Property

Research commissioned by HSBC reveals Brits from the South West take just 23 hours to make a decision on making an offer on a house purchase which is six hours fewer than when they are organising what to wear...

University will Move all Teaching and Learning to Edgbaston and City Centre Having already committed over £180m in developing its estate and learning facilities, Birmingham City University has unveiled plans for a further £58m improvements to consolidate to two campus...

House Seekers Move Abroad For Affordable Homes A fifth of disillusioned house hunters in the UK would consider leaving the country due to the cost involved in getting on the housing ladder. The United States is the most popular location with...

Landlords Estimate That Rents Will Increase By 1.8% In The Next Year. Landlords in the UK expect rent rises to slow over the next 12 months to below the target rate of inflation, according to a the latest survey from...

A Dudley takeaway that has had a has scoring a stomach-churning zero hygiene rating has been fined. Environmental health inspectors at Dudley Council found the Kings Takeaway in Brierley Hill, High Street all rusty, damaged and unclean equipment during a...

  Two thirds say there’s a strong sense of community where they live: East Midlands comes out top Just under six in ten socialise with neighbours and almost one in five consider them close friends Over four in ten...

A new plan to build 101 houses on the former Arvin Meritor site, in Stirchley has been proposed, bringing an end to a prolonged dispute that has spanned over a decade to open a supermarket in the city outskirts. In...

Fastest Month on Month IncreaseHouse lending approvals have seen the fastest month on month increase in over five and a half years, up 9.1%. There were 65,778 house purchase approvals but on an annual basis they fell 12.9%. ...

Politicians Urged to End Unnecessary Charge Politicians have been challenged to end the “money for old rope” fees charged for rental properties by letting agents.   Entrepreneurial couple Jag and Bal Hir, of Find Me a Landlord, based at The Courtyard,...

Numbers at their Lowest Since 2006 The figure of homes being reposed has fallen by 26% compared to the previous year, the lowest since 2006. Out of the 21,000 the total number of repossessions, 16,100 were on owner occupied properties, and...