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Property: Get ready for the triple dip

08:30 | 10 Mar 2010 | By David Campbell

UK property is likely to enter an unprecedented triple dip through 2011, say some of the sector’s leading managers and advisers.

Rics survey shows house price recovery has stalled

09:13 | 09 Mar 2010 | By Deborah Hyde

New data from surveyors suggests predictions that prices would stall in 2010 are coming true.

Halifax: House prices fell 1.5% in February

11:55 | 04 Mar 2010 | By Deborah Hyde

The Halifax house price survey registered its first fall since June 2009. Howard Archer, economist at IHS Global Insight, says the fall fits into his view housing market will be subject to corrections but will be flat over the year.

Property: SLI predicts 25% return over next three years

13:59 | 03 Mar 2010 | By Sarah Miloudi

Investors can expect significant profits from property relative to corporate bonds and cash, according to Standard Life Investments.

Lawyer embroiled in Stirling Mortimer scandal to face court

07:00 | 02 Mar 2010 | By Nicholas Paler

The former partner of a London law firm at the centre of an investigation into the disappearance of €11 million (£9.8 million) from the Guernsey-based Stirling Mortimer Global Property fund is due in court in March.

Mortgage approvals drop 17% in January

11:09 | 01 Mar 2010 | By Chris Marshall

Figures from the Bank of England show a marked slowdown in housing market activity in January.

House prices record first annual rise since March '08 says Hometrack

09:22 | 01 Mar 2010 | By Nicholas Paler

First year-on-year price growth for two years but Hometrack says support for prices could wane if cheaper properties don't come on the market.

Comment: Why estate agents want to be regulated

13:15 | 22 Feb 2010 | By Michelle McGagh

The Office of Fair Trading has told estate agents they don’t need to be regulated. Surprised? Well here’s the twist: they want to be regulated.

AAA-rated Jordison warns on potential UK property setback

10:58 | 22 Feb 2010 | By Danielle Levy

Threadneedle UK Property manager Don Jordison expects that money will continue to flow into the sector until the next 'setback', a potential consequence of uncertainty over sterling or QE.

Property market needs alternatives to estate agents, OFT urges

13:02 | 18 Feb 2010 | By Tony Bonsignore

Competition to estate agents and tighter rules on payments would increase value for buyers and sellers, OFT report says, but sector escapes tougher regulation.

Why property can thrive in inflationary or deflationary environments

08:00 | 12 Feb 2010 | By Drazen Jorgic

Stenham's £42 million building sale illustrates a commercial property revival, but managing director Paul Arenson believes the asset class can thrive in both inflationary and deflationary worlds.

Buy-to-let recovers further but regulation could choke growth

10:32 | 11 Feb 2010 | By Chris Marshall

Buy-to-let lending continues to increase, but remains ‘below the level of activity which is needed to enhance a vibrant private rental sector’.

LGIM launches government property fund for pension investors

08:52 | 09 Feb 2010 | By Nicholas Paler

Fund aims to beat inflation by 4% by investing in properties let to government organisations.

Mortgage approvals fall in December

11:07 | 01 Feb 2010 | By Deborah Hyde

Mortgage approvals fell for the first time since late 2008, Bank of England data shows.

House prices to grow 20% in four years

00:05 | 01 Feb 2010 | By Chris Marshall

A massive shortfall in housing completions will push house prices 20% higher by the end of 2013, economists predict.

House prices start 2010 on the rise

08:56 | 29 Jan 2010 | By Chris Marshall

House prices continued to rise in January, but Nationwide maintains that worsening housing affordability limits the potential for further rises.

Mortgage arrears not a profit-making opportunity, FSA tells lenders

08:52 | 26 Jan 2010 | By Chris Marshall

Mortgage lenders face tougher rules on how they handle arrears and what charges they levy.

Skipton mortgage borrowers face shock rise in loan rates

09:06 | 21 Jan 2010 | By Tony Bonsignore

Building society invokes 'exceptional circumstances' clause to hike SVR to 4.95% from 3.5%

House prices jump 1.2% in first week of year

08:51 | 18 Jan 2010 | By Daniel Grote

House price rise helps to reverse two consecutive monthly falls in prices, as low levels of stock helped drive prices upwards.  

Surveyors add to evidence of slowing house price rises

00:01 | 12 Jan 2010 | By Chris Marshall

House prices rose at a slower pace in December, according to surveyors, whose views coincide with house price indices for the month.

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