United Kingdom Property News

Oswald Hall in Ayrshire, Scotland, an outstanding classical mansion with superb Robert Adam interiors, is on the market for offers over £1 million. Because of the interest shown, a closing date for offers has now been set for Tuesday 6th March 2012.

The cream of the UK building preservation and protections industries are set to be recognised at the Property Care Association’s (PCA) annual awards event.

For the last decade, between 14th and 21st February, National Nest Box Week has been an annual event, encouraging the nation to provide nest boxes for its garden birds.

Worldwide Timeshare completes management buy-out of Europe's largest timeshare resale company.

REGIONAL new homes builder Linden Homes has appointed Karen Pitcher as area sales manager.

Property118.com has launched an e-petition advocating the compulsory licensing of Lettings Agents to protect both landlords and tenants. A simple compulsory licensing structure would offer greater protection both to tenants and to landlords

The first Bournemouth Property Association informal drinks reception of 2012 will take place on Wednesday 25th at Aruba in Bournemouth.

Buy to Let Mortgage Broker, Ascot Mortgages Ltd is offering Buy to Let Mortgages at 80% LTV from January 2012 which cater for all types of buy to let property investors, from first-time landlords right through to experienced property investors.

British property entrepreneur Johnny Sandelson today announced that Strategic Iconic Assets Heritage Acquisition Fund (SIAHAF) has completed the acquisition of Somerset Place, one of Bath’s five Georgian Crescents ahead of a £60m restoration.

Underfloor heating can improve your quality of life at home but can also add real value to your home.

The Boulevard apartments just outside the popular Mar Menor Golf Resort in Murcia, Spain have been reduced. They are now offered at half their original prices of 2006 when they were offered off-plan to prospective buyers.

Helped along by hectic bidding from the other side of the world, a damaged Chinese porcelain piece was sold for a staggering 40-fold increase on its estimated price at The Penzance Auction House.

Tingdene Parks are pleased to announce our newest acquisition of an established Static/Lodge Park in a beautiful rural position in Yorkshire ...

Housing and transport minister Keith Brown yesterday (20 December 2011) attended a special event and visited local residents to mark the completion of a 10 year project to regenerate the site of the former Craigmillar Primary School in Edinburgh.

OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE- A derelict housing block in Jericho near the Oxford City Centre is set to have a face lift.

Home House Estates, an independent British owned firm of estate agents and chartered surveyors, is focusing its expansion plans on prime central London residential property by providing a full agency service for high net worth London residents.

A FILM of the Retirement Villages’ (RV) lifestyle model is being shown at this week’s NHS Alliance annual conference in Manchester.

According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Florida accounted for almost one third of the USA’s foreign real estate transactions in 2011. Depressed house prices, a glut of ‘foreclosures’ and a weak dollar are the driving forces.

Sustainable Homes has won a coveted Green Apple Environment Award in the national campaign to find Britain’s greenest organisations. We competed against 183 applicants and won Gold. The Award was presented at a ceremony in the House of Commons

Oak Combines Contemporary With Traditional Says dp Architects Founder David Proctor During Visit To The Cheshire HQ Of OAQ Ltd

Oswald Hall in Ayrshire, Scotland, an outstanding classical mansion with superb Robert Adam interiors, is on the market for offers over £1 million. Because of the interest shown, a closing date for offers has now been set for Tuesday 6th March 2012.

New state of the art office building in Southwark available through Moorevale

Any first-time buyers, in Uttoxeter, looking to purchase a home, should make it a priority to visit Peveril Homes’ Laurel Grove development, as it is their last chance to take advantage of the government’s stamp duty holiday.

Any first-time buyers, in Leicester, looking to purchase a home, should make it a priority to visit Jelson Homes’ Hallam Fields development, as it is their last chance to take advantage of the government’s stamp duty holiday.

Move with Us, the residential property specialist, announces the appointment of Anthony Radford as Product Development Director and Paul Nicholas as Technology and Programmes Director.

The cream of the UK building preservation and protections industries are set to be recognised at the Property Care Association’s (PCA) annual awards event.

World Archipelago, the UK’s leading provider of websites for the property sector, has launched the new Atkinson McLeod website using its Supadu4Property platform.

When you have your heart set on a brand new home it seems that some buyers will go to any lengths, including relocating from Essex to North Lincolnshire!

The average time which a house spends on the market is currently a whopping 234 days*, but if you’d like to move sooner, rather than later, Jelson Homes can help, as it's offering part exchange** at its Millholm development in Barrow upon Soar.

The Paramount estate agents office in West End Lane, West Hampstead is ranked the best estate & lettings agency branch in both London and the UK according to rankings on estate agency review website AllAgents.

A guide that aims to help achieve high standards of design in new development and protect the New Forest’s distinctive character has been adopted by the New Forest National Park Authority.

On the 25th February we will be holding an Open Day at our Hockley Park in the countryside location of Hockley in Essex (SS5 5NQ). Hockley Park is a park home development ideal for the semi-retired and retired.

Millgate Homes has announced that selling agent Hamptons International will be dealing with the sales at Burford Park, its forthcoming new development of just two executive six-bedroom homes, in Kingswood.

