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British Land in talks to sell Willis Building
The company is holding late-stage talks to sell the landmark Foster & Partners-designed City of London office tower to the Kuwait Investment Authority for as much as £400m ...
By FT.com On: 17/05/08 4:36
Property market: Word on the street
A good idea gone horribly wrong - but who will kill off HIPs? By Edmund Conway. ...
By Telegraph.co.uk On: 17/05/08 1:01
Property in France: Cherchez la maison
A farmer's change of heart leads to disappointment and thoughts of murder. By Will Randall. ...
By Telegraph.co.uk On: 17/05/08 1:01
Home gadgets: The gadgeteer
The latest gadgets on the market, chosen by Chris Stevens. ...
By Telegraph.co.uk On: 17/05/08 1:01
Ask the expert: Property clinic
Your property problems solved by our experts. ...
By Telegraph.co.uk On: 17/05/08 1:01
Property advice: Need to know
Do eco-credentials help to sell houses? ...
By Telegraph.co.uk On: 17/05/08 1:01
Property in France: C'est la folie
Write a column? When there's grass to mow? You cannot be serious. Michael Wright reports from rural France. ...
By Telegraph.co.uk On: 17/05/08 1:01
Bargain hunter
The best that money can buy. ...
By Telegraph.co.uk On: 17/05/08 1:01
Property in Estonia: Jewel of the baltic still shines
Tallinn flourished after Communism fell, thanks to tourism and property investment. But can it ride out the downturn, asks Christopher Middleton. ...
By Telegraph.co.uk On: 17/05/08 1:01
Property in Scotland: Time to break for the Border
One way to escape England's housing slump is to take the high road, says Anna Tyzack. ...
By Telegraph.co.uk On: 17/05/08 1:01
Property in Devon: Having your cupcake?
The founder of Cakeadoodledoo is selling up. Anna Tyzack visits her thriving cottage industry in Devon. ...
By Telegraph.co.uk On: 17/05/08 1:01
Farmland: Fields of gold
Farming - plus the land and homes that go with it - is on a roll. It's the only part of the market where boom, not gloom, is the current watchword. Clive Aslet reports. ...
By Telegraph.co.uk On: 17/05/08 1:01
Why Britain's gone off off-white
Our exclusive survey shows that after years of 'neutrals' ruling our roosts, home owners are now splashing out on colour and comfort. Sonia Purnell reports. ...
By Telegraph.co.uk On: 17/05/08 1:01
The boathouse: Children's storeys
Straight from the pages of the classics, these are homes to turn childhood into a dream. Caroline McGhie reports. ...
By Telegraph.co.uk On: 17/05/08 1:01
Renovation's what you need
It's not how many rooms you have, it's what you do with them, writes Paula Robinson. ...
By Telegraph.co.uk On: 17/05/08 1:01
Humberts forced to suspend shares
Humberts, one of the oldest estate agent companies in the UK, was forced to suspend its shares on Friday pending clarification of its " financial condition" ...
By FT.com On: 16/05/08 20:45
New buyers told to sit tight
First-time buyers have been advised to sit tight if they find themselves in negative equity. ...
By HouseLadder.co.uk On: 16/05/08 12:59
New buyers prefer terraced homes
A new report on terraced properties shows that the house type is the most popular among first-time buyers. ...
By HouseLadder.co.uk On: 16/05/08 12:58
OFT sale and rent back study gets underway
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched a market study into the sale and rent back sector. The arrangement - also known as sale and lease back - enables homeowners to sell their property at a discount to property investors or buy to let landlords in return for the option to remain in the house as a tenant. It can be seen as attractive to people in financial difficulty and facing possible repossession of their homes. ...
By ResidentialLandlord.co.uk On: 16/05/08 12:40
New social landlord regulator goes for carrot and stick approach
Anthony Mayer will be the first Chair of the new social housing regulator, the Office for Tenants and Social Landlords (Oftenant), Housing Minister Caroline Flint announced this week. She has promised the regulator will listen to tenants' concerns and have powers to ensure they're getting a good service... ...
By ResidentialLandlord.co.uk On: 16/05/08 12:39
Buy to let loans increase in subdued house buying market
Mortgage lending for house purchase remained subdued in March but remortgaging levels held up well in the face of funding constraints, according to data released today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). The proportion of ?other? lending, predominantly made up of buy to let loans and further advances, increased to £7.2 billion... ...
By ResidentialLandlord.co.uk On: 16/05/08 12:39
'Truly dreadful implementation' of HIPs says property specialist
Property investment companies and individual residential landlords looking to purchase or sell buy to let homes were first dismayed by the original introduction of Home Information Packs (HIPs), and are now frustrated by the subsequent delays. The latest delay and moving of the goalposts announcement this week from Housing Minister Caroline Flint has prompted... ...
By ResidentialLandlord.co.uk On: 16/05/08 12:38
Sun Hung Kai drama reaches new heights
For 18 years since the death of Kwok Tak-seng, his three sons have stood united at the head of the real estate empire he helped found ...
By FT.com On: 15/05/08 23:50
Court case reveals Kwok family dispute
A family power struggle for control of one of Hong Kong's biggest quoted property developers boiled over in public as the chairman won a last minute court injunction to stop what he claimed was a boardroom coup led by his two younger brothers ...
By FT.com On: 15/05/08 23:46
Blackstone focuses on distressed property
Blackstone, which made big profits last year by flipping commercial properties at the height of the market, is considering buying back into some of those assets at distressed prices as part of an effort to cash in on the credit crisis ...
By FT.com On: 15/05/08 23:11
Blackstone outlines strategy to turn debt into profit
Blackstone outlined a strategy to profit from the turmoil in the debt markets as it reported a $66.5m first-quarter loss that reflected a writedown on its investment in Deutsche Telekom and the dramatic decline in private equity activity ...
By FT.com On: 15/05/08 22:35
Govt expands Homebuy scheme
A new scheme has been launched by the government to help first-time buyers onto the property ladder. ...
By HouseLadder.co.uk On: 15/05/08 12:22
New buyers seek intermediary advice
New figures show that first-time buyers are increasingly turning to mortgage intermediaries for advice. ...
By HouseLadder.co.uk On: 15/05/08 12:22
'Sale and rent back' sector to face scrutiny
The OFT is launching an inquiry into the unregulated market for homes that are sold at a discount and then leased back to former owners amid concerns over consumer protection ...
By FT.com On: 15/05/08 4:34
Agent provocateur
The start of the mating season has left Ed Mead feeling all hot and bothered. ...
By Telegraph.co.uk On: 15/05/08 1:01
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