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Dubai: Empty eastern promises
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
It was meant to be the hottest investment on the planet, but the Dubai downturn has left buyers believing the boom was merely a mirage, as off-plan properties stand unfinished and investors count the cost. Laura Latham reports
Sam Dunn: 'Can we give our children the house and carry on living in it?'
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
House Doctor
Home repossessions rise
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
The number of people who lost their homes rose by 3 per cent during the third quarter of the year.
Can't sell your home? Why not swap it instead?
Sunday, 13 December 2009
In this challenging property market, house-swap websites offer an interesting alternative. Chiara Cavaglieri reports
House Doctor: 'Do I have to wait till spring to sell my flat?'
Wednesday, 9 December 2009
Question: I need to sell my flat before heading overseas next May but would prefer to do it sooner rather than later – and want to put it on the market now. Yet everyone tells me to wait at least until spring or even Easter. Would I really be wasting my time if I put it on the market before Christmas? DB, Ipswich
2009 property roundup: False hopes and fewer sales
Wednesday, 9 December 2009
Estate agents have been busy talking up a ‘booming’ market - but 2009 has not heralded the start of the long-awaited recovery. Graham Norwood reports on a year of over-optimism
Supply shortage helps boost house prices
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
House prices rose for the fifth month in a row during November as the market continued to be boosted by a shortage of homes for sale, figures showed today.
Sam Dunn: ‘Should we try a sealed-bid sale, or use the tried and tested method?’
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
House Doctor
Welcome to the self-building boom
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
It’s so stressful it can lead to divorce – but do-it-yourself housing is more popular than ever, as an army of cost-conscious amateur builders construct their way out of recession. Jonathan Christie reports
House prices rise for seventh month
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
House prices rose for the seventh month in a row during November but there are further signs that the pace of the recovery is beginning to ease, figures showed today.
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