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London Rent Rates Fall by 0.8% in Q1 2012

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:19:08 +0100

According to the latest Prime Central London Lettings Index published in March 2012 by Knihgt Frank, commercial property rent rates in London fell by 0.1%, taking...

Energy Performance Certificates to Offer Better Advice

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:51:21 +0100

The UK government recently announced that homeowners, house buyers and tenants will be offered a better and clearer advice on energy efficiency of their homes.The...

UK Hotel Property Market Still Busy – Colliers International

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:26:57 +0000

Despite the reports by certain commentators suggesting the market of hotel property in the UK is stagnant, Colliers International claims that the outlook is still...

Unique Floating Home to Be Built in the UK

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:00:20 +0000

For the first time in the UK, an approval for the construction of an amphibious home was granted.The modern 225 sq m house designed by Baca Architects will be built...

UK Broadband Speeds Rise by 22% in 6 Months

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:18:19 +0000

According to the latest report by UK telecoms watchdog Ofcom, broadband speeds in Great Britain have increased by 22% in the past year.The average speed has climbed...

House Prices Report Published by Nationwide

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:00:16 +0000

The latest report published yesterday, on February 1st by Nationwide Building Society suggests that UK house prices have fallen in the first month of the year by...

Mortgages Most Affordable in Scotland

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:41:09 +0000

According to the latest report by the Bank of Scotland, mortgage payments in the country hit the highest level of affordability in Q4 2011.As such, an average mortgage...

Land Registry Publishes House Price Index for September 2011

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:25:17 +0000

All major banks, estate agencies and governmental organisations released reports on UK house prices in the end of October. One of the most reliable reports is the...

Confidence in UK Commercial Property Is Reduced

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:36:46 +0100

Lloyds Banking Group experts have reported deduced confidence in UK commercial property market sector, which, in their opinion, might signal the beginning of...

Hometrack Reports a 0.1% Fall in UK House Prices

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 07:07:35 +0100

UK property experts cannot agree on house prices in August. This time, Hometrack reports a 0.1% fall in prices.Today, on October 3rd Hometrack released its...

UK House Prices Rise Insignificantly in September

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:30:11 +0100

An average UK house was priced at 166,256 pounds in September, which is up by 0.1% from the reading in August, says Nationwide.The latest figures on UK house...

UK House Prices to Fall Another 4% - Reuters

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:01:48 +0100

UK house prices should fall by another 4% next year, says Reuters based on an opinion poll performed among UK market watchers.A poll performed by Reuters on...

Asking House Prices in UK Rise by 0.7%

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:56:47 +0100

UK asking house prices increase by 0.7% in September as sellers are determined that activity on the market will improve in the run up to Christmas.According to...

UK House Prices Fall by 1.2% - Halifax

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 07:05:56 +0100

UK house prices fell in August 2011, and so did mortgage interest rates, according to the House Price Index by Halifax.The latest report on UK house prices,...

London Continues to Defy Housing Market Trends

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:32:54 +0100

While the property market in the UK continues to show sluggish or even negative growth, there is increasing evidence to show that London’s house prices are remaining resilient.

Halifax Publishes New UK Property Market Report

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:15:37 +0100

The sales of property in certain UK cities rose by almost 45%, while in several counties they fell by more than 30%.A research recently performed by Halifax...

UK Land Prices Rise by 10% in August 2011

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:54:07 +0100

Land values in the UK continue to grow and yet local as well as foreign investors are still willing to buy farmland.According to a report published by Smiths...

Housing Market Stagnation Continues

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:00:00 +0100

The latest housing market survey from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, released yesterday, makes for fairly grim reading for those with their house...

UK House Prices Fall in July 2011

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:04:03 +0100

The latest report published by UK property website Rightmove suggests that house prices fell in July. This is the first decrease in property prices registered...

Sully Island Up for Sale in Wales

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:08:00 +0100

According to the latest article published by The Guardian, estate agent Cooke Arkwright has put up Sully Island for sale for a bargain price.The land, which...

UK Farmland Prices Increase by 7% in a Year

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:31:26 +0100

According to the latest report by UK estate agency Knight Frank, farmland values in the country increased by 3% in Q2 2011. They are now almost 7% higher than...

