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UK house prices drop 10.5% in 12 months
Property prices in the UK have seen an annual double-digit drop for the first time since the final quarter of 1990, figures show.
Stamp duty threshold raised to £175,000
Homebuyers in the UK will not have to pay stamp duty on properties costing £175,000 or less for the next 12 months.
Mortgage repossession orders rise
The number of homeowners facing repossession orders after failing to keep up with mortgage payments is on the up, figures show.
Cheap flights boost property prices abroad
Low cost airlines are fuelling a house price boom on the Spanish coast, according to international property agents Savills.
First Time Buyers Hit Hardest
The great mortgage give-away is over. The credit crunch crisis is worsening and lenders are tightening their criteria.
Emerging markets provide haven from subprime crisis
With the stock markets taking yet another heavy blow this month, can we be sure that the sector is lucrative enough to make any money at all this year?
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 Rock is best performing seaside townThe upmarket Cornish resort of Rock was the top-performing seaside town for property price rises in 2007, a new report has found. |
 Home movers fall for the charm of the WestcountryUK home movers are flocking to the Westcountry, according to a study of over half a million address changes by Royal Mail. |
 Final straw for thatchersThe character of our countryside is under threat from a crisis that's shaking the rafters of the thatching industry. |
 Exeter student market looks strongRelationships between landlords and tenants can vary considerably: the 999network went to Exeter to find out about the student lettings market. |
 Historic Cornish cottage up for sale at £550,000A quaint and secluded cottage in Cornwall has been put up for sale at £550,000. |
 Second homes boom in South WestOne in every 27 properties in Devon and Cornwall is a holiday home, according to a Western Morning News (WMN) survey. |
 South West tops UK property hotspotsCounties in the South West trounced the rest of the country as the most popular places to look for property in February, research finds. |
 South West property market to slow in 2008The South West housing market will record slower growth in 2008, international property agents King Sturge has predicted. |
 South West property market: What's in store for 2008?Guy Weston, property expert at King Sturge, looks at what's in store for the South West property market in 2008. |
 House prices rise by nearly 5%The South West remains one of the most expensive places to buy a property in the UK, figures show. |
 Wide appeal draws homebuyers to PlymouthPlymouth is attracting a broad range of buyers, reports email4property.co.uk, as terraced and semi-detached homes hold on to the top spot with modern homebuyers. |
 Boost for Exeter city centre livingProperty developer Justin Developments has acquired a key development site close to Exeter city centre which is to be revitalised following a decade of dereliction. |
 Housing targets are too ambitious, expert saysGovernment targets for the provision of new homes across the South West are totally unrealistic, according to a leading property expert. |
 Good news for home buyersThe second-home ownership bubble in the Westcountry could finally be about to burst, according to a financial planning expert. |
 Coastal areas are retirement hot spotsToday's pensioner still loves to be beside the sea, according to SmartNewHomes.com, as coastal areas top the hot spots for brand new retirement properties in the UK. |
 People flock to live in South WestA growing number of British people have moved to the South West of England in the past decade, new figures show. |
 Repossessions reach two-year highThe number of South West properties offered at auction has reached a two-year high, figures show. |
Property & Real Estate - around the network
Dubai: Prospects for 2008
BuyAssociation.co.uk property editor Paul Collins looks into the property market in Dubai, and what might be in store for investors in the near future.
Property prices heat up on the Canary Islands
2007 was a difficult year for Spain's property market and for the seven Canary Islands located off the north western coast of mainland Africa it was no exception.
Dollar deals
With sterling trading at record levels against the US dollar in the past few months, many buyers have shied away from investing in the US.
Bright horizons
Buying a home overseas through leaseback can make it easy to find a dream home that's tax efficient and generates guaranteed rental income, says Susan Wright.
House prices to fall in 2008, experts warn
The majority of regions in England will see average house prices fall in 2008, experts have predicted.
Malta property a great investment
Malta remains an excellent place to invest in property and the country may be the success story of 2008, says a property specialist.
UK second home hotspots
Many head to the coast not in search of a new base, but a second home for the warmer months. Where are they buying?
Morocco emerging as property hotspot
Despite being only a three-hour flight from the UK, Morocco is a world apart.
Turkish property hotspots for 2008
Dominic Whiting, editor of the Buying in Turkey guide, picks the hottest property spots for the year ahead.
Living in Las Vegas
America's playground, Las Vegas, was still part of Mexico until 1855, and since then has developed at such a rate to become one of the biggest and most-visited parts of the US.
Buying 'more expensive than renting'
The cost of buying a house with a mortgage in England and Wales is now more expensive than the cost of renting it, a report shows.
10 top tips for adding value to your property
With bumper property prices and high interest rates, many homeowners are deciding to stay put rather than move.
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