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  • London hardest hit as house prices suffer further falls

    July 28, 2008

    Fresh evidence that the housing market is continuing to deteriorate emerged today as an influential survey revealed prices fell for the tenth month in a row – with most of the declines hitting London. House prices fell a further 1.2 per cent in July, compared to a 1 per cent fall from June, according to [...]

  • House prices plunge

    July 21, 2008

    Distressed sellers driving the gloomy housing market down cut average asking prices by a dramatic £4,345 or 1.8 per cent in July, new figures out today show. The 1.8 per cent fall in values this month follows a 1.2 per cent drop in June, as house prices registered their first year-on-year decline since property website [...]

  • Dawnay firms call in receivers

    July 18, 2008

    Two property companies held by Dawnay Day, the financial services and property conglomerate owned by Guy Nagger and Peter Klimt, have been placed into receivership. It comes as Dawnay Day told its staff this week that redundancies were likely to be made. A spokesman said while job losses are not certain advice has been given [...]

  • LandSecs sales hit by crunch

    July 17, 2008

    Land Securities, the UK’s largest developer, said yesterday lettings and asset sales are running at a slower rate than last year, reflecting the on going gloom in the property market. Chief executive Francis Salway hinted that the slump could last for at least another 12 months, as occupiers struggle to cope with the downturn in [...]

  • Capital & Regional set to sell fresh assets after its funds slump in value

    July 16, 2008

    Co-investing property fund manager Capital & Regional hinted yesterday that further sales of its assets were likely, as it moves to cope with the slump in the property market. The company, which is one of the biggest property asset managers in the country and owns a number of large shopping centres and out of town [...]

  • St Modwen falls into red

    July 15, 2008

    Commercial and residential property company St Modwen saw the value of its portfolio plunge £65.5m and said the industry was facing its toughest test since 1990. St Modwen lurched into the red, posting a loss of £20m compared to a profit of £65.1m the year before. “We are reporting on what has been the most [...]

  • Housing recession creeping closer as Barratt cuts jobs

    July 11, 2008

    Leading economists predicted yesterday that house prices will fall by 35 per cent by the end of next year, as lender Halifax reported a 2 per cent slump in values last month. Britain’s biggest mortgage lender said that house prices are already 6.1 per cent lower than last June, fuelling fears Britain is heading for [...]

  • Savills sales drop 45 per cent in a year

    July 9, 2008

    Shares in property giant Savills dived more than 10 per cent yesterday after the firm said sales in its residential business were 45 per cent down year on year. Piling misery on the battered housing market, Savills warned that the cost of prime property in London (homes priced between £1m and £5m) fell by 7.5 [...]

  • Property meltdown

    July 9, 2008

    A property meltdown loomed yesterday as new figures showed mortgage completions at near record lows and commercial property values falling across the country. The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said loans for house purchases rose by 4 per cent in May to 52,700, up from 51,000 in April, but were 44 per cent down on [...]

  • Buying off-plan means that you have control over your investment

    July 3, 2008

    You can land a bargain if you are prepared to do your research, writes Timothy Barber Buying a property can be pretty much the most stressful process you can put yourself through. You can multiply that by ten when it comes to buying abroad. Whether looking for a holiday home or a simple investment, a [...]

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