Archive for the 'Property' Category

Buyers warned on shared equity schemes

This is Money | Mortgages & homes: First-time buyers are urged to approach developers’ shared equity offers with care - they may not be quite what they seem

Affordable housing

Orders for repossession rise by 25%

This is Money | Mortgages & homes: Soaring numbers of families face losing their homes after repossession orders jumped by a quarter

Boarded-up house

Property slump sees sellers renting out

This is Money | Mortgages & homes: The slump in the housing market is forcing homeowners who want to move to rent out their properties rather than accept a cut-price sale

Estate agents. 15,000 estate agents could lose their jobs this year, says CEBR

Future rival site threat to Rightmove

This is Money | Mortgages & homes: Property website Rightmove saw its share price take a battering after the trade body for estate agents revealed it is launching a rival site

Rightmove