A report has indicated that property prices for homes in rural areas are on average 16 per cent higher than for properties in urban areas. The annual report, produced by Halifax Rural Housing Review, says that prices for rural properties have increased by 35 per cent since 2001. Average rural property prices are on average £27,000 higher than urban property prices. However, since the property...
A study has indicated that Norfolk’s property market may be in crisis due to the amount of home owners in the region decreasing. The study, carried out by the National Housing Federation, forecasts that home ownership in the East of England will drop to under 65% by 2021, and house prices will rise higher than anywhere in the country in the next five years. The study also highlights that rent in...
A German car specialist garage is offering truck and van servicing as part of its suite of services to customers. MotorAid Ltd is offering the specialist van and truck service and repair in Essex to customers whether they have one or two vehicles or a fleet of commercial vans. Vans that are Class 4, 5 and 7 and also minibuses will be serviced. Vans can be of all ages, whether older or new models...
A new development in Suffolk has been launched by local East Anglian house builder Hopkins Homes. The new homes are located at Abbotts Grange in Saxmundham and consist of two bedroom apartments, two, three and four bedroom family houses and a two bedroom bungalow. There are ten styles of houses and apartments, and most properties come with a garage and parking space. All of the properties have...
A brand new development in Essex has been launched by Weston Homes. The new homes for sale in Essex are at Saxton Park in Grays on the site of the former Grays Athletic Football Club located there for over 103 years. The new development features a variety of 95 new homes including two bedroom apartments and two, three and four bedroom family homes, coach houses and town houses. All of the new...
According to figures published by the Department for Communities and Local Government this week, the latest UK house price index shows that UK house prices decreased by 1.5% during the year to July 2011. The latest data which is based upon the number of mortgage completions during July 2011 also indicates that the house prices increased by 0.3% during the month of July. Overall in the UK property...
The UK’s largest house builder is hosting a first time buyer event this weekend on 10th and 11th September. Barratt Homes will be hosting the event at one of their new developments in Essex called Reflections located in Colchester. Buyers can visit and see the new development and talk to the Barratt Homes team about the FirstBuy scheme available on the new homes. The expanding development is at a...
Brand new homes in Kent have been launched to popular demand by Weston Homes, an independent house builder company. The new homes for sale in Kent are located at Swale Park which is outside of Whitstable which is a popular coastal town. The development consists of 236 modern new homes in a variety of layouts and sizes and is also close to rural areas. Included as part of the development are one...
A local Cambridgeshire house builder has launched a new development exclusively for buyers aged 55 and over. The new homes for sale in Cambridgeshire are located at Spinney House in Yaxley near the city of Peterborough. The new development consists of 14 new build apartments located in an exclusive development. The new homes are one and two bedroom duplex apartments that have been finished using...
A Porsche specialist in Essex will be giving away free MOTs with every Porsche service during September 2011. MotorAid Ltd offer Porsche servicing in Essex and across the East London area and will be offering their clients free MOTs when they get their Porsches serviced at the centre. MotorAid Ltd has a team of qualified and trained technicians who are able to carry out a comprehensive MOT test...