Archive : Houses

Houses

- Bonus hopes in the City trigger house price rises
LONDON - Expectations of a huge bonus packet in the City for bankers and brokers have driven house prices up in London's wealthiest boroughs, two separate surveys have said.

Published on : Wed, 31 Dec 1969 07:32GMT

- Homes with nice vistas to shell out more in taxes
Homeowners have to pay higher council tax bills if they have a scenic view, swimming pool or tennis court, large patios or gardens, roof terraces or balconies.

Published on : Wed, 31 Dec 1969 15:48GMT

- ODPM announces three firms for constructing £60,000 homes
LONDON - Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott's ambitious project of constructing £60,000 homes took its first infant steps with the announcement of Barratt Developments Plc, George Wimpey UK and the SIXTYK Consortium as the winners of the competition conducted by the government.

Published on : Wed, 31 Dec 1969 11:04GMT

- Nationwide data shows 1.3 percent increase in October house prices
LONDON - Britain's biggest building society, Nationwide has said that the house prices in the country rose by 1.3 percent to £157,107 in October. This is the biggest rise since July last year and reinforces the general feeling that the UK housing market is on the mend.

Published on : Wed, 31 Dec 1969 09:16GMT

- Tories back Householder protection bill
LONDON - If Anne McIntosh has her way then householders in U.K will soon have more freedom in the amount of force applied against burglars in order to protect their properties from intruders. The Conservatives will attempt to re-introduce the Householder Protection Bill, which they had tried to implement last year.

Published on : Wed, 31 Dec 1969 04:04GMT

- House prices continue to move southwards
LONDON - House prices in the country continued to ride downhill in October even though the market appeared to be leveling off, a new report released by property Research Company Hometrack has said.

Published on : Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:56GMT

- Housing gap narrows, but annual house price inflation dips
LONDON - The annual house price inflation has come down below 10 percent per year for the first time since 1999 but the north-south gap in property prices is narrowing, says a new report released by Halifax.

Published on : Wed, 31 Dec 1969 07:32GMT

- Britain lacks trained manpower for renewable energy projects, says study
Britain's plans to implement renewable energy projects could be affected by shortage of trained scientists and engineers, according to the Institute of Physics. The institute warned that the projects may not become possible unless investment is made in research and development.

Published on : Wed, 31 Dec 1969 08:44GMT

- 18 million British households at risk for identity theft: Study
LONDON - Britons are increasingly at risk of identity theft as criminals have come up with novel methods of poaching including turning out rubbish, a new study has shown.

Published on : Wed, 31 Dec 1969 07:04GMT

- ''Olympic effect'' drives house prices north
LONDON - Average asking prices for houses in the country turned north in the four weeks between mid-September to mid-October for the first time since June, according to a survey by property website Rightmove.

Published on : Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:52GMT