Industry News - Residential Property Law - UK house prices 'will stabilise'

12/03/2010
Stonemason companies urged to adhere to personal injury employment law
Stonework companies in the London area have been urged to ensure they have appropriate health and safety measures in place to prevent personal injury in the workplace.

12/03/2010
Tribunal makes ruling on holiday leave pay
An employment tribunal has made a ruling which experts believe could open the floodgates for more claims from employees.

11/03/2010
Farmer's amended will overturned by judge's decision
A judge has made a ruling that will see the second will drawn up by an elderly farmer overturned in favour of an earlier document.

11/03/2010
Police female recruitment drive 'is discriminating against men'
A police drive to recruit more women could have a discriminatory effect on men, it has been claimed.

11/03/2010
Men 'are more likely to become insolvent than women'
New figures have revealed that men are more likely to require the use of an insolvency lawyer than women.

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29/01/2010
UK house prices 'will stabilise'

Investors looking to consult a property lawyer over new housing purchases have been advised not to expect a repeat of the dramatic increases in values seen in the last decade.

Property service website iammoving.com has described pricing trends during the 2000s as an unsustainable "rollercoaster", a repeat of which would not benefit the market.

He highlighted figures from a recent housing market report from Halifax which showed that prices have risen by more than 100 per cent between the end of 1999 and the beginning of 2010.

This is despite values having fallen by 21 per cent during the final seven quarters of the decade.

Jon Brown, partner relationship manager at iammoving.com, said that these rises are unlikely to be repeated in the near future and instead forecast more stable, modest growth.

He said: "As our economy is repaired and confidence in lending in the UK increases, as reflected over the last few months in increased mortgage approvals, the demand for property will again grow."

Written by Anna Norton ADNFCR-1805-ID-19585795-ADNFCR

09/03/2010
More people used a conveyancing lawyer last month, report finds
More people sought the advice of a property lawyer with a view to buying a house in February 2010 than was the case in the previous month.

09/03/2010
2010 'will be a good year for landlords'
This year could be a good time to seek a conveyancing lawyer with a view to purchasing a buy-to-let property.

22/02/2010
Evictions fall as landlords sympathise with good tenants
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19/02/2010
January's mortgage lending figures 'affected by stamp duty holiday'
January's downturn in mortgage lending is not necessarily a sign that the residential property market is slowing again, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).

17/02/2010
Conveyancing experts predict more mortgages in 2010
Experts in the field of conveyancing believe there will be an increase in mortgage activity during the first quarter of 2010.

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