Recently in Property Category

It's got a bit of history to it this Ideal Home Show business. Unlike many of the massive events gracing London's exhibition centres, this one has a lineage that goes back more than 100 years. It was founded by the Daily Mail in 1908, the same year Suffragettes were chaining themselves to railings in a bid to get the vote, Ford's first Model T rolled off the production line and work on the first tower in the UK to use reinforced concrete - The Royal Liver Building - had just begun.

By Steven Davies

More than 32,000 new homes could be created in the capital by freeing up under-used land owned by the GLA.

London Mayor Boris Johnson made the announcement while speaking at his Housing Investment Summit.

A former Lehman Brothers trader is helping to set up a networking site for property professionals.

Syria-born Bisher Armanazi hopes that AgentPad will become the go-to site for estate agents and property experts looking to share tips, post articles and boost their online profile to attract customers.

Those facing redundancy could be tempted into investing their payout in buy-to-let properties.

A survey by Propertyearth.net found that 35 per cent of finance professionals would seriously consider putting into housing if they were made redundant.

By Steven Davies

Lower interest rates have prompted an industry body to rethink its prediction of the number of homes likely to be repossessed ths year.

Although the housing market remains in a precarious position, the Council of Mortgage Lenders believes the fall in rates combined with increased levels of tolerance from lenders and government intervention schemes has given a spark of hope to those facing reposession.

Poplar residents spent a day demolishing their former homes last week.

Locals were tracked down by Poplar HARCA and the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation to help with the destruction of Currie and Dunkeld House on the Aberfeldy Estate.

A proposal for a 750 apartment development by the Thames Barrier was finally approved by councillors in Newham last night.

Earlier this year the proposal by Barratt East London and Taylor Wimpey was deferred back to council officers due to public opposition to the plans.

By Steven Davies

A body that represents letting agents launched a new scheme last week designed to protect tenants from unethical practices in the industry.

Agents who belong to the Association of Residential Letting Agents (Arla) will have to abide by a new code of practice, meaning they will have to secure professional qualifications and set aside time to make sure these are up to date.

By Steven Davies

A housing scheme aimed at encouraging private institutions to pump cash into building new homes was launched by a government body last week.

Moving house this year may well be as comfortable as ambling across hot coals.

But that's not stopped Excel's Grand Designs Live show from reeling in curious homeowners.