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Last generated: Wed Feb 22 06:07:28 GMT 2012
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Westminster City Council and London Business School have opened talks over the future of Old Marylebone Town Hall that could result in the famous building undergoing an extensive revamp.
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Plans for a new 15-acre residential and business development in the Nine Elms regeneration zone have been approved by Wandsworth Council.
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:16:18 GMT - New sellers increased average asking prices by 4.1% (to ?233,252) in February, according to Rightmove. The monthly surge was the strongest since April 2002, as sellers remained scarce. There was also evidence of increasing housing market confidence, backed by a rise in the number of mortgage products available with a 10% deposit (up a third [...]
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Comedian Paul O'Grady attended the recent re-opening of Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens following an extensive refurbishment.
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:01:01 GMT - Rents rose by 0.1% in January, to an average ?712, according to LSL Property Services. Last month’s increase marked the first rise for the month since the firm’s records began and took annual rental inflation to 4.3% (December 4%). On a monthly basis, rents rose the fastest in the West Midlands and South West, where [...]
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Surbiton Farmers' Market is starting up once again on February 18th 2012 after a winter break, offering more stalls than ever.
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - The Queen will be paying a visit to Edgware's Hindu state school Krishna Avanti as part of her Diamond Jubilee regional tour.
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Haringey Council has approved new regeneration plans centred on the creation of an expanded football stadium for Tottenham Hotspur.
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Hammersmith & Fulham Council has approved new plans to improve Shepherds Bush Market and the surrounding area.
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:58:40 GMT - House sales edged up slightly in January, as first-time buyers looked to beat the stamp duty concession, which ends next month. According to the latest poll by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), 12% more respondents reported rises, rather than falls, in newly agreed sales since the start of the year. And with a [...]
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:00:13 GMT - First-time buyer numbers increased in December, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). During the month, there were 18,700 loans advanced to first-time buyers, with the figure up 7% from November. CML data also show a 3% rise in the number of properties purchased below the stamp duty concession, which leaves first-time buyers free [...]
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Parents and residents in Camden are being consulted over new plans to expand the local Hawley School, allowing it to accept older students.
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Hackney locals are responding positively to the new Banner Repeater arts space that has been set up at Hackney Downs station.
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:30:08 GMT - The Government has announced a new ?20 million safety net to help ensure that repossession remains the last resort for struggling mortgage borrowers. According to Housing Minister, Grant Shapps, the Preventing Repossessions Fund gives councils in England the opportunity to offer interest-free loans of less than ?5,000, or grants to help ease debt pressures, giving [...]
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - New plans to improve stop and shop parking in Ealing are set to be rolled out by the local council.
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:51:54 GMT - House prices in England and Wales slipped 0.2% in January, according to the LSL/Acadametrics index, with the annual rate of decline standing at 1.4% (December -0.9%). At ?218,992, the value of the typical home fell for the third consecutive month, dropping more than expected, given the normal seasonal slowdown. LSL Property Services commercial director, David [...]
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Bromley has benefitted from an award-winning outreach centre in St Paul's Cray, it has been claimed.
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:26:08 GMT - Last year 36,200 homes were taken back by first-charge mortgage lenders, the lowest annual total since 2007, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). Buy-to-let properties accounted for 5,900 repossessions in 2011, up from 4,700 in 2010. However, arrears improved across both the buy-to-let and owner-occupier sectors and as 2011 drew to a close, [...]
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - The London borough of Southwark is to have a commemorative statue installed to celebrate the 200th birthday of novelist Charles Dickens.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:19:16 GMT - Demand for property from buy to let landlords may be in great demand but buying a home in the UK is more than a ?100 a month cheaper than renting, according to research by Halifax. The bank states that the typical monthly cost of buying a three-bedroom house...
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:18:56 GMT - Property investment landlords who specialise in student accommodation recently received the news that there has been a 7.4percent drop in UK university applications for the 2012/13 academic year. Landlords were...
