http://www.ft.com/yourmoney/propertyhttp://www.ft.com/rss/yourmoney/propertyFT.com - Your propertyen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comFri, 9 May 2008 19:03 BSTFri, 16 May 2008 04:55:17 BSTNewspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/yourmoney/property(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bd8461fa-1dec-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bd8461fa-1dec-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlProperty sellers in the UK will not have to complete information packs on their homes until the end of year. Fri, 9 May 2008 19:03 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/53b6ad42-1deb-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/53b6ad42-1deb-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlBanks and building societies are continuing to introduce measures to prevent customers from taking out standard variable rate (SVR) mortgages.Fri, 9 May 2008 18:32 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/37c59e28-a21c-11db-a187-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/37c59e28-a21c-11db-a187-0000779e2340.htmlUK house prices fell by 0.2 per cent in April, while the March figure was revised downward to show a 0.2 per cent fall in the first back-to-back monthly reading of falling house prices since April 1995Fri, 9 May 2008 11:33 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3d1c8b12-186c-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3d1c8b12-186c-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.htmlJust months after commercial property fund valuations fell rapidly, managers are launching more products, citing new opportunities in global real estateFri, 2 May 2008 18:46 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c03a41ba-12ea-11dd-8d91-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c03a41ba-12ea-11dd-8d91-0000779fd2ac.htmlMortgage rates are expected to rise again in coming weeks, in spite of the Bank of England's unprecedented intervention to ease liquidity in the banking system.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:16 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c347a61e-12e4-11dd-8d91-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c347a61e-12e4-11dd-8d91-0000779fd2ac.htmlInterested in a flat on the Riviera or overlooking the Neva in St Petersburg? Purchasing homes far from London is tempting given the rise in price of upscale properties elsewhere in 2007.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:15 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3ea9ade4-10a0-11dd-b8d6-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3ea9ade4-10a0-11dd-b8d6-0000779fd2ac.htmlUK lenders have told Alistair Darling they cannot throw an immediate lifeline to beleaguered mortgage holders by passing on cuts in the base rateTue, 22 Apr 2008 22:32 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3465be92-0d38-11dd-b90a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3465be92-0d38-11dd-b90a-0000779fd2ac.htmlBritons with euro mortgages can safeguard themselves against further sterling weaknessFri, 18 Apr 2008 16:29 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f73a3584-0d37-11dd-b90a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f73a3584-0d37-11dd-b90a-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe pound's record low against the euro impacts share and property investing as well as holidaysFri, 18 Apr 2008 16:22 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/07811c28-0d38-11dd-b90a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/07811c28-0d38-11dd-b90a-0000779fd2ac.htmlLandlords are having to pump a greater amount of their own capital into their property investments, just as house prices are looking unstable, as more buy-to-let lenders have scaled back their maximum loan sizes.Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:45 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1c5dbc28-0d38-11dd-b90a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1c5dbc28-0d38-11dd-b90a-0000779fd2ac.htmlBorrowers are being priced out of two-year mortgages and are having to lock into longer deals, following sharp increases to short-term interest rates.Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:40 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/417cda9e-0733-11dd-b41e-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/417cda9e-0733-11dd-b41e-0000779fd2ac.htmlA warning to UK homebuyers that mortgage lending could halve this year prompted a pledge from the chancellor, to do 'everything I possibly can' to restore normalityFri, 11 Apr 2008 21:03 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae1e44d2-07b3-11dd-a922-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae1e44d2-07b3-11dd-a922-0000779fd2ac.htmlAs well as rising interest rates, harsher lending criteria and fewer deals available, one of the biggest problems facing those looking for a mortgage is the rapidity with which new mortgage offers are being withdrawn. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:44 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/edcd247c-07b3-11dd-a922-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/edcd247c-07b3-11dd-a922-0000779fd2ac.htmlWith mortgage costs rising and job losses now expected in the financial services and other sectors, homeowners are being advised to protect themselves against loss of income Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:32 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9c2e6306-07b3-11dd-a922-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9c2e6306-07b3-11dd-a922-0000779fd2ac.htmlRetail investors who lost money by investing in UK property funds are said to be planning legal action in a bid to recover their lossesFri, 11 Apr 2008 16:16 BST