RESI Awards: The 2012 winners
Today: 01:00
Property Week celebrates the best in the world of residential real estate
Residential and Regeneration from Property Week
Crunch time for United and Allied on Chrisp Street
Today: 01:00
Partnership picked to develop £100m residential and retail regeneration scheme in East End of London
Residential and Regeneration from Property Week
Lone Star hopes to square Birmingham Cube for £40m
Today: 01:00
Project Royal asset that has been in administration for two years to be put up for sale in summer
Residential and Regeneration from Property Week
Canada’s Realstar scores in Chelsea with third block
Today: 01:00
Purchase for private-rented venture follows two in Hackney and Wandsworth. Emma Haslett reports
Residential and Regeneration from Property Week
Hearthstone wins thumbs-up for Britain’s first resi PAIF
Today: 01:00
Hearthstone Investments has received Financial Services Authority (FSA) approval for the UK’s first residential property authorised investment fund.
Residential and Regeneration from Property Week
Need to know: East Village
Today: 01:00
Delancey and Qatari Diar’s East Village E20 (pictured) will be the first “legacy neighbourhood” to come out of this summer’s Olympic Games.
Residential and Regeneration from Property Week
The word … on resi funds
Today: 01:00
A report published earlier this month by the Communities and Local Government Committee, Financing of New Housing Supply, called for the government to do more to encourage institutional investment into rented housing. How can it get money flowing into the sector?
Residential and Regeneration from Property Week
Police Appeal For Help In Tracing Missing Woman
Thursday 23:25
Surrey Police is appealing for help in tracing a woman who has not been seen since midnight yesterday (May 16).
Surrey Police Witness Appeals
Eddie Murphy finally offloads his New Jersey home for $12m after putting it on the market for $30m
Thursday 19:50
Property has been on the market since 2004.
Daily Mail
Nationwide announces further cuts to mortgage rates
Thursday 17:26
Nationwide Building Society is to cut its two and five year fixed rates by 0.10% this Friday, with NewBuy rates also set to be reduced.
Mortgage Solutions
Poll result: Recession will not affect investors' portfolio buying plans
Thursday 15:19
The UK's return to technical recession will not affect investors' portfolio buying plans, according to the latest Mortgage Solutions poll.
Mortgage Solutions
Communities called on to Combat Noise - Noise Action Week 2012 â 21st to 26th May
Thursday 15:15
UK communities are encouraged to work together to combat noise problems
Environmental Protection UK
New Film - How Traffic Noise Impacts Europeans
Thursday 15:15
Europeans have been asked how traffic noise affects them, in a short film released on International Noise Awareness Day
Environmental Protection UK
Noise Action Week 21 - 25 May
Thursday 15:15
NAW 2012 is gathering interest and support, as local authorities and housing providers plan to raise awareness of noise in May.
Environmental Protection UK
Healthy Air Campaign moves to ClientEarth
Thursday 15:15
NGO partner takes on leadership of air pollution and health campaign
Environmental Protection UK
EPUK launches website outlining the vital Importance of Healthy Soil to mark World Soil Day 2011
Thursday 15:15
EPUK launches Healthy Soil website
Environmental Protection UK
National Environment Conference backs Environmental Protection UK Survival
Thursday 15:15
Defra Minister praises EPUK and Healthy Air Campaign as organisation faces closure
Environmental Protection UK
Britain's oldest environmental charity to offset closure with a lifeline offer to members and volunteers
Thursday 15:15
Environmental Protection UK (EPUK) is to cease to operate as a fully staffed and funded organisation at the end of the financial year next March.
Environmental Protection UK
EPUK Launch Consultation on Draft Combined Heat and Power and Air Quality Guidance for Local Authorities (England and Wales)
Thursday 15:15
Environmental Protection UK and the London Borough of Camden are pleased to announce the release of draft guidance for local authorities on Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and air quality.
Environmental Protection UK
MPs accuse Government of inaction on air pollution health crisis
Thursday 15:15
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Select Committee accuse Government of inaction on resolving dangerous levels of air pollution in the UK.
Environmental Protection UK
Government u-turn in face of legal challenge to London's air pollution plan
Thursday 15:15
Government to consult on London's air quality plan
Environmental Protection UK
Environment 2011: Adapting to Change through Localism
Thursday 15:15
Confirmed speakers at this landmark event on 1 December include Rt Hon Caroline Spelman MP and Lord Chris Smith
Environmental Protection UK
EPUK Supports Sustainable City Awards
Thursday 15:15
The Sustainable City Awards recognise and reward UK organisations to promote outstanding achievements and innovation across all aspects of sustainability.