Broadband Is Cheaper and Faster in UK Cities

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:06:53 +0100

A research recently carried out by Simplifydigital, UK-based online comparison service, revealed that Brits who live in rural areas pay twice as much for...

Rural Property in England Demanded by Buyers – Carter Jonas

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 06:56:23 +0100

According to a recent report by Carter Jonas, rural property in England is becoming more and more demanded by buyers.For instance, a piece of arable land in...

Nationwide House Index Records 0.3% Rise

Tue, 31 May 2011 07:01:02 +0100

The latest housing market report from nationwide has indicated a monthly increase in the value of houses, the latest in a series of minor fluctuations. The...

Ofcom Announce Telecoms Regulation Changes

Fri, 27 May 2011 07:00:00 +0100

Communications regulator Ofcom announced a raft of changes to the regulation of the telecoms market, including the banning of three-year contracts for...

Fuel Bills Push Up the Cost of Living

Tue, 24 May 2011 06:59:00 +0100

Research from Halifax suggests that the rising cost of utilities has resulted in household bills reaching their highest level since 2008. Despite falling...

Scottish Farmland to Face Investors’ Demand Soon

Fri, 06 May 2011 05:41:21 +0100

A report by UK estate agency Smiths Gore suggests that Scottish farmland will soon be as demanded as English farmland is. This will definitely lead to a rise...

Which? Wants Radio Switchover to Be Postponed

Thu, 05 May 2011 09:21:53 +0100

A lot of hassle recently was caused by switch to digital TV; meanwhile, switchover to digital radio is also worth to be mentioned.UK-based independent consumer...

Knight Frank Published Rural Report for Q1 2011

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:53:34 +0100

According to the latest Rural Report by Knight Frank, reputable UK estate agency, farmland values have survived the economic downturn mainly due to the...

Fujitsu to Introduce High Speed Broadband to UK Countryside

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:28:32 +0100

According to one of the latest articles by BBC, Japanese technology giant Fujitsu will soon create a super-fast broadband network to provide residents of UK...

UK House Prices Rise by 0.3% in February

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 07:23:46 +0100

According to the latest report by the communities and local government department (DCLG), UK house prices increase by 0.3% in February.Now, an average property...

UK Housing Market is "Flat"

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 07:00:00 +0100

The last two months have seen very little variation in the housing market, with prices remaining relatively level. Recent reports from the Royal Institute of...

Which? Comments on Electric and Diesel Cars

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:21:49 +0100

Earlier in March UK-based independent consumer group, Which?, said that electric cars are not any better than diesel cars, which caused negative reaction from...

Virgin Media Broadband Service Available in 1 Million Homes

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 04:57:46 +0000

Recently, broadband service by Virgin Media became available in more than 1 million homes in UK.The first time this service was introduced to Brits was in last...

UK Farmland Values to Increase by 9.7% in 2011 – Savills

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:01:37 +0000

A recent report by Savills showed that farmland values have increased dramatically in 2009 and 2010. The rise was most significant in the North of England,...

Young Brits Adopt “Social TV” Habits – Digital Clarity

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:11:06 +0000

The latest survey carried out by Digital Clarity, UK-based digital marketing agency, revealed that more and more young Brits use so-called "social TV."As...

Energy Consumers owe £624 Million

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 07:00:00 +0000

Customers in the UK are in debt to their energy suppliers to the tune of 624 million new figures from uSwitch.com show. Average debt now sits at 126, which...

UK Commercial Property Values Rise by 0.1%

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:28:38 +0000

According to the latest report published by IPD UK, commercial property values in UK rose by just 0.1% in January 2011.This slight increase only applied to...

Halifax House Price Index Records 0.9% Fall

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 07:00:12 +0000

Figures released on Friday by Halifax have suggested a 0.9% fall in the price of houses during February. The report suggests that the average house value now...

Broadband Providers Urged to Change Advertising Practice

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 09:31:57 +0000

Ofcom, Britain's watchdog for digital services, announced on Tuesday, March 2nd, that it wants all broadband providers to change their advertising...

UK Commercial Property Market Stabilises

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:02:50 +0000

A recent market analysis carried out by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) revealed that demand for UK commercial property stabilised in the...

Broadband Connection Adds Value to UK House Prices

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:24:37 +0000

A recent research carried out by ISPReview, web-based source of ISP Internet Service Provider Information, showed that UK houses with fast and reliable...

