Houses and properties for sale and rent in Swindon from the Swindon Advertiser.

Households 'now £17,000 worse off'

11:24am Monday 22nd March 2010

The average household is more than £17,000 worse off than they were at the start of the recession, research has shown.

Economic growth revised upwards

3:43pm Friday 26th February 2010

The UK made a faster than expected climb out of recession in the final three months of 2009 with growth of 0.3%, official figures showed.

Aggravated burglaries up in Britian recent statistics show.

12:41pm Monday 15th February 2010

Householders should be alarmed following the recently released figures for burglaries in England and Wales. In 2008-2009 the police recorded 284,427 burglaries, which equates to one person being burgled every 2 minutes. Whilst 56,000 of these burglaries were taking place, the occupant was confronted by the burglar and most worryingly 23,000 householders were actually attacked by the burglar. This means a householder is attacked every 30 minutes.

OFT considers sale without agents

11:17am Thursday 18th February 2010

The trading watchdog is expected to look at whether homeowners can cut out estate agents when it publishes a market study into the home buying and selling process.

Mortgage Lending at a 10 year low

11:10am Thursday 18th February 2010

mortgage lending dived to a 10-year low during January as the housing market suffered a lull following the end of the Government's stamp duty holiday, figures have showed.

Northern house prices 'rose most'

11:01am Wednesday 27th January 2010

Northern regions of the UK have seen the strongest house price growth during the past decade, research has shown.

Cost of fixed-rate mortgage falls

10:50am Wednesday 13th January 2010

The cost of fixed-rate mortgages fell during December as competition in the market began to increase, figures have shown.

House prices rose by 5.9% in 2009

9:41am Thursday 31st December 2009

House prices rose by 5.9% in 2009 as the UK property market bounced back from last year's double digit declines, figures showed.

House prices increase amid shortage

4:31pm Thursday 17th December 2009

House prices rose by 0.5% during October as the market continued to be boosted by a shortage of homes for sale, research has showed.

House price recovery set to ease

10:31am Monday 30th November 2009

House prices rose for the fourth month in a row during November but there are signs the pace of the recovery may begin to ease in the months ahead, research showed.

House prices up third month in row

3:44pm Monday 2nd November 2009

House prices edged ahead for the third month in a row during October as the market continued to be supported by a shortage of properties for sale.

Interest rates 'set to stay low'

9:12am Monday 12th October 2009

Interest rates will stay at rock bottom in the years to come as the Government tackles the UK's wounded economy, a report has predicted.

House prices at highest for a year

10:20am Tuesday 6th October 2009

House prices have risen for the fifth month in a row during September, pushing property values back up to levels last seen 12 months ago.

Seasonal slowdown in property market

12:22pm Tuesday 22nd September 2009

The number of homes changing hands dipped slightly during August as the property market suffered its traditional seasonal slowdown, Government figures have shown.

Fourth month of house price rises

9:57am Thursday 27th August 2009

House prices rose for the fourth month in a row during August as the market continued to be boosted by a shortage of homes for sale, figures show.