Environmental Protection UK
Removal of entertainment licensing - members urged to submit evidence on nuisance impacts
Thursday 15:15
Deregulation of entertainment for audiences of less than 5000 is proposed to reduce "a deadweight cost which holds back the work of the voluntary & community sector.
Environmental Protection UK
Road lighting trials reviewed by Defra
Thursday 15:15
A report published by Defra today reviews local authority lighting initiatives aimed at reducing costs, minimising light pollution & cutting carbon emissions.
Environmental Protection UK
World Environmental Health Day highlights need for healthy air
Thursday 15:15
EPUK welcomes international recognition that air pollution is a public health crisis.
Environmental Protection UK
ITV weather presenter Clare Nasir on backing the Healthy Air Campaign
Thursday 15:15
Our campaign ambassador explains her health concerns about air pollution to the Evening Standard
Environmental Protection UK
1661 Air Pollution Essay Republished
Thursday 15:15
EPUK has re-published John Evelyn's 1661 essay on air pollution in London
Environmental Protection UK
Student and Young Professionals' Competition 2011
Thursday 15:15
Excellent projects and presentations at 2011's National Student and Young Professionals' Awards
Environmental Protection UK
Will the National Planning Policy Framework support healthy local environments?
Thursday 15:15
NPPF balanced in favour of development at cost of local environmental quality
Environmental Protection UK
Poll: Are you seeing more demand for self-built homes?
Thursday 14:57
Plans announced by housing minister Grant Shapps will see a £30m fund created to provide finance to self-build projects, but have you seen an increasing number of inquiries about such properties?
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Pavarotti's widow Nicoletta Mantovani learns a harsh lesson about New York real estate
Thursday 14:51
Nicoletta Mantovani, the second wife of Mr Pavarotti, has been bleeding apartments - and cash - because she feared the value of her assets would depreciate even further.
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Redefine wins Harrow consent
Thursday 14:20
Developer Redefine International received planning consent last night from Harrow Borough Council for a residential-led, mixed use scheme in Harrow town centre.
Residential and Regeneration from Property Week
Abbey reduces paperwork for brokers
Thursday 14:01
Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) will reduce the amount of affordability paperwork and interest-only paperwork intermediaries are required to fill in and keep when processing a case.
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Buy to let landlords may put property investment on hold during recession
Thursday 13:29
Buy to let landlords may become more cautious when considering expansion plans following news that the UK has technically slipped back into recession says Landlord Assist, the nationwide tenant eviction and rent collection firm. The current market conditions...
Residential Landlord - UK property investment news
Landlords and agents urged to protect themselves from rising possession cases
Thursday 13:29
A significant number of landlords are opting to obtain possession of their properties without a money order according to the Government’s quarterly Court statistics in March 2012. Under the accelerated procedure...
Residential Landlord - UK property investment news
Olympic visitors are looking for buy to let property further afield
Thursday 13:28
As rental demand during the London 2012 Olympics gathers pace, nearly 90 percent of the demand is for buy to let property outside of the main East London hub claims a London home-rental specialist.
Residential Landlord - UK property investment news
Property investment landlords urged to play it SAFE during awareness week
Thursday 13:26
National SAFEagent Awareness Week, taking place from 14 to 20 May 2012, will be dedicated to highlighting the risks to consumers of using landlords’ agents who are not part of Client Money Protection Schemes. Information will be circulated on how these risks can be...
Residential Landlord - UK property investment news
Scratch and sniff cards help landlords identify illegal cannabis factories
Thursday 13:26
Cannabis ‘factories’ and ‘farms’ in buy to let properties often leave landlords with massive repair bills once they are discovered, but it has now been estimated that around £200m of electricity is being stolen every year to run these illegal operations across the UK.
Residential Landlord - UK property investment news
PRS buy to let landlords see rents begin to stabilise
Thursday 13:23
Rents in the Private Rental Sector (PRS) could be stabilising and there has been a decline in the number of new tenancies being signed according to the latest data from the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA). Plus the recent increase in...
Residential Landlord - UK property investment news
Taskforce to crackdown on landlords with 'beds in sheds'
Thursday 13:23
Criminal ‘landlords’ who rent out thousands of sheds and outbuildings illegally to migrants, some with no right to be in the UK, are to be hunted down by a new national taskforce. Housing Minister Grant Shapps and Immigration Minister Damian Green are started...