Housing Market Improving But Remains ‘Sluggish’

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 07:11:07 +0000

A new report from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the industry body which represents surveyors and other property professionals, has given a...

House prices Rise 0.8% in January – Halifax

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 07:50:13 +0000

During January house prices rose by 0.8%, according to a recent survey released by Halifax. The monthly change of +0.8% left average house prices at 164,173,...

UK Commercial Property Prices Rise by 7%

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:51:03 +0000

The latest report from Investment Property Databank Ltd., for December 2010 suggests that prices on UK commercial property rose by 6.9% last year, marking the...

UK Farmhouse Index for Q4 Published by Carter Jonas

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:44:40 +0000

On Friday, January 14th, the farmhouse index for December, 2010 was published by Carter Jonas.Commenting on the findings, Mrs. Catherine Penman of Carter Jonas...

Rightmove Report 0.3% Increase in House Prices for January

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:26:04 +0000

Good news for the UK housing market was reported this morning by the property website Rightmove. It s monthly house price index showed a month on month...

UK House Prices Rise in December 2010

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 07:45:26 +0000

A recent report published by the Nationwide Building Society on Friday, December 31st suggests that UK house prices rose unexpectedly in the last month of...

UK Needs a Unified House Price Index

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:02:45 +0000

It has just been announced by the British government that a unified house price index is strongly required for the country.Jil Matheson of government's...

More Bad News for UK Housing Market

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 07:01:00 +0000

A survey released yesterday by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors reported a further fall in house prices through November, along with a drop in the...

Danish Farmland Investors Leave Great Britain

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 08:07:19 +0000

According to an article in Farmers Weekly Interactive, property investors from Denmark, who have been attracted by British farmland in 2005-2008, preferred to...

UK Commercial Property Index Published by CBRE

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 07:38:22 +0000

UK Monthly Index compiled by CB Richard Ellis and published on December 7th 2010, showed that UK commercial property values rose by 0.2% in November.However,...

UK Gas and Electricity Providers Rated by Consumer Focus

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:34:11 +0000

As the cold weather hit Great Britain, most of gas and electricity providers in the country announced price rises, causing their customers' anger.UK consumers...

EDF Energy Offer Best Dual Fuel Deal

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 07:01:17 +0000

Moneysupermarket.com has revealed the results of a new survey comparing gas and electricity suppliers in the UK. The survey suggested that EDF Energy's Online...

UK Needs Improvements in Mobile and Broadband Services

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 07:42:05 +0000

A recent report released by Ofcom suggests that Great Britain lags behind other nations in terms of availability of super-fast broadband and mobile...

House Prices Take a Further Tumble

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 07:01:00 +0000

New reports released this week have dealt a further blow to the UK housing market. On Monday figures released by property market analysis firm Hometrack...

UK Farmland Values Flatten in Q3 – Knight Frank

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 09:29:26 +0000

A recent research carried out by Knight Frank suggests that farmland values in England increased by no more than 0.8% in the third quarter of 2010.At the...

UK Gas Providers Might Lose Customers Due to Price Rises

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:28:44 +0000

Last week, on November 12th, UK-based comparison website Moneysupermarket published its comments on the rises in gas and electricity prices in the...

Sky Digital TV Now Has Over 10 Million Customers

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:38:02 +0000

On November 8th, 2010 Sky announced that it has finally reached the goal it set 6 years ago. The number of Sky digital TV customers in UK and Ireland reached...

UK Commercial Property Market Slows Down – CBRE

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 06:40:52 +0000

Data on commercial property values published by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) on Friday, November 5th, showed that growth on the UK market slowed in October.On...

Film4 launches movies-on-demand service

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:30:43 +0000

Channel 4 today revealed their plans to extend the Film4 brand with a new on-demand service called Film4OD. The service, a collaboration with pay-per-view...

UK Gas Prices to Increase This Winter

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:22:01 +0000

Prices for gas in the UK firmed yesterday, on Tuesday November 2nd as the weather became colder and demand from consumers increased. This fact also coincided...

UK Housing Market Continues to Slow

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 07:42:10 +0000

A new report released yesterday (Mon 1st) by housing market analysis firm Hometrack showed a 0.9% fall in house prices during October. These alarming figures...

