As Halloween approaches, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) warns that hauntings, or even rumours of hauntings, can dramatically affect the saleability of a property. High profile crimes can also render a home almost un-saleable, with dwellings that have been the scene of a murder or paranormal activity sometimes remaining on surveyors’ books for [...]
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Slow market for haunted houses
As Halloween approaches, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) warns that hauntings, or even rumours of hauntings, can dramatically affect the saleability of a property. High profile crimes can also render a home almost un-saleable, with dwellings that have been the scene of a murder or paranormal activity sometimes remaining on surveyors’ books for [...]
Mortgage lending stabilises in 2010
Mortgage lending stabilised in 2010 after “very sharp” falls in 2008 and 2009, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported.
Over the whole of last year, there were 529,300 loans advanced for house purchase (worth £77.1 billion) up 3% by volume and 11% by value on a year earlier.
Loans for remortgage were at a [...]
