The housing market started 2010 on a positive note, with the number of valuations on residential property conducted last month 9% higher than in January 2009, despite the removal of the stamp duty holiday...

First-time buyers (FTBs) received a boost today after financial website, Moneyfacts, revealed mortgage availability is rising...

Solarcentury, the UK's leading solar energy company, today welcomes the announcement of the Government's new Feed-in tariff for clean electricity. Heralding a new era for home generation of clean, renewable energy, this scheme will make solar electricity a viable option for UK homeowners...

A new mortgage product aimed at investors looking to purchase or refinance properties in need of refurbishment has been launched exclusively by Mortgages for Business...

Pupils are more likely to use computers for their schoolwork at home every day than at school, according to a survey.

Residential property prices have made a strong start to the year, up 1.2% in January and 8.6% year on year, according to the latest index...

The number of December loan approvals for house purchase (59,023) was lower than the November figure (60,045) but above the previous six-month average (55,004), according to the latest Bank of England lending figures.

Approvals for remortgaging (27,276) were higher than in November but remained below the previous six-month average.

Families will get a cash payment for the electricity they create and use themselves to run the lights, kitchen equipment and other essential systems.

More than one in five adults aged 18 to 34 are still living with their parents because they cannot afford to move out.

Boost for self-builders as 'original' designs are welcomed at new town

Nationwide's January house price index has prompted lettingsearch.co.uk director, Phil Calderbank, to observe: "The upward trend for house prices is a further boon for the lettings market, as it is certain to convince potential first-time buyers to continue to let"...

As the UK economy slowly crawled out of recession last week, the Pound performed reasonably well - although the 0.1% growth in GDP was much less than many analysts had expected. A stronger figure would have been likely to give exchange rates a further boost...

The December data from Land Registry’s flagship House Price Index shows an annual price change of 2.5%. This is the first positive annual house price change since May 2008.

The monthly change is 0.1%, which is the eighth month in a row in which the monthly change has been above zero. This brings the average property value in England and Wales to £161,783.

Seven regions in England and Wales experienced increases in their average property values over the last 12 months. The region with the highest annual price change is London with an increase of 6.1%.

House prices in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset fall, bucking a national trend, new figures from the Land Registry say.

2010 will see a moderate start for the rental market despite applicant levels remaining consistent. It is the low stock levels that will continue to place demands on the market; Largely due to accidental landlords returning to the sales market and bringing stock levels down. This disproportion between supply and demand remains influential in both rental [...]