|
|
||||
|
Search
My Favorite Web Logs
Recent Articles
This Month
Month Archive
Login
|
Friday, June 29
Housing quality and consumer rights to improve
by
Jet-to-Let Magazine
on Fri 29 Jun 2007 17:28 BST
The OFT study into house building in the UK should focus more on the poor quality, rather than the current problems in housing stock, claims New Build Inspections. The OFT study investigating the £20bn house building industry aims to improve consumer satisfaction and increase the number of new homes. However, ... more »
Ireland to abolish stamp duty for first-time buyers
by
Jet-to-Let Magazine
on Fri 29 Jun 2007 17:26 BST
Irish Finance Minister Brian Cowen on Wednesday published proposed legislation that will exempt first-time house buyers from paying a stamp duty levy on their new homes. The bill, which Cowen hopes to get enacted before lawmakers begin their summer break on July 5, will end months of uncertainty that analysts ... more »
Mortgage approvals up but lending slows
by
Jet-to-Let Magazine
on Fri 29 Jun 2007 17:24 BST
Mortgage approvals rose in May for the first time since January but lending secured on dwellings slowed unexpectedly, notching its smallest increase in more than a year, official data shows. The mixed signals on the housing market are unlikely to alter expectations that the Bank of England will raise interest ... more »
Europe to fight Spanish land grab laws
by
Jet-to-Let Magazine
on Fri 29 Jun 2007 17:22 BST
Embattled Spanish homeowners have taken a major step forward in their fight against land grab laws after the European Commission launched legal action against Spain's controversial legislation. Houses owned by foreigners in Valencia, many of them British, have been demolished or left virtually worthless by property developers exploiting the rules. ... more » |
|||