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:18:38 GMT - Buy to let landlords and holiday rental home owners who have invested in properties in flood risk areas could find they are unable to get insured this year. The ?Statement of principles? previously agreed between the...
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:18:21 GMT - An accreditation scheme for landlords, which is the first of its kind in Hertfordshire, has been jointly introduced by Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council and the University of Hertfordshire. Landlords and estate agents...
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:17:24 GMT - A private landlord has been found guilty for failing to protect his tenants against fire and dampness in the house they rented from him. John Michael Laurie of Copt Grove Road, Yeadon, Leeds, was found guilty at...
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Colindale in Barnet could be set to benefit from a major injection of funding that would prove instrumental in the regeneration of the Grahame Park estate.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Bexley Council has provided an update for local residents on the measures it is taking to prepare the area for the Olympic Games this summer.
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:35:47 GMT - Nearly a third of Britons think that UK house prices will rise rather than fall in 2012, according to the latest Halifax Housing Market Confidence tracker. With only 22% of respondents expecting house price declines, the lender’s outlook balance has moved into positive territory of +7, compared with a reading of -2% in October. The [...]
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Car owners in Fulham are being provided with a greater supply of parking spaces and facilities across the borough.
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - The Bromley area is to benefit from new funding for a heritage centre near Biggin Hill airfield that will honour World War II servicemen and women.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:53:44 GMT - Halifax has provided a welcome boost to the UK housing market, having worked out that the value of the average home rose 0.6% in January, to ?160,907. The increase is only the second in the past six months and left January also registering a quarterly fall of 0.9% and an annual decline of 1.8%. According [...]
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Harrow Council has announced new budget arrangements designed to help safeguard frontline services, while achieving necessary cost reductions.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Borehamwood's Aberford Park will be among the six Hertsmere parks in the running for a Green Flag Award this summer.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:21:06 GMT - Homeowners-cum-tenants who have been ripped off by sale-and-rent (SRB) firms may be in line for compensation. SRB firms offer to buy homes and then let them back to their previous owners. However, according to a review of the market by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), most deals offered are either “unaffordable or unsuitable”. The regulator [...]
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Islington Council has published a new planning brief that outlines plans for the development of the current Highbury Roundhouse site.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Ruislip Manor businesses are set to receive support on how to improve their services as part of a new council scheme.
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:02:01 GMT - Colin Port, Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police, has denied claims made in a recent statement by buy to let landlord Chris Jefferies that officers leaked information to the press about him following his arrest on suspicion of the murder of Joanna Yeates.
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:01:48 GMT - Buy to let landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) have been reshaping their portfolios during the past year with more of them buying than selling properties. But although research from the Association of...
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:01:34 GMT - A survey of intermediaries carried out by Paragon Mortgages has revealed that more than half of those questioned (53 percent) expect to do more buy to let mortgage business in 2012 than they did last...
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:01:16 GMT - A landlord has been fined ?8,500 and ordered to pay costs of ?1,500 for failing to maintain a gas fire safely at one of his properties. David Ian Douglas-Law of Penally, Tenby, received the fine at Haverfordwest Magistrates? Court after being prosecuted by the...
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:56 GMT - The number of landlords accredited through the National Landlords Association (NLA) Accreditation Scheme has more than doubled over the past year. The scheme has now accredited more than one thousand landlords since its initial launch in 2010.
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:40 GMT - Rents fell for a second successive month in December, according to the latest Buy to Let Index from LSL Property Services plc. In December, the average rent in England and Wales fell by 0.8 percent to ?711 per month. Despite the monthly fall, annual rental inflation increased.
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:17 GMT - The Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and Aico - the UK?s largest supplier of domestic smoke alarms - have joined forces as part of a Fire Kills campaign to promote the use of mains powered smoke alarms in privately rented properties.
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:02 GMT - A new service to help landlords identify troublesome tenants has been launched from an office in South London by Steve Hanbury as an additional branch to his family?s buy to let business. Hanbury said this involvement in the rental business was behind...