The current cold weather has led to problems for landlords with unoccupied vacant properties. As the thaw sets in Endsleigh Insurance is advising landlords to take precautions against water damage caused by leaking pipes and frost damaged water tanks

For the last decade, between 14th and 21st February, National Nest Box Week has been an annual event, encouraging the nation to provide nest boxes for its garden birds.

LANDLORDS from around Cambridgeshire have been gaining professional advice about letting their properties – thanks to the know-how of estate agents Harrison Murray

Worldwide Timeshare completes management buy-out of Europe's largest timeshare resale company.

BNP Paribas Real Estate has appointed Gerardine Davies as head of UK investment management.

REGIONAL new homes builder Linden Homes has appointed Karen Pitcher as area sales manager.

BCG, one of the leading kitchens, bathrooms and heating distributors, is launching a new premium quality brochure under the title ‘Smart4 bathroom collection’.

Millgate Homes is renowned for building exceptional properties to the utmost specification, demonstrated perfectly by the four apartments that remain at its Brockenhurst House development in Ascot.

Linden Homes has been helping Forestdale School, in Northfield, southwest Birmingham, to learn more about birds and the preservation of wildlife, by donating some nest boxes, as part of Nest Box Week 2012.

A new business concept headed by Tom Stokes, ex MD of Evans Easyspace launched today choosing South Yorkshire as its first location. The Rt Honourable, John Healey MP, officially launched The Right Space.

Acting upon the instructions of Rob Caven of Grant Thornton UK LLP, joint administrator of Signature Homes (Scotland) Limited (In Administration), Ryden has agreed the sale of a prime residential site at Perth Road, Dundee.

Exciting news for 2012, Waterwell is teaming up with a series of artists and designers to offer ranges of sculpture, garden furniture and garden buildings that add something special to any garden.

Property118.com has launched an e-petition advocating the compulsory licensing of Lettings Agents to protect both landlords and tenants. A simple compulsory licensing structure would offer greater protection both to tenants and to landlords

If you are hoping to move home in 2012 then you will be pleased to hear that mortgage rates are currently at their lowest rate for 14 years making new homes more affordable than ever.

7th Heaven Properties Appointed to Launch New Turks and Caicos Development

House at Gleneagles (home to Ryder Cup in 2014) a bargain at only £500 per sq ft.

Buying a home is one of the biggest decisions for most people and yet, a survey carried out by mortgage provider ING has found that potential home owners take, on average, just twenty one minutes to fall in love with their new home...

The online marketplace to find the best UK Tradesmen www.bigbuildersbum.com has been asked to find Tradesmen and Homeowners who wish to appear in the new Sarah Beeny Property Show on Channel 4

Elite Training and Consultancy has purchased the first floor of 144 West Regent Street in Glasgow for £177,500 from a private vendor client of Ryden.

Those looking to start 2012 in a new home may find that money is tighter than usual. That shouldn’t stop first-time buyers in Derbyshire, as Peveril Homes is offering FirstBuy at two of its developments, which negates the need for a deposit.

Channel 4's Location Location Location presenter Phil Spencer will be offering property advice at Taylor Wimpey's latest Welsh development in Swansea named Bryn Newydd this Saturday, 4th February between 11am and 4pm.

Bookings are now being taken for a course which gives insurance professionals first-hand experience of the devastating effects of fire in the home.

Sean King, CEO, Move with Us, the residential property specialist, comments on the Government’s NewBuy Guarantee scheme following today’s speech by Housing Minister Grant Shapps:

Restoration specialist DisasterCare Platinum has added 360–degree cameras to its technology portfolio – a move that will minimise disruption and save the insurance industry money.

First-time buyers have only until Valentine’s Day to find their love nest if they want to benefit from the current stamp duty exemption before the rules change in March , according to Move with Us, the residential property specialist.

Easy, straightforward house buying is top of many people’s agenda when they look for a new home but one local housebuilder shows just how little time it really can take!

There are numerous reasons why people end up facing repossession, most of which are emotionally charged situations, all include a mortgage or loan not being paid.

Property managers are being urged to check their pigeon netting now before the ‘flying rats’ start re-infesting.

UK trade body the Property Care Association (PCA) is to launch a new register of waterproofing design specialists.

Always keen to get things moving in more ways than one, Rapport Solutions has got 2012 off to a productive start with the launch of a brand new brochure.

No matter what property Millgate Homes builds, the award-winning house-builder brings the same quality craftsmanship and high specification to each and every one – with its three-bedroom semi-detached homes at Coopers Place being no exception.

When the current agreement between the government and the insurance industry expires next year home owners in flood risk areas will struggle to insure their homes.

As the ‘payment holiday’ for the English property purchase tax Stamp Duty nears a close, home buyers are urged to move fast!

A new service has been launched that will take the stress away for people looking to move home or sell a property on behalf of someone else.

The latest UK house price data released by Hometrack again illustrates the importance of location for those considering re-entering the UK property market

If you’re struggling to get your foot on the property ladder, then Linden Homes Western may be able to help. That’s because, at CMYK, in St George, Bristol, the developer is holding a first-time-buyer event during 5–8pm, this Thursday (2 Feb).

A Kilmarnock-based security firm has donated a roof alarm to a children’s cancer charity after one of its homes was wrecked by thieves who stole lead from its roof