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HM Revenue & Customs has reported that the number of homes sold in the UK fell to 62,000 in August, a 60% year-on-year decline. The figure sits alongside latest data from the British Bankers’ Association (BBA), which announced yesterday that mortgage approvals for house purchases fell to 21,086 in August, down 63% on August

The Co-operative Bank and Places for People, the property management and development group, have been researching potential first-time buyers and have discovered that on average, those hoping to get a foot on the property ladder think they need to save £19,100 before they can buy their first home. The research involved 1,500 potential first-time buyers, 54%

Rightmove has reported a 1% fall in the asking price of the average home in the month to 13th September. The decline is below the 2.3% recorded by the property website in August but puts the average asking price at £227,438 or £14,204 less than a year ago. The firm has also noted a slight decline

TheMoveChannel.com, the leading international property portal, today announces the launch of over 80 country specific property sites.

While just a couple of years ago the big news was an influx of tourists and businesses visiting India, market observers may have overlooked the fact that akin to the rising numbers of Chinese tourist travelling overseas, greater numbers of Indian travellers also heading abroad to holiday. Such is the size of India's population that as tourists overseas they have the potential to positively impact the fortunes of a host of global tourist destinations.