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:59:47 GMT - An easing in the demand for rental property and a rise in the numbers of tenants struggling to meet their monthly rent payments signals that the rental market may be softening, new research suggests.
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:56:51 GMT - Property investment landlords should head for Peterborough as it is the best area in England to buy a rental property. This claim is made in a new monthly Yield Index produced by independent estate and...
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - South Kensington residents can take advantage of the significant improvements on Exhibition Road after the revamped area was officially opened to the public this week.
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - The new ?12 million Akerman Health Centre will open in Brixton at the end of the summer.
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Redbridge has been named as one of England's top ten local authority areas in terms of the quality of its state schools.
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - A special musical event has been held in Bermondsey to celebrate the official launch of the new Phoenix Primary School.
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Olympic athlete and Bow resident Perri Shakes-Drayton has backed Tower Hamlets' bid to be named the UK's next city.
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Libraries in Sutton will be running a series of fun events and activities on February 4th 2012 to mark National Libraries Day.
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Forest Hill offers Londoners a picturesque place to live, as well as a wide range of amenities, cultural locations and places of interest.
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Wandsworth Council leaders have welcomed new road regulations that will help to protect Londoners against disruptions caused by road works.
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will be paying a visit to the Waltham Forest area in March 2012 as part of the monarch's Diamond Jubilee tour.
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Peckham offers one of the most lively and diverse locales in all of London, with a truly multicultural populace and a bright future.
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Sidcup High Street is set to undergo extensive improvements thanks to a new funding pledge from the mayor of London.
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Fitzrovia offers residents a varied array of amenities and local businesses, underpinned by a rich bohemian cultural background.
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Greenwich Council is briefing residents on its plans for traffic and parking management surrounding the busy period during the Olympic Games.
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Recycling bins are to be introduced across Harrow, making it easier for residents to dispose of waste in a responsible manner.
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Hillingdon has been selected to represent London at the Britain in Bloom competition this summer.
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Barking and Dagenham will be conducting a series of improvement works in the area that will help to ease congestion for local motorists.
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Wimbledon will be among the locations in Merton to undergo extensive improvements thanks to a multimillion-pound funding commitment.
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Authorities in Richmond have published a new local guide to the area to help raise the profile of businesses, hotels and attractions.
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Kentish Town provides residents with a lively and modish place to live, with its wide range of shops, healthy nightlife and comprehensive amenities.
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:24:36 GMT - Landlords and letting agents can look forward to another bumper year, due to the continuation of low interest rates and the gradual easing of lending restrictions by financial institutions which has seen many buy to let investors return to the marketplace to expand...
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:24:23 GMT - New research by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) estimates that 30,640 homes in Wales, including many in the private rented sector, will be put out of reach of people on housing benefit as a result of...
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:24:08 GMT - A landlord who put a family of eight at risk after he failed to make sure gas safety checks were carried out at a house in Lancashire, has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Rashid Hussain...
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:23:55 GMT - The National Landlords Association (NLA) has published guidelines for homeowners who are considering becoming a landlord and letting out their home. With the possibility of UK property prices...
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:23:19 GMT - A total of 11 adults, a child and a baby were found to be living at an HMO in 183 Wells Road, Bristol when it was inspected by housing officers from Bristol City Council. They decided to prosecute the landlords after...
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Balham town centre is to undergo improvements after ?1.9 million was allocated to help support local projects.
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Greenwich is to stage a celebration following the announcement that the area will become a royal borough in February 2012.
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:53:03 GMT - The changes to the way Local Housing Allowance was paid in 2008 had overwhelming negative repercussions for British buy to let landlords. And now the Coalition Government?s cuts to housing benefits could have a devastating impact on people relying on the...
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:52:47 GMT - Council tenants in England who become ?landlords? by sub-letting their homes will face up to two years in prison and fines of up to ?50,000 under government proposals. It is estimated that approximately 160,000 tenants sub-let their homes to other people and are...
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:52:24 GMT - Almost one million people have taken out a payday loan to help pay their rent or mortgage in the last 12 months, according to a new survey from the homeless charity Shelter. The survey also reveals that almost...