Residential Landlord - UK property investment news
Landlords who evict tenants for the Olympics are being naive says Upad chief
Thursday 13:21
There have been many conflicting stories circulating about rentals during the London Olympics with some reports claiming that landlords are forcing out tenants so they can charge higher rents during the games...
Residential Landlord - UK property investment news
Time is ripe for opportunist property investment landlords
Thursday 13:21
Landlords can continue to buck the double dip recession as long as they have a realistic approach to rental increases says Belvoir Lettings. Although figures released by the Office for National Statistics...
Residential Landlord - UK property investment news
Landlord and letting agent prosecuted after tenant dies in fire
Thursday 13:21
Private landlords are being urged to ensure they comply with vital safety regulations following a fire that claimed the life of a tenant. The warning by environmental health chiefs in Wolverhampton was echoed by magistrates, after the successful prosecution of landlord...
Residential Landlord - UK property investment news
Protection preparing for pricing volatility in 2013
Thursday 12:56
Insurer’s ability to rapidly reprice protection products will be essential in the wake of the Gender Directive on 21 December, Zurich has said.
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ARPM Property Management simplifies Rent Collection Services
Thursday 11:44
The dreaded day has arrived, today will be the day when you find out whether that difficult Tenant, who is always in arrears with their rent has paid – and guess what, they haven’t! Now it’s time to once again pick up the telephone to the Landlord to advise that...
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Mortgage rates to rise as Euro crisis hits UK
Thursday 11:17
Homeowners will be hit by fresh increases in mortgage rates as the storm in the eurozone hammers Britain’s financial system.
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Over half reversions fund home improvements - Bridgewater
Thursday 11:16
Nearly half of people taking out a partial reversion plan do so in order to fund new improvements to their home, says a survey by Bridgewater Equity Release.
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Berkeley takes the lead at Wapping
Thursday 10:51
Berkeley Group is closing in on buying Fortress Wapping, the former headquarters of Rupert Murdoch’s News International, The Financial Times reported today.
Residential and Regeneration from Property Week
Sesame to integrate Mortgage Brain into practice management system
Thursday 10:13
Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has announced it is to integrate the Mortgage Brain sourcing engine into Xplan, its new practice management system.
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TBMC launches BTL exclusive at 3.25%
Thursday 09:59
TBMC, the buy-to-let and commercial mortgage specialist, has launched a two-year discount at 3.25%, available up to 60% LTV with Hinckley & Rugby Building Society.
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"No clear benefit in fast track" - Legal & General explains Abbey move
Thursday 09:54
Legal & General Network's Ben Thompson says his firm's decision to exit Abbey for Intermediaries' fast-track facility is because the service no longer offers any benefit to their customers or advisers.
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Get ready for sharp rise in mortgage rates, warns Bank of England
Thursday 09:15
It is a bitter blow for Britain’s 11.2million mortgage holders and comes as a direct result of the chaos in the eurozone.
Daily Mail
Who Does What in the Green Deal?
Thursday 08:57
The Green Deal is the Government’s grand plan to get us all more energy efficient, thus reducing our fuel bills and more importantly, carbon emissions. It involves taking a loan to pay for energy efficiency measures such as insulation or a new boiler which is then attached to the energy bill and repaid along with [...]
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Valuation gains boost Grainger NAV
Thursday 08:46
Net asset value at residential specialist Grainger rose by 3.4% in the six months to the end of March, the company reported today.
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Homes too small to store household basics
Thursday 06:14
Some of Britain’s homes are so small and lacking in storage space that people are taking extreme measures to squeeze into their living space. New research from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) highlights the case of a household where the vacuum cleaner has to be stored off site and reveals that in some [...]
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Greenridge – my wood.
Thursday 01:56
Having been born and brought up in rural Devon and then subsequently spending a career of 50 years at sea, the prospect of retirement with all its encumbrance of zimmer frames and wheel chairs was not sitting too comfortably on my shoulders. A year into this experience, at about the time the wife stopped talking [...]
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First time buyer offer at pair of banks
Thursday 01:00
First time buyers could save themselves £599 when using a fresh mortgage offer from Yorkshire and Clydesdale that gets rid of fees, they have announced.
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Cricket club pavilion fire a 'kick in the head'
Thursday 00:00
THE chairman of a cricket club whose brand new pavilion was burnt down in an arson attack has described the loss of the facility as a "kick in the head".
