Public Sector

Latest house price sentiment index from Knight Frank

Low interest rates ‘fuelling confidence in property values’

Brits with mortgages are feeling optimistic about how much their property will be worth a year from now, research shows. Knight Frank said the upturn may have been prompted by signs that the base rate will remain at a record low for the time being.

Many believe their home value has dropped

Homeowners ‘expect house prices to fall this coming year’

A quarter of 1,500 households polled for a country-wide index said their property value had fallen this month, while seven per cent said it had risen. Knight Frank said households in eight of the 11 regions expect prices to fall in the coming year.

Focus on flexible working for fathers

Flexible fathers are 'happier and more committed to work'

Dads employed in the private sector with flexible working hours have better physical and psychological health, are less stressed and more committed to their employer, a new report by Working Families and Lancaster University suggests.

Homes more affordable for the average nurse

Homes 'becoming more affordable' for public sector workers

Houses are more affordable for key public sector workers now than in the 2007 property boom, Halifax research shows. Homes in at least a third of towns are within the means of the average nurse, teacher, police officer, fire fighter and paramedic.

The CSR may lead to falling Oxford house prices

Revealed: The public sector property blackspots

The towns most likely to be hit by this week's comprehensive spending review have been discovered by zoopla.co.uk, which predicts that Government budget cuts will lead to falling house prices in these regions.

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