Docklands News

Help to Buy should be made permanent

14th March 2014

The Evening Standard's Anthony Hilton says that the Help to Buy mortgage scheme has attracted disproportionate criticism for fuelling a housing bubble.

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Sellers not taking offers

7th March 2014

The proportion of UK properties on the market for sale with a reduced asking price has dropped to its lowest level in four years, according to Zoopla.

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Biggest monthly rise in property prices for nearly 2 years

14th March 2014

The latest figures fromLSL Property Services show that the average house price jumped by more than £2,500 last month,

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New tower proposed for Isle of Dogs

7th March 2014

A proposal for a new residential skyscraper on the Isle of Dogs, close to Canary Wharf, has been put forward to Tower Hamlets Council’s planning committee.

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Tower Hamlets a “mid-tier” area to watch

7th March 2014

The Financial Times names Tower Hamlets as one of four “mid-tier” London areas where property prices are likely to see the most growth over the next five years.

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Buy-to-let boom creating Generation Rent

7th March 2014

Half of all Britons could be living in rented accommodation in a generation unless urgent action is taken to tackle the housing crisis, according to a report from lobby group Million Homes, Million Lives.

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