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Millions 'cannot afford energy bill rises' Some ten million householders claim they cannot afford another hike in energy bills this year, according to a survey. Over 12.5 million customers were affected by EDF Energy's and British Gas' second price increase in six months, and other suppliers are now expected to follow suit in the coming weeks. A study from uSwitch.com has found 39 per cent of households – ten million – say they cannot afford this rise, which could take the average annual bill to £1,127. Another four million (1... ( Click for More Information ) Ministry of Justice: Possessions up 17%... The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has reported a 17 per cent increase in mortgage possession claim figures from the second quarter of ... Spare Rooms 'worth £63.4 billion' Homeowners are missing out on an estimated £63.4 billion by not letting spare rooms out to lodgers, according to the latest resear... Countryside Properties submit plans to create... Countryside Properties has submitted a planning application to Salford City Council for a further phase at its ambitious New Broug... Housing Market May be Stabilising The housing market may be nearing a floor, according to a survey of surveyors, with modest improvements in enquiries and sales rec... Water Firms Reveal Price Rises Water bills are set to rise above inflation in some areas in the next five years, squeezing household incomes. All water companies... House Price Slump Prompts Recession Fear Fears of a recession stoked by news that the UK has been hit by the biggest house price fall since 1983 are expressed in all of th... £40,000 Bid Brings Heat to Salford... As the government outlines plans to curb the effects of the rising cost of fuel on communities, Salford City Council has been awar... Services Hit the Road in Central... Salix Homes is hitting the road to bring services for local people to the streets of central Salford. Staff at Salford City Counci... 1 in 5 Rock Mortgages... One in five Northern Rock mortgage customers could face negative equity in the coming year as house prices fall. Meanwhile one in ... House Prices 'up by 25% by... Average house prices in England are set to rise by 25% by 2013, a National Housing Federation report says. It sees prices falling ... Salford People Given Choices on Their... Local people are being given the chance to choose how they would like their houses to look as part of a multi-million pound projec... Hometrack: House Prices Lowest for Decade... The latest research from property information service Hometrack find the rate of decline in UK property prices has continued to ac... Landlords Face £500 Million EPC Bill... The National Landlords Association (NLA) has warned its members they are likely to face stiff financial penalties if they fail to ... Facing the Housing Challenge - Action... A series of further measures and reforms designed to help alleviate the current challenges in the housing market and to support th... Home Owners Could Sell to Council Homeowners struggling to meet their mortgage payments would be able to sell their homes to the local authority and rent them back ... Rental Property Market Overtakes Commercial The value of housing in the UK private rented sector now exceeds that of all privately-owned commercial property, a new report has... Planning Approved for Next Phases of... Countryside Properties’ further ambitions to help revitalise Lower Broughton in Salford are to become a reality, as the developer ... Miller Does It MiWay Housebuilder of the Year, Miller Homes, is to give buyers struggling to climb the property ladder a welcome step up – with the lau... Negative Equity 'need not worry average... Homeowners who bought as recently as four years ago need not worry too much about negative equity, research from GE Money Home Len... Private Landlords 'Defying Tenant Deposit Protection... Nearly two thirds of private landlords are breaking the law by failing to properly protect their tenants’ deposits, new research h... Chimney Pot Park's Regeneration by Urban... Chimney Pot Park in Salford has received this year's top housing design award, which is another twist in the history of the 349 19... Agents Told to Seek Redress System... In what is being billed as a 'better deal for buyers and sellers' all estate agents are to be forced to join a redress scheme by O... Lock Doors to Secure Cheaper Insurance... Forgetting to lock your door when you go out can cost you dearly if you are burgled, an insurer has warned. Home contents insuran... ZOOPLA! FREE UK home values, house prices paid and much more... Get a FREE, instant value estimate on ANY UK home. Simply enter an address... Salfords Upside Down Houses Win RIBA... Regeneration Agency English Partnerships have won an RIBA award for an innovative housing development in Salfor. The scheme, to de... Salford's Housing Services Rated 'good' Salford City Council has been rated 'good' for the housing services it offers residents (26 June) The authority is one of only thr... 7 Day Part Exchange Scheme is... Miller Homes’ innovative Part Exchange Scheme has proved to be hugely successful and has grown beyond expectations. In the curre... HIPs Should be Voluntary Home information packs have not improved the process of buying or selling property and should be made voluntary, according to a ne... Housing Company is Top Employer A Salford-based housing management company has become one of Greater Manchester's top employers for equal opportunities in just it... Good Time To Buy For First... Miller Homes believes now is as good a time as it will get for first time buyers to purchase a home. Carolyn Walsh, Senior Sales M... Major Mortgage Lenders Put Up Rates Two of the UK's biggest mortgage lenders announced on Friday that they are increasing their rates for new customers. Bradford & B... Legal Service says Lawyers Swamped with... A legal service offering assistance to those in financial difficulty has said that rising repossessions mean needy clients could g... Miller Homes’ Win Regeneration Award Miller Homes has won the Regeneration Award, at the prestigious North West Business Insider Property Awards, for its Unity Quarter... House Prices Fall £8,000 in a... The property market is engulfed in its longest and steepest decline since the early 1990s as the average house price fell by £8,00... A Winning Combination at Fairhills Point... Charles Church understands that location and quality are at the top of any house purchaser's list. Fairhills Point in Irlam is no... TV Means Brits Willing to Spend... The plethora of televised do-it-yourself programmes on television has inspired Brits to take on tasks around the home. According ... Dramatic Increase in UK Repossessions The number of mortgage possession claims in Britain has soared, the government has revealed. During the first quarter of 2008 some... Part Exchange Your Home This Weekend... Miller Homes is taking the stress out of moving by offering 100% part exchange at its new Unity Quarter development in Kersal. Peo... BBC Brings a Buzz to Brookes... Miller Homes is reporting increases visitor levels at its Brookes Park development in Monton since the BBC move to Salford was con... Help Pedged for Homeowners The government has announced that homeowners facing repossession because of the credit crunch will get free legal help to avoid lo... Property Remains 'biggest accumulator of wealth' Property remains the biggest accumulator of wealth for Brits, even amid the current market turmoil. With both Halifax and Nationw... First-time Buyers 'fairly safe' from Negative... First-time buyers who purchased their property before 2007 are "fairly safe" from negative equity. Even those who took out a mort... Are Property Sale and Rent Back... 'Sale and Rent Back' schemes might seem to be the solution if you can no longer afford to pay your mortgage but as Christine Toner... Lenders Reject Call to Cut Rates... Mortgage lenders yesterday rejected Alistair Darling's call to immediately cut interest rates on home loans, the Telegraph and FT ... Ministers Meet Mortgage Lenders Ministers will meet mortgage lenders today to discuss how to reinvigorate the housing market. Chancellor Alistair Darling and hous... More Homeowners Depend on Debt Management In the last 12 months, the number of homeowners joining Gregory Pennington’s debt management plan has jumped dramatically. The mes... Property Review: Salford Quays The former industrial area of Salford Quays in the south of Greater Manchester is getting a reputation as an up and coming propert... Salford MP Hazel Blears Launches... Hazel Blears MP was the special guest at the launch of Asten Fold, a £4m development of 37 affordable family homes for the people ... Banking Summit Fails to Steady Nerves... The prime minister and chancellor yesterday met leading mortgage lenders, but judging by the newspapers' reaction, failed to stead... Displaying Housing Items 1 - 50 of 50