Luxury homes in London still in high demand

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 07:29:58 +0000

Despite the lasting effects of the recession and credit crunch, it seems that at least one area of lavish spending is making a comeback. Luxury homes in...

UK Web Industry value soars to £100 billion

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 07:30:00 +0000

A report for Google revealed that the internet is worth £100 billion to the UK economy, more than 7% of the national income. The sector currently...

UK Farmhouse Market Is Static – Carter Jonas

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:35:39 +0100

A recent research published by Carter Jonas suggests that the values of UK farmhouses remained static from the last quarter.However, they ranged dramatically...

UK Commercial Property Demonstrates Muted Growth

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:13:15 +0100

The latest report on British commercial property published by IPD (Investment Property Databank) last week suggests that values of business property in the...

UK Broadband Benefitted from Comprehensive Spending Review 2010

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:26:29 +0100

The latest Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) published by the UK Government on Wednesday, October 20th, brought good news for some sectors and bad - for...

UK Farmland Prices Demonstrate Slower Growth

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:19:01 +0100

A recent report by Knight Frank showed that UK farmland prices have seen slower growth in the time period from July to September. As such, they only increased...

UK House Prices Rise by 3.1% - Rightmove

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:59:06 +0100

The report published by Rightmove on Monday, October 18th suggests that house prices in Great Britain rose in October as sellers refused to adjust their...

UK Electricity Market Needs Radical Reform

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:06:42 +0100

According to the latest report of Reuters published on Monday October 11th 2010, the British government is determined that the country's power market needs a...

Almost 93% of Brits Connected to Digital TV

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 08:04:59 +0100

In its Digital TV Progress Report for the quarter 2 of 2010, Ofcom, UK independent regulator for telecommunication businesses, claimed that the proportion of...

UK House Price Index Published by Halifax

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 07:13:48 +0100

The latest House Price Index published by Halifax, part of the Lloyds Banking Group on Thursday, October 7th, suggests property values have decreased in...

150,000 Brits Benefit from Digital TV Switchover Helpline

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 07:56:44 +0100

The latest report published by the Digital Switchover Help Scheme (DSHS) suggests that over 350,000 households in Great Britain have already been switched to...

UK Utilities Companies to Be Investigated by Ofgem

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:28:59 +0100

Ofgem, British energy regulator, recently announced that it has launched an investigation, which is supposed to reveal whether 4 leading UK gas and energy...

House Price Falls Ahead, Suggests Barometer Index

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:12:07 +0100

Of all the indices that are supposed to display the hallmark of a barometer, none fit the bill more precisely than the monthly index from the Royal Institution...

Scotland Plans to Launch New Digital TV Channel

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 08:33:06 +0100

According to a media release published by the Scottish Government, the idea of setting up a new digital TV channel in the country has been revived. Mrs....

Almost Three-quarters of English Households Have Access to Broadband

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:38:46 +0100

Recent studies have shown that England has the largest degree of coverage in the UK. Ofcom states that broadband is now available in one form or another to 71%...

UK Broadband Companies Unhappy with the Tax

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 07:14:26 +0100

In the opinion of British network service providers, the fact that the Government refuses to review tax of fibre optic networks puts the whole industry in a...

UK House Prices Fall by 1.7%

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:47:52 +0100

The latest research carried out by online property portal, Rightmove, suggests that property asking prices in Great Britain have declined by 1.7% in August,...

iTV to Fight for Its Brand with Apple

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:18:42 +0100

British television network, iTV said it is not happy with the idea of Apple to rename its Apple TV device into iTV.In its interview to Pocket-Lint, a famous...

UK House Prices Hit 4-Month High in July

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:22:32 +0100

The latest report published by Halifax suggests that house prices in the UK hit the 4-months high in July 2010. Halifax experts are determined that the reasons...

Recovery of Commercial Property Values Slows – British Land

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:28:47 +0100

According to the latest report made by the 2nd largest UK property investment trust, British Land, commercial property values in the country have seen a slower...

New Heating and Plumbing Services Introduced to Surrey

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:11:33 +0100

Last week, Capital Plumbing & Heating Services Ltd finally introduced its services to Surrey, United Kingdom. This company is one of the leading UK...

