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Pre-election jitters take hold of the property market

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Confidence in the housing market is fragile ahead of the general election, according to the March 2010 Property Tracker Survey from the Building Societies Association (BSA). Although the survey found that the majority of people expected house prices to rise over the next twelve months, just 49 per cent agreed that now is a good time to buy a property. This compares to 58 per cent in the previous survey in December 2009, and is the first time that the proportion agreeing that now was a...

Estate agents report rise in agreed sales

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Last month’s nasty weather didn’t have quite the negative impact on the housing market that was expected, says a report from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA). Admittedly, there was a bit of a slip in the number of new buyers who braced the cold and ice to register with estate agents – this fell from 291 in January to 258 in February, the lowest level in the last 12 months. But the number of sales agreed actually increased during the month, from an average of...

Google Street View goes nationwide

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

FindaProperty.com are excited to announce that on Thursday 11 March, Google increased availability of its innovative Street View service by adding new imagery covering almost all of the UK. Google introduced Street View for 25 UK cities in March 2009 – with FindaProperty.com as an official launch partner - and since then, its cars have been collecting loads more imagery from around the country so that, now, most UK properties are visible online. Nigel Lewis,...

Housing supply outstrips demand for second consecutive month

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The balance between the supply of houses for sale and buyer demand shifted towards the supply side in February, says the latest Housing Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). For the second consecutive month, the new instructions net balance outpaced the new buyer enquiries net balance - the first sustained shift towards supply for two years. Seven per cent more surveyors reported a rise than a fall in new buyer enquiries compared with a negative reading of...

First time buyer survey: What's stopping you getting on the property ladder?

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Can't get a mortgage? Struggling to raise a deposit? What's the biggest hurdle when it comes to buying your first home?Click here or on the link below to see the options and then cast your vote:First time buyers: what is currently the biggest barrier to getting on the ladder?