UK house prices rise by 0.2% in February
The price of a typical home rose by 0.2% in February, but was unchanged compared with February 2012, Nationwide reports in its latest house price update. The typical UK home is now worth £162,638 the...
View ArticleHouse prices grow at a stable pace
House price growth remains relatively stable across most of the UK, although prices in London are increasing and prices in Northern Ireland are falling according to the latest data from the Office for...
View ArticleWaverley tops annual rural areas quality of life survey
Residents of Waverley have the best quality of life of any rural area in Great Britain, according to the 2013 Halifax Rural Areas Quality of Life Survey. Set in the south west corner of Surrey the...
View ArticleHouse prices grow – but at a slower pace over the year
In the 12 months to February 2013 UK house prices increased by 1.9%, down from a 2.2% increase in the 12 months to January 2013 according to the latest data from the Office of National Statistics...
View ArticleSales of million pound homes at highest since 2007
The number of properties selling for over £1 million increased in 2012, reaching the highest level since the height of the housing boom in 2007, according to latest research from Lloyds TSB. The total...
View ArticleMillion pound home sales in Scotland outperforms the rest of Britain
Million