Hello house hunters! This is my final news update entry until 20th Sept, as I am being whisked off to Portugal on my annual holiday!  So I am just letting you know that pretty much all the September auction lots are now uploaded into our database (with a number of auctions having already taken place last week).  Any unsold properties from the September auctions will be displayed in the database, as and when the auction houses release their results – so keep checking back on a daily basis to find out what’s still available.  There are quite a few auctions taking place in October as well, and

Landlords are right to be optimistic about the direction the buy-to-let market is heading in at present.

Landlord Mortgages’ Lee Grandin said recently that the buy-to-let “environment” is a positive one when it comes to people who “have the cash to purchase property”.

He advised that one needs to have a lot of cash in the current climate in order to succeed when it comes to buy-to-let. The reason for this, he said, was that people require sizeable deposits.

Mr Grandin explained: “The minimum deposit is 20%, but most products come with a higher deposit up to 40%, which does limit who can

House prices jumped a "surprising" 1.3% in August, the Nationwide building society has said. It was the biggest monthly rise since January 2010 and left the average UK house price at £164,729.

It means prices are only 0.7% lower than a year ago, despite the recession and continued mortgage rationing.

However, the society's chief economist, Robert Gardner, warned that "we should never read too much into one month's data".

"Nevertheless, the fact that the annual pace of house price decline moderated to minus 0.7% in August from minus 2.6% the previous month provides evidence that conditions

UK builder Barratt Developments has exchanged contracts with the Greater London Authority (GLA) to redevelop one of the most sought after housing led redevelopment opportunities within the M25 motorway.

With a gross development value (GDV) of around £250 million, the 83 hectare former hospital site at Cane Hill in Coulsdon, Croydon, will see 650 homes built of which 163 will be affordable.

The development proposals also include up to 70,000 square feet of commercial space including business, leisure and retail.  The homes, half of which will be family housing, will comply with the Mayor of

As you may (or may not) have noticed, our database of property for auction has expanded massively during the past week, with over 1500 new properties being added, for auction during September.  There are still a couple of the major catalogues to be released, hopefully next week, so keep your eyes peeled.  The property under the hammer is right across the UK - residential investments, commercial premises, buy to let opportunities, development sites, land, ground rents.... you want it, you can get it!

By registering to our website (£9.95 a month; £19.95 for 3 months), you have on-line access to

The Telegraph has reported that property located close to Premier League football grounds has risen in value far quicker than average UK house prices over the last decade, as the billions of pounds invested in clubs has a regenerative effect on local communities.

According to Halifax, average property prices in the postal districts of the 20 Premier League football clubs have increased by 137 per cent over the last decade, from £152,891 in 2002 to £362,866 in 2012. By contrast, average house prices across England and Wales have risen by 90 per cent over the same period, from £121,129 to £229

We are currently accepting entries into the September/October auctions. If your property has been on the market for ages or you're just needing to sell quickly, and want to find out more about auction, then contact us today!

What are some of the benefits of selling at auction?

        The possibility of obtaining a higher price and an earlier sale.         A greater certainty of selling your property - 60-70% on average.         Predictable time scales so you can plan ahead with confidence.         A much quicker sale from first marketing to completion of sale of property.

There are so many

The latest Scottish House Price Monitor from Lloyds TSB Scotland indicated a 7.3% rise in property prices in the three months to July. However, the annual underlying figures fell by 1.5%.

The average Scottish house price is now £164,122, which represents 95% of their peak of four years ago. The number of transactions showed an increase over the past year but the bank said prices continued to be volatile.

Slight annual increases were noted in Dundee, Glasgow, Central, Fife, Perth and Tayside, with slight falls in the south east and south west.

Aberdeen had the largest fall of 9.9%, while

Some 23% more surveyors asked in a survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) expected house prices to fall rather than rise in the next three months. It found that a similar proportion reported that prices fell in July.

London was the only area of the UK that bucked the trend.

Surveyors said that price falls were most likely in the west of England, the East Midlands, and Yorkshire and Humberside.

The group said that buyers were still finding it difficult to access mortgage funding, but interest had not dipped as a result of the bad weather in July. However, the number of

As the summer break draws to an end, the UK auction houses are approaching entry deadlines into their September auctions.  We have already uploaded a new catalogue containing almost 50 new auction lots in the North West, under the hammer at the end of this month, plus a smaller catalogue for mid September with property for auction in the South West.  From next week, there will be more and more new catalogues released as the UK auction houses finalise their September auctions.  Keep a look out as the database is updated on a regular basis from w/c 13th August onwards.  And remember if you see a