Housefund Article Archive for July 2008

 House prices have largest annual fall

The price of a typical house fell by 1.7% in July, but have experienced their biggest annual fall since Nationwide began its housing survey in 1991.

Posted in 2008, House Prices, Nationwide on 31 July 2008

 Estate agents cautious on property questionnaires

Following the recent Government that Property Information Questionnaires (PIQ) could become the new mandatory element of HIPs, Peter Bolton King, Chief Executive of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) gave the questionnaires a cautious welcome.

Posted in 2008, HIPS, NAEA on 31 July 2008

 New HIPS questionnaire proposed

A proposal to further enhance the home buying and selling process for consumers by presenting information in a simpler way up front in a Home Information Pack, has been announced by the Government.

Posted in 2008, Government, HIPS on 30 July 2008

 Climate Change won’t stop second home ownership abroad

For two-thirds of second home owners with property abroad a rise in travel costs due to green taxes would not impact upon their travel to an overseas property, according to the latest results of a survey carried out by Savills Research and Holiday-Rentals.co.uk.

Posted in 2008, Homes Abroad, Savills on 30 July 2008

 House prices down by 1.2% over July

July saw the tenth consecutive fall in house prices this year with price falls more concentrated in southern England, Hometrack has said.

Posted in 2008, Hometrack, House Prices on 30 July 2008

 Now’s the time for action

Following the release of Sir James Crosby’s Interim report commissioned by the Treasury in April, Peter Bolton King, Chief Executive of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA), the residential sales arm of the National Federation of Property Professionals (NFOPP), said:

Posted in 2008, NAEA on 30 July 2008

 Taxpayers’ money must not be used to re-inflate house prices

Commenting on the publication of Sir James Crosby’s report on the British mortgage market published today, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable said:

Posted in 2008, Credit Crunch, Liberal Democrats on 29 July 2008