Get Surrey
Church plans Twitter blessings for pets
Thursday 00:00
CHURCH-goers in Camberley who want their pets blessed will have the chance this weekend thanks to a church’s use of social networking.
Get Surrey
Ali G supporters want Staines to 'keep it real'
Thursday 00:00
A LAST-DITCH, Ali G-inspired protest against the Staines-upon-Thames name change is being planned for the council's big day of celebrations.
Get Surrey
VIDEO: No gruffalos, but children have a right good read
Thursday 00:00
MORE than 1,000 young children and their families saw the pages of their favourite books come to life in a fairytale forest setting on Wednesday.
Get Surrey
Libraries plans 'like Monty Python's dead parrot'
Thursday 00:00
IT is a case of Surrey County Council’s 'flying circus' after its plans for 10 libraries were likened to a famous Monty Python comedy sketch.
Get Surrey
'No interest shown' in Jubilee events for Sunbury
Thursday 00:00
EVENTS to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in Sunbury have been scrapped or pushed back due to a "lack of interest" from members of the public.
Get Surrey
Brakes put on Surrey Police privatisation plans
Thursday 00:00
SURREY Police plans to partner with the private sector have been delayed to allow a public consultation to take place.
Get Surrey
Church roof and spire 'could become dangerous'
Thursday 00:00
"VITAL and urgent" funds are needed to save a church from falling into disrepair.
Get Surrey
Man injured in hotel lift fall seeks damages
Thursday 00:00
A MAN left with a permanent disability after the hotel lift he was in plummeted 100ft has issued court proceedings for a six-figure payout.
Get Surrey
Children rescued after Thames boat capsized
Thursday 00:00
A SCHOOL river trip almost ended in disaster on Saturday morning (May 12) when a boat carrying three children capsized, sparking a rescue operation.
Get Surrey
Solicitor spared jail after taking ex-lover's money
Thursday 00:00
A CROOKED solicitor from Redhill who fleeced a former lover out of £150,000 to help prop up a failing law firm has been spared a spell behind bars.
Get Surrey
New Epsom & Ewell mayor has busy year ahead
Thursday 00:00
THE new mayor of Epsom & Ewell has a busy 12 months in office ahead, with the borough celebrating its 75th anniversary in the same year as the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics.
Get Surrey
Longer trains mean more seats on SWT services
Thursday 00:00
SURREY County Council has welcomed an announcement by South West Trains that extra carriages will be added to rail services in the county.
Get Surrey
Guildford extend early lead in Premier Division
Thursday 00:00
BIG-HITTING Matt Teale hammered Guildford towards their second victory in as many weeks at Woodbridge Road on Saturday (May 12).
Get Surrey
The NHM Bluebell Survey – update
Wednesday 16th May
Back in 2006 (and 2007), the blog posted information about the Natural History Museum Bluebell Survey. http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/flora-and-fauna/recording-your-bluebells/ http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/flora-and-fauna/bluebell-survey-2007/ This is an ongoing project, apart from studying the distribution of native and spanish bluebells (and the hybrids, which now may be more common than their Spanish ‘parent’) – the project is also looking at the flowering [...]
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Appeal For Witnesses Following A Two Vehicle Collision In Fetcham
Wednesday 16th May
Surrey Police is appealing for witnesses following a serious two vehicle collision this afternoon (Wednesday, 16 May).
Surrey Police Witness Appeals
Police Appeal For Witnesses Following Attempted Burglaries In Cobham And Hersham
Wednesday 16th May
Police in Elmbridge are appealing for witnesses following two recent attempted burglaries in Cobham and Hersham.
Surrey Police Witness Appeals
From dream homes to hellholes: architects shed light on the way we live
Wednesday 16th May
One day left to vote for the 2012 British Mortgage Awards
Wednesday 16th May
Nominate NOW! There is one day left until nominations close for the British Mortgage Awards 2012, which recognises the individuals who have excelled in their field over the past year despite the ongoing industry challenges.
Interest-only - where next for the industry?
Wednesday 16th May
Experts tell us what their strategies are The Financial Services Authority has confirmed at a recent conference that the interest-only market will return.
CML: March lending to FTBs up 74%
Wednesday 16th May
Lending to first-time buyers increased by 74% in March, with 24,000 loans taken out during the month, figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) have shown.
King: Queen's Jubilee will knock 0.5% off Q2 GDP
Wednesday 16th May
Sterling has fallen against the dollar today after a dovish quarterly inflation report from the Bank of England cut growth forecasts and left the door open to further quantitative easing (QE).
