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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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:
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