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:52:04 GMT - The Landlord Syndicate, a group formed in 2009 by some of the leading players from the buy to let industry, say that whilst the rental market is buoyant, the pace at which it has expanded means buy to let ...
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:51:36 GMT - House purchase lending in November experienced a year-on-year rise for only the second time in 2011, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. Loans for house purchase totalled 47,000 (worth ?6.9 billion) in November, a 4 percent rise...
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:51:18 GMT - Landlords and letting agents can look forward to another bumper year, due to the continuation of low interest rates and the gradual easing of lending restrictions by financial institutions which has seen many buy to let investors return to the marketplace to expand...
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:50:53 GMT - The number of reluctant landlords is still on the rise according to the latest research from the Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA). During Q3 2011, nearly half (47 percent) of ARLA member agents surveyed reported a rise in the number of...
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced a major new funding commitment that will support for regeneration schemes in Barnet and many other areas across the capital.
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Croydon Council is seeking feedback from the public on plans to make improvements to the Central Parade area of New Addington.
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Traditional lollipop school crossing patrol services in Bromley have been saved, thanks to new organisational arrangements worked out by authorities.
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - A top primary school in Southwark has been presented with its fourth national award recognising its commitment to the arts.
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Harrow Council has announced new plans for its local children's centres that will allow all 16 to remain open, despite budgetary cutbacks.
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster residents will benefit from access to the largest free wi-fi zone in Europe over the coming months.
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Hackney Council has announced plans to open the new Dalston CLR James library on January 23rd 2012.
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - A revamp of Rainbow Leisure Centre in Epsom and Ewell has been officially completed, providing residents with access to new facilities.
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Initial plans to extend Orpington's Bromley Museum have been approved by authorities, a move that could help to make the site more accessible and better equipped.
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Artist Andy Scott has been chosen to create a pair of sculptures that will be featured at a new public square due to open in the Crayford area of Bexley.
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Residents of Acton are being asked to share their opinions on plans to implement ?500,000 of planned improvements in the town centre.
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - New Key Stage 2 test results have shown that Greenwich primary schools are rated among the top 25 per cent in the country.
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Hounslow Council is to carry out a number of schemes aimed at promoting recycling efforts in the local area.
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:15:39 GMT - After a challenging year in the housing market, things may be set to get worse before they improve for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) says the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA).
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:15:09 GMT - The London Assembly is attempting to improve conditions for the growing number of Londoners living in the private rented sector by calling for longer tenancies of at least five years and tax incentives for landlords who improve their properties.
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:14:51 GMT - A buy to let property purchase is a valuable asset and steps need to be taken to protect this investment says letting specialist Belvoir. The company has come up with six pieces of advice to make sure landlords get...
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:14:34 GMT - Tenants are being let down by an unregulated lettings market, with significant upfront costs, variable fees and a lack of transparency around charges, according to a new report published today by independent think tank, the Resolution Foundation.
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:14:23 GMT - Average rental prices rose by 19 percent in Cambridge during 2011 according to independent lettings agent haart - higher than anywhere else in the UK other than London. Prices have soared in the last 12 months on the back of increased demand and a relative...
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:13:53 GMT - Rents dipped for the first time in 10 months, according to the latest buy to let Index from LSL Property Services plc. In November, the average rent in England and Wales fell by 0.4 percent to ?717 per month.
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:13:37 GMT - VisitBritain seems to be sending out mixed messages to landlords and holiday home owners regarding visitors during the upcoming Olympics. The tourist organisation was recently reported as saying that the London...
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:13:20 GMT - Landlords have seen the increase in demand for rented properties in London make the cost of renting a home in the capital soar to being an average of 80 percent more expensive than the rest of the UK ? the largest difference ever seen, according to new research.
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:13:04 GMT - Following the latest figures from homeless charity Shelter, nearly one out of every 100 households in the United Kingdom is under threat of eviction by a mortgage lender or landlord. This news follows months of reports outlining the increase in rent arrears...
