Government’s new boiler scrappage scheme

08/03/2010 00:00:00
The scheme, launched in January 2010, gives homeowners in England, including private landlords, the opportunity to claim £400 off the cost of a new energy efficient boiler when they replace an old G-rated boiler. The government estimates that upgrading a boiler can save a household more than £200 a year. It has also projected that replacing 125,000 G-rated boilers will save about 140,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions a year.

Property predictions for 2010

12/02/2010 00:00:00
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8386796.stm

House prices survey reveals Britain's streets of gold

04/01/2010 00:00:00
Properties in Wycombe Square in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea cost an average of £5.4m, making it the most expensive place to live in England and Wales, according to mortgage lender Halifax. Its list of the 20 most expensive residential streets in the two countries, based on sales between 2005 and 2009, show half are in the borough and all of the 10 most expensive addresses are in Greater London. Although the credit crunch has hit prices elsewhere in the UK, the weakness of the pound has attracted overseas buyers into prime London markets. Earlier this year, estate agents reported that in some areas of the market there had even been a return to gazumping. According to Halifax, Moles Hill in Leatherhead, Surrey, is the most expensive street outside the capital, with the average property costing £2.6m, while Withinlee Road in Macclesfield is the most expensive street outside southern England, with the average home there costing £1.2m. In Wales, Halifax's research found the most expensive residential street was Druidstone Road, in the Old St Mellons area of Cardiff. Homes on the road have changed hands for an average of £621,000. Overall, five of the nine regions of England and Wales have streets where the average home cost more than £1m. Halifax's housing economist, Nitesh Patel, said: "Kensington and Chelsea has long had a global appeal, but the fall in the value of sterling has helped to attract foreign buyers over the past year despite the worldwide economic recession. "Across most regions, the survey shows that the most expensive streets are tightly clustered within the same area." The 20 most expensive streets in England and Wales (average price) Wycombe Square, Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London – £5.4m Ingram Avenue, Hampstead, Greater London – £4.8m Cottesmore Gardens, Kensington and Chelsea – £4.3m Mallord Street, Kensington and Chelsea – £3.8m Stormont Road, Highgate, Greater London – £3.4m Brunswick Gardens, Kensington and Chelsea – £3m Bedford Gardens, Kensington and Chelsea – £2.9m Sloane Gardens, Kensington and Chelsea – £2.7m Parkside Merton, Greater London – £2.7m Paultons Square, Kensington and Chelsea – £2.7m Moles Hill, Leatherhead – £2.6m Duchess Of Bedfords Walk, Kensington and Chelsea – £2.6m Arthur Road, Wimbledon, Greater London – £2.6m Imperial Wharf, Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London – £2.6m South Road, Weybridge, south-east – £2.6m Leys Road, Leatherhead – £2.6m Woodlands Road, West Virginia Water, south-east – £2.6m Hans Place, Kensington and Chelsea – £2.6m Halsey Street, Kensington and Chelsea – £2.4m Phillippines Shaw, Sevenoaks, south-east – average price £2.4m

Stunning New Instruction

01/12/2009 00:00:00
Manors are proud to announce a stunning new W2 instruction. More details on this stunning property can be found by following the below link. http://www.manors.co.uk/Let_Property_Display.aspx?property=14905

Record number of instructions

01/12/2009 00:00:00
November has been a very fruitful month for the Lettings department at Manors having been instructed on 15 properties in W1 and W2.

Lancaster Gate - New Development

18/11/2009 00:00:00

Manors appointed sole agents for a selection of stunning new homes to let. One shown as an example only.

 

http://www.manors.co.uk/Let_Property_Display.aspx?property=14755

House prices September

30/10/2009 00:00:00
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8329775.stm

Strong rise in mortgage approvals

29/10/2009 00:00:00
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8331271.stm

More surveyors report price increases

15/09/2009 00:00:00
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8255634.stm

New Research

27/08/2009 00:00:00

New research shows that rents in London are now stabilising, following the fall in 2008 caused by an over-supply of rental stock to the market.

An increase in 'accidental landlords' converting their sales properties into lettings led to the market becoming saturated last year, forcing rents down. According to records rents for London houses fell by 17.03 per cent between April and September 2008 and flats by 10.84 per cent over the same period.

However, latest statistic indicate things are on the up. As sales started to improve in the first half of 2009, there has been a positive knock-on effect for lettings as rental prices begin to stabilise. Although rents still declined between October 2008 and June 2009 (by ten per cent for flats and 12 per cent for houses), the decrease is less defined than the fall between April and September 2008. And in some areas rental prices have started to go up.

Rental stock levels have decreased by almost ten per cent since January 2009. As supply levels decrease, demand for rental properties rises, and therefore rents are starting to stabilise. Whilst there is still a good supply of properties to rent, the demand is also there, so properties are coming on and off the market at roughly the same time. All indications currently show that the rental prices will recover in the coming months as the availability of rental properties and demand from Tenants comes back into balance.

Good news

05/08/2009 00:00:00
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8184746.stm

UK house prices 'up 2.6% in May'

04/06/2009 00:00:00
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8082582.stm

signs of recovery

12/05/2009 00:00:00
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8044527.stm

Transactions up by 40% in March 09

22/04/2009 00:00:00
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8010785.stm

House prices rise

02/04/2009 00:00:00
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7977683.stm

January house prices

06/02/2009 00:00:00
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7871614.stm

Interest Rates January

06/02/2009 00:00:00
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7871932.stm

Interest Rates January

06/02/2009 00:00:00
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7871932.stm

Interest Rates Slashed

04/12/2008 00:00:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7764741.stm

 

Mortgage rates start to fall

05/08/2008 00:00:00
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7540462.stm

Stamp duty may be defered

05/08/2008 00:00:00
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7542393.stm

Manors re-brand

30/01/2008 00:00:00
Manors is currently undergoing a brand update. Over the coming months we will be changing many elements of our business to bolster our reputation for bespoke service and attention to detail…