Archive for August, 2006

Home values rise £30 per day

Thursday, August 31st, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

House prices rose on average 6.6 per cent in the last 12 months or by just under £30 a day, according to new data.The Nationwide house price survey for August ... Read more..

Buy-to-let investors buoyed by rent rises

Thursday, August 31st, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

New research shows demand for rented property is at a record high.Figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) reveal 30 per cent more chartered surveyors reported a rise ... Read more..

UK consumer confidence plummets

Thursday, August 31st, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

UK consumer confidence has dropped to the lowest level in more than three years but economists still expect another interest rate rise.A survey from private sector research firm GfK NOP ... Read more..

EU migrants fuelling rent rise

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

UK rental growth has risen at its fastest pace in eight years on the back of the influx of immigrants from new EU countries, according to a new survey by ... Read more..

Interest rate rise to have “marked impact”

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

Almost a month since the Bank of England's surprise decision to up interest rates, analysts are starting to get a feel for its effect on the property market.Roger Bootle of ... Read more..

Credit card balances jump

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

July saw the average balance owed on a credit card increase by 10.6 per cent.New Bank of England figures reveal the average amount owed on a credit card stands at ... Read more..