2008 was undoubtedly a torrid year for homeowners. But, property prices have stabilised this year, rising gradually since April after a fairly weak first quarter. We are still a long way from the values seen before the recession took hold, but the housing market has not worsened in 2009 as some had feared and recovery [...]
Thanks to you, we’ve been crowned Best Real Estate Website of the Year at the Website of the Year awards – Britain’s most important people’s choice award for websites. The full list of category winners can be seen here. This year, 259 websites were nominated over 18 categories. More than 800,000 votes were cast between November [...]
The pre-Budget report (PBR) is the Government’s autumn statement about the economy and its future plans for taxes, spending, borrowing and benefits – in this instance look at it as a belt-tightening exercise for the Government in order to halve the current £178 billion deficit! To put this frightening figure in perspective this is slightly more [...]
It’s been an interesting year for property and we really want to hear your views on the property market in your local area. So, we’ve compiled a really brief (11 questions) survey that will only take you three minutes, four at a push! As a thank you for your time, we’ll enter you into a [...]
The other day, I spent some time chatting with an architect from Dubai, who spoke about his home.I was picturing otherworldly fake islands in the sun, luxurious super-tower residential blocks, and open spaces decorated with beautiful public art all with a sea view. Then he told me some shocking news: they have dovecots there as [...]
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