Shared home ownership hub launches
Wednesday 16th May
The Building Societies Association and Nationwide have launched a shared home ownership (SHO) website offering a hub for information and stepping stone to market expansion.
Jerry Garcia's California mansion on the market for almost $4million
Wednesday 16th May
Cars4Agents – Why Should You Contract Hire Your Next Sign-Written Vehicle?
Wednesday 16th May
RESI Awards 2012: full list of winners and photos
Wednesday 16th May
Ten of the best tea towels - in pictures
Wednesday 16th May
From smiling sausages to historic prints, we've scoured the UK's best online boutiques to find 10 tea towels that will make washing up less of a chore
Trading up, trading down – in pictures
Wednesday 16th May
From a Cumbrian farmstead to an Edinburgh town house
Barclays launches ‘scan and send’ system for brokers
Wednesday 16th May
Barclays has launched a ‘scan and send’ system allowing mortgage brokers to electronically submit documents.
UK unemployment figures edge back in Q1
Wednesday 16th May
The UK's unemployment rate showed a small fall from 8.3% to 8.2% in the first quarter, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.
Skipton improves buy-to-let offering
Wednesday 16th May
Skipton Building Society has launched a raft of buy-to-let mortgages.
HSBC to increase number of solicitors on conveyancing panel
Wednesday 16th May
HSBC will allow all solicitors accredited with the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) home-buying quality mark to act for HSBC as well as its mortgage customers.
Payday loan and estate agency ads banned by ASA
Wednesday 16th May
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned adverts from an estate agent and a payday loans company for being “misleading” to consumers.
How to negotiate with an HMO landlady… it almost worked
Wednesday 16th May
NatWest to offer increased range to DA firms
Wednesday 16th May
NatWest Intermediary Solutions is to increase the number of products its directly authorised firms can access and introduce new offers to its range.
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks launch fee-free mortgages for FTBs
Wednesday 16th May
Sister banks Clydesdale and Yorkshire have waived the £599 fees previously payable on first-time buyer mortgages for those taking out a 95% or 90% Loan to Value (LTV) mortgage.
Bishop slams 'usurious' payday loans
Wednesday 16th May
A senior Church of England bishop has hit out as the interest rates being charged by short term lenders such as Wonga, describing them as "usurious".
RBS and Lloyds taxpayer stake sell off could 'take years' - reports
Wednesday 16th May
Offloading the taxpayer stakes in Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group could take years, the Treasury select committee was told yesterday.
Private rental yields fail to satisfy institutional investors
Wednesday 16th May
New Window Displays for King Relocation Services, LED Light Panels from Mid West Displays...
Wednesday 16th May
The Brand Blog no.3 | SOLVE THEIR PAIN
Wednesday 16th May
Marketguard offers 10% introducer fee for hard-to-place remortgagors
Wednesday 16th May
Insurance specialist MarketGuard is offering brokers a 10% introducer fee for all high LTV, low variable rate or failed remortgage client introductions. Guardian Life and Style
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The Grateful Dead rocker's former 11-acre estate includes a 1,500-square-foot artist's studio, a solar-heated pool and 300-degree views that span the Berkeley skyline to the Pacific Ocean.
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John Paul Getty, known as one of the Richest men of all time once said: “If it appreciates buy it, if it depreciates, lease it”
At Cars4Agents we fully believe in John’s quote and can prove to you that leasing is certainly the way forward. In other words, the multi billionaire...
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Berkeley Group’s legendary chairman Tony Pidgley was last night named Personality of the Year at Property Week’s inaugural RESI Awards.
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James: “Hi. Just look last place, your house is definately the best. Can only see 1 problem!” Me: “Call me and I’ll address the problem – is it the parking permit?” James: “Possible problem could be finding your landlady very attractive....
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A new report from Hamptons International takes a look at the challenges faced by institutional investors considering investing in the UK private rental market. According to the study, low yields are the biggest barrier – target gross yields were assumed to be between 4.5% and 5% compared with 5.5% to 6% for commercial property. The [...]
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New Window Displays for King Relocation Services, LED Light Panels from Mid West Displays...
"As a new business, we wanted to make a statement when opening our new agency and chose Mid West displays as their light panels gave the desired effect."Explains Nick King, King Relocation Services Manager.
The windows feature A4...
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Welcome to the third of ten, step-by-step guides on building your estate agency or lettings agency brand – although this applies equally to many other businesses as well.
Last week was about building solid rational reasons for people to choose you, and the previous week was about developing an offering that...
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