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A record number of landlords are experiencing growing levels of tenant demand, with many predicting that demand will continue to rise over the next 12 months.

The average number of transactions per surveyor fell to less than one per week in September as a lack of mortgage finance continued to stifle the ability of buyers to access the market says the latest RICS' UK housing market survey.

As energy bills continue to soar, it seems that more people now realise that going green is a great way to save money, as well as save the planet.

Roll up your sleeves, pull on a pair of rubber gloves and dig that ladder out of the shed - it's time to celebrate National Gutters Day 2008! Although it might not be the most glamorous date in your diary, Friday November 28th is the day when spending just a little time to clear leaves and other debris from your gutters and drains could actually save you from having to spend hundreds of pounds at a later date to put right any damage caused by blockages.

When Les and Penny Morris decided to sell their house in Heron Ridge so they could move closer to their family in the Beeston area, they didn't need to look any further than David Wilson East Midlands' Birkin Fields development to find their dream home.

The government's latest announcement to help homeowners beat soaring gas and electricity bills is a step in the right direction but, according to Bryant Homes, doesn't support the thousands of homeowners in the UK not in fuel poverty but who are still being hit hard by price hikes.

House buyers in England pay more for a property in an area close to a top state school, according to research conducted on behalf of Halifax, by Cranfield School of Management.

Many of us will pay over a £20,000 premium to secure an ideal location, according to research from Halifax Estate Agents.

SHIP (Safe Home Income Plans), has launched a consumer checklist on the Do's and Don'ts of sale and rent back in response to increasing consumer confusion.

More and more families are likely to consider upgrading or extending their existing home to house extended family in the future, according to research by Halifax Home Insurance.

A recent survey asked NAEA members what they believe is the best way to increase the saleability of a home.

The Association of Home Information Pack Providers has responded to a report following a Birmingham Trading Standards investigation.

New research shows that 79% of renters are worried about the cost of their household bills. This is at a time when bills are a hefty slice of UK households' expense budget, with the average UK household currently paying the equivalent of 20% of the average rent (£6760) on their gas and electricity bills (£1360).

Buying new not only means your home is considered more secure, but according to Bryant Homes, you can save around 25%* on your home insurance premiums as a result.

Much has been written about the housing market over the past few months, much of it bad news. But the negative headlines, which seem to commandeer the media, don’t tell the whole story.

Following the nationalisation of the mortgage business of Bradford & Bingley, there have been a number of commentators quick to support the view that buy-to-let, as a concept, has come off the rails.

Have you ever dreamt of designing your own home but not known where to start? Do you wish your home had an extra room or a different layout? Would you like to build your own home in a specific location? Whatever your requirements, the team at Consero Bespoke can help you build your dream home.

Falling house prices; rising tenant demand; the slow sales market and the new stamp duty holiday all add up to some exciting opportunities for landlords, according to Leaders, one of the UK’s largest independently owned letting specialists.

Tenants are still losing thousands of pounds in deposits each month by not sticking to tenancy agreements, according to mydeposits.co.uk, a Government-authorised tenancy deposit protection scheme.

Sainsbury's Home Insurance reports that a fifth (21%) of British homeowners plan to undertake major structural changes to their properties between May 2008 and May 2009, which is good news for those in England as new rules from October 1st will allow loft conversions and rear extensions to be added to homes without owners having to seek planning permission.

Designed to give you complete control of lighting, heating and digital entertainment in your property, the new Open AV software is an extremely user friendly, practical solution which transforms your home to be fully automated, and because it is based on a web platform it is easily tailored to suit specific individual requirements.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it's David Wilson East Midlands' Alan Hodges skydiving from 13,000 feet to raise money for Breast Cancer Care. Alan, a Customer Service Executive at the company's head office in Bardon Hill, regularly participates in sporting events for charity, but wanted to do something a bit more daring this time around so decided that leaping 13,000 feet from a moving plane would prove to be just the challenge.

With recent changes to the planning rules making it easier to extend or remodel your home, now is a great time to think about how you can add space and value to your property.

Who says the housing market is in the doldrums? To judge by the recent launches of three major new developments in Edgware, Harrow Weald and Hendon you would not have thought so!

Hillreed Homes, a major development company operating in Kent, Sussex and Hampshire realises that the reason a number of people are not moving is their difficulty in finding a buyer for their own property. However, by buying a brand new home through Hillreed the company is offering what they feel is a unique service in helping buyers proceed.