UK Land Prices Rise due to Market Competition

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:01:43 +0100

UK land prices stay high despite economic uncertainty in the country. The shortage of supplied farmland coupled with increased demand from investors and...

Repossessed Homes Decrease Other Houses’ Value by More than 25%.

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:39:40 +0100

It is widely known that US foreclosed houses are sold with a discount from their usual market price. This process takes place for many reasons, for instance,...

The Sterling fall pushes top class property prices up

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:04:07 +0100

A stream of foreign buyers, limited supply of properties and the re-introduction of top managers’ bonuses are moving top class property prices up in...

Ofcom to rectify broadband complaints procedure

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:01:17 +0100

Broadband users are so disappointed about their providers that they just do not bother to take time to complain about even having problems with service: people...

OFT Concerned with Sky and Virgin Media Digital Merger

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:07:09 +0100

The British Office of Fair Trading (OFT) announced its plans to review the deal between Sky and Virgin Media.The OFT is concerned with possible competition or...

UK Universal Broadband Postponed Till 2015

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:22:40 +0100

Last week, the new British Government dashed the plans of the previous Labour Government to bring broadband to every household in Great Britain by the year of...

UK House Prices Collapse in July

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:42:20 +0100

The latest statement made by Rightmove on Sunday, July 18th, suggests that UK house prices declined this month, marking the first cut in property values this...

Changing Television Trends

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:05:05 +0100

It is reported that UK citizens tend to spend less time watching five main channels’ TV shows.Ofcom also reported that expenditure on new TV shows is...

UK Commercial Property Market Slows Down

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:38:07 +0100

The figures released recently by British Investment Property Databank (IPD) demonstrate that the increase in capital growth last month amounted to a mere 0.5%...

How Long Will House Prices Fall

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:23:00 +0100

According to Halifax, one of the largest UK mortgage lenders, average house price reduced in June by 0,6 per cent to £166,203. The influx of properties...

New Two Month Free Connection from Virgin Media

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:05:05 +0100

Virgin Media, the UK’s broadband giant, has created an offer to attract all broadband consumers. If a new customer subscribe to one of their bundles,...

Only 11% of areas see increase in house prices

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:58:19 +0100

Finally the property market can boast of some progress as monthly inflation is sinking for the first time this year.Referring to Hometrack, in June house...

Brits Disappointed with Mobile Broadband

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:24:51 +0100

According to the latest figures revealed by Broadband Expert - UK broadband comparison portal - the number of country's citizens signing up to Mobile...

UK Farmland Won’t Be Affected by Emergency Budget

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:40:10 +0100

Another review of the Government's Emergency Budget, prepared by Knight Frank, also suggests that the sector of farmland will not be seriously...

House Prices Affected by Abolition of HIPs

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:44:50 +0100

According to the latest report published by Rightmove on June 21st, the number of properties on the UK market has increased. Company specialists are determined...

Outlook for UK Commercial Property Brightens

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:12:26 +0100

Scottish Windows Investment Partnership (SWIP), which has suffered from low returns to the end of May, has just announced that its outlook for UK commercial...

Digital TV Funding to Be Redistributed

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:42:44 +0100

The figures released by Mr. Scott, chief executive of Digital UK, suggest that the funding is highly likely to be redistributed with construction of new radio...

Mobile Broadband is Losing Points

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:30:00 +0100

Mobile broadband is losing its popularity. More and more users in the UK have started to realise the difference between promotional activities and reality....

Emergency Budget Soft for Farmers

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:24:33 +0100

Mr. Arnott of Saffery Champness, the Landed Estates & Rural Business Group of Chartered Accountants, believes that the measures introduced by the new...

Essential Price-Cutting for Broadband Deals

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:55:49 +0100

The price customers would have to pay if they wanted to terminate their broadband contract early could be reduced by up to 85%.This reduction decision has been...

The nuclear power sector appears to become one of the key elements of the British energy system in the future

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:00:00 +0100

There will be no subsidies for the industry, but the new government is expected to do away with regulatory barriers in the nuclear energy industry by...

House Prices Hit 5-month Record in May

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:33:24 +0100

As the survey carried out and published on Tuesday, June 15th, by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) showed, UK house prices have grown the...

UK Land Prices Demonstrate Rapid Growth

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:30:00 +0100

The latest figures revealed by Strutt & Parker - nationwide estate and land agency - suggest that arable land in England has gained almost £1000 per...

High unemployment affecting housing market recovery

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:00:00 +0100

According to Britain’s leading mortgage lender Halifax, the recovery process of the property market is slowing down by high unemployment.In May, the mean...

UK Commercial Property Market Weakens

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:00:00 +0100

The recovery of UK commercial property sector slowed in May, as reported by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) - leading property advisor in Great Britain - on Friday,...

UK House Prices Reach Their Peak

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:08:11 +0100

In May 2010 house prices in the United Kingdom demonstrated the highest increase almost in 2 years. The report has been made by Nationwide Building Society,...

New Central London house price trend

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:15:04 +0100

Russian property buyers have contributed to a notable price increase of elite housing in Central London. At the same time, the UK prices for less expensive...

Starting HD TV Habits

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:00:00 +0100

Despite technology progressing fast and the introduction of high-definition TVs among many UK households, the HD function remains poorly utilised. To cause...

The innovation from BT

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:00:00 +0100

BT's corporate voice communication package, BT Onevoice, will soon incorporate new progressive voice services from BT's new platform Ribbit. The...

Google will not enter the UK's Digital TV Market

Tue, 25 May 2010 14:39:17 +0100

The Google TV service has just been officially presented in the USA. The service will allow users to search the Web and download various applications on their...

UK Commercial Property Revives

Mon, 24 May 2010 16:23:21 +0100

The level of commercial property construction in London has increased in the past months, meaning that the UK business property sector's long-awaited revival...

UK Farmland Prices Continue to Grow

Mon, 24 May 2010 15:51:44 +0100

According to a report recently published by Strutt & Parker - UK property consultants - the demand for farmland in Great Britain has increased...

UK House Prices Rise 0.7% in May

Fri, 21 May 2010 13:42:55 +0100

UK prices on residential property have showed a slower rate of growth in May than in April 2010.According to the report made by Rightmove - online property...

£40 million Solar Project in Cornwall

Thu, 20 May 2010 12:53:10 +0100

Cornwall is normally known for its natural beauty, stunning scenery and beautiful coastline. A favourite destination of many holidaymakers: it has a lot to...

Hard winter was a Goldmine for British Gas Owner Centrica

Mon, 17 May 2010 10:42:13 +0100

British Gas probably will have to cut its prices yet again after its parent company Centrica announced it is on the way towards exceeding last year’s...

Gas and Power Pose Challenges to Investors

Thu, 13 May 2010 08:00:00 +0100

The port of Milford Haven expressed intentions to expand their LNG storage capacity and develop the energy infrastructure.If we compare UK gas storage...

Forthcoming Solar Attraction

Tue, 11 May 2010 08:00:00 +0100

Renewable energy is becoming increasingly attractive from a financial point of view. The Government understands that citizens should be more motivated to...

Potential Power Shortage May Lead to Higher Bills

Wed, 05 May 2010 09:01:22 +0100

The current wholesale electricity generation market mechanisms seem to be leading to a crisis. EU directives require the withdrawal of 30 GW of the UK’s...

House Prices reach unexpected levels

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100

Nationwide reported that for the first time since June 2007 the annual rate of house price inflation in the UK had reached double digits. In April, prices rose...

T-Mobile Tops UK Broadband Networks List

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:59:24 +0100

Broadband Genie Road Trip 2010, an annual test that aims to compare dongles of leading UK mobile broadband networks, showed that T-Mobile is unsurpassed.Given...

Tackling Cashflow Problems

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Many small businesses face cashflow issues during the tough times and the situation can be aggravated by the late payment of invoices. One of the ways to...

New acquisition by British Land

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:07:00 +0100

Last Friday, British Land has acquired the commercial development site at 2-14 Baker Street in London. The building belonged to McAleer & Rushe, and was...

Land remains popular among city purchasers.

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:32:00 +0100

According to George F White, the rural property estate agents, country estates, rural properties and land are still popular among city high earners. There...

House Prices May Regain Pace

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:35:32 +0100

Property sellers have increased their asking prices as demand for desired properties significantly exceeds supply. According to RightMove, the average asking...

Free trial of Sky Player Package

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Sky is presenting the opportunity to test its new online TV service for free to its existing customers.The Sky has announced that all subscribers of its TV...