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Why parents pay more to be near a top school
2:50pm Thursday 12th April 2012
Parents looking to secure a place for their child at one of the nation’s top primary state schools are willing to pay on average 42 per cent more to live close by, according to new analysis from prime property website PrimeLocation.
Great for first-time buyers
12:34pm Wednesday 11th April 2012
Scholars Court in Anerly, south London has plenty of appeal for first-time buyers, growing families and downsizers with prices starting from £230,500. Some of the apartments are also suitable for people with mobility problems.
First-time buyers boost sales at Trinity Village
11:23am Wednesday 11th April 2012
Barratt Homes reports that first-time buyers are the driving force at its new development Trinity Village in Bromley. Since it launched last year, of the 49 sales recorded to date, 61 per cent have been to first-time buyers, with 35 per cent securing a home using Barratt Homes FirstBuy scheme. With FirstBuy, buyers at the development are offered a loan of up to 20 per cent of the price of a property, jointly funded by Barratt Homes and the Government’s Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). Purchasers then only have to find the remaining 80 per cent of the price themselves, up to 75 per cent of which could be a mortgage, leaving an affordable deposit of just five per cent. It means a first-time buyer at Trinity Village could secure a one-bedroom apartment with £9,149 upfront.
New look for Robinson-Jackson in Bexleyheath
10:46am Wednesday 11th April 2012
Robinson Jackson has unveiled a new look for its Bexleyheath office.The branch has been redesigned and refurbished to make it one of the most eye-catching in The Broadway.
Coastal living
3:49pm Wednesday 4th April 2012
If you fancy living beside the sea then you might be interested in a seafront apartment at Herne Court, Herne Bay.
Modest house price rise played down
10:23am Monday 4th April 2011
House prices increased modestly in March but the positive figures are unlikely to mark the beginning of a strong upturn for the market, Nationwide has said.
Bank holds record low interest rate
3:12pm Wednesday 16th March 2011
The Bank of England has refused to bow to pressure over surging inflation and held interest rates at their historic low of 0.5%
Bank edges closer to hike in rates
12:51pm Tuesday 1st February 2011
The pressure of soaring inflation saw the Bank of England edge closer to an interest rate hike days before figures revealed a shock reversal in economic growth in the UK.
House prices fall 3.4% in year
9:57am Tuesday 11th January 2011
House prices fell by 3.4% during 2010 after sliding by 1.3% in December alone, Halifax has said.
House prices up slightly in 2010
12:17pm Tuesday 4th January 2011
House prices edged higher in 2010 but are still expected to drop in the first half of 2011, mortgage lender Nationwide has said.
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