Strathclyde Homes' Innovative 'Rent To Buy' Scheme
Wise consumers are used to adopting a 'try before you buy' policy for cars to clothes to jewellery. However, this has never been an available option on a new home - well, not until now.
Pace of House Price Falls Slows in June
House prices fell by 0.9% in June, less than half the rate of the previous month
Resolution Hardens Among Buy to Let Investors
Buy to Let landlords are increasingly resolved to maintain their portfolios of residential investment property.
NHBC Welcome Launch of Zero Carbon Hub
NHBC has welcomed the launch of the 'Zero Carbon Hub' - the new public and private partnership, which has been charged with making zero carbon homes a reality from 2016.
Government support welcomed by home building industry
Homes for Scotland has given a cautious welcome to the support announced by the Scottish Government for the pressurised home building industry in its statement delivered at the Scottish Parliament on 24th June 2008.
Bothy Development plans at Edinburgh's Botanics unveiled
A pioneering partnership between the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and heritage developers, Life PD Homes (Life), is about to see the transformation of a rundown bothy into a comfortable, fully functioning facility for the volunteers and users of the Botanic's horticultural therapy programme.
A Good Time to go Shopping for a Gladedale Home
The Gladedale Group has decided to tackle the credit crunch by helping purchasers obtain 100% of their dream home for just 75% of the price.
Gross lending edges down in May
Gross lending totalled an estimated £25.5 billion in May, down only 2% from £26.1 billion in April but 19% from the £31.5 billion high in May 2007, according to the CML.
Back Tenancy Deposit Protection
ARLA, the Association of Residential Letting Agents, called on the Scottish Parliament to back Tenancy Deposit Protection without re-inventing the wheel.
MSPs told home building targets being placed at risk
Homes for Scotland, the organisation representing companies building 95% of the new homes built for sale, has issued a stark warning about the severe impact the credit crunch is having on one of Scotland's key industries
The £6 Trillion Island
New figures out today reveal that, despite the recent housing market slump, the total combined value of all residential properties in Great Britain currently stands at over £5.8 trillion.
Cost Cutting Homeowners Opt for a DIY Move
The average homeowner spends £7434 moving home
A fifth of British homeowners planning to invest in structural changes in next 12 months
A third of homeowners are unaware they must inform buildings insurer first
Scottish Household stats released
Scotland's Chief Statistician today published Headline Results from the 2007 Scottish Household Survey.
Landowners are willing to sell for affordable rural housing
RICS affordable housing research
Home improvement costs up by 20%
RICS / BCIS Property Makeover Price Guide 2008
New 'one stop' energy shop
A new advice network to help Scots cut their fuel bills was launched today.
Lenders Jeopardising Scottish Government's Housing Targets
Home builders call for urgent action NOW
Climate Challenge Fund
A new £18.8 million fund to help communities take local action to tackle the global threat of climate change opens for business today.
Investment in Scottish Housing
The Scottish Government has announced a planned investment of £1.5 billion which is expected to create at least 21,500 new approved affordable homes by 2011.
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