel company collapses, and that they are not stranded abroad. An increase in the number of holidays booked [...]
Home repossessions lowest for four years
The number of UK homes repossessed fell to 36,200 in 2011, significantly below the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ forecast of 40,000, and lower than 2010 when 37,100 homes were repossessed. With interest rates remaining low and lenders adopting a sympathetic attitude to customers in financial difficulty, repossessions fell to their lowest level since 2007. However, [...]
Monthly pay lasting just 17 days
Workers are running out of money just 17 days after receiving their monthly pay, according to new research by the Halifax bank. This means that the average UK worker spends half the month worrying about money. The study, based on the responses of more than 2,000 adults, found that 10 per cent of workers start [...]
Women disadvantaged by auto-enrolment changes
Government proposals to increase the auto-enrolment threshold to £10,000 could put 1.8 million women at risk of missing out on a pension, the TUC has warned. Under the auto-enrolment scheme, which will be phased in from October, private sector employers will automatically enrol workers between the age of 22 years and the state pension age, [...]
Emergency household repairs company Homeserve is taking longer than expected to get back on track after its operations were suspended last October. The company expected customer numbers to fall by 5% this year but it has increased this estimate to 8% and announced the loss of 200 jobs. It estimates that renewal revenue in 2013 [...]
Sale rumoured for Yorkshire and Clydesdale banks
There is growing speculation that National Australia Bank (NAB) may sell Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank after the Australian parent company announced a strategic review of the two banks’ operations. The Australian economy is performing well and NAB reported strong profits for the final quarter of 2011 but with the UK economy at a virtual [...]
More women experiencing debt difficulties
Women in Debt, which offers female-focused debt advice, has warned that the number of UK women facing serious debt has grown significantly over recent years. The organisation believes that more women will need advice on solving debt problems in the future because they are building up an unsustainable level of indebtedness. Women in Debt’s director, [...]
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