Homes


House prices increase amid shortage

Mortgage lenders are signing up to a scheme to help the unemployed

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.

Ancient and modern

By design: Architect Malcolm Brain is the inspiration benind Bloxham Grove Farm

11:40am Thursday 10th December 2009

An award-winning developer has put all his design skills to the test by converting several farm buildings in North Oxfordshire.

To the manor reborn

To the manor reborn

12:20pm Friday 4th December 2009

A manor house in South Oxfordshire, which has been given a new lease of life, is the perfect home for a family with equestrian interests.

House price recovery set to ease

House prices rose for the fourth month in a row during November

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.

Return to Jericho

Moving north: Ben and Bryony Leighton with Joby and Mila in their Divinity Road home

11:25am Thursday 19th November 2009

A young family want to leave their East Oxford home to return to North Oxford which is more suitable for their lifestyle.

Iconic architecture

Stunning design: The Pavilion is one of four homes being built inthe grounds of The Manor at Sutton Courtenay

4:24pm Thursday 12th November 2009

One of the leading eco developers in the UK is building four properties in South Oxfordshire with contrasting architectural styles.

Country hideaway

Ancient and Modern: Mark and Estelle Morris with Sebastian and Phoebe in the glass extension at Ivy Cottage

11:19am Thursday 5th November 2009

Inspiration and hours of painstaking work have produced a family home which is the perfect country hideaway.

House prices up third month in row

House prices edged ahead for the third month in a row during October

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.

Heading west on an energy quest

Heading west on an energy quest

12:00pm Thursday 22nd October 2009

Renewable energy specialist John Parker and his wife Pamela are selling their home in Sunningwell so they can relocate their company, Earth Energy Engineering, to the West Country.

Faringdon offers new home tonic

Dr Pamela Stagg-Jones at home in Fern Hill Place, Faringdon

10:18am Thursday 15th October 2009

For Dr Pamela Stagg-Jones and her husband, Ray it was ‘love at first sight’ when they viewed a new home in the Vale of White Horse.

Interest rates 'set to stay low'

Interest rates are expected to be kept low, experts said

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.

A taste of rural life

Steve and Eva Mason

11:31am Thursday 8th October 2009

Steve and Eva Mason have spent the last three years renovating their home in Middle Barton but need to relocate to the south east because of a job opportunity.

House prices at highest for a year

House prices are at their highest level 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.

A Box of surprises

Village home: KAty and Steve Gorman with daughter Greer at Box Cottage

11:20am Thursday 1st October 2009

Opening the lid on Box Cottage in Harwell reveals a property which clearly shows appearances can be deceptive.

The birthplace of Traidcraft

Ian Davis

12:28pm Thursday 24th September 2009

A family home in Walton Manor, Oxford, which witnessed the creation of one of the UK’s leading fair trade organisations, is on the market at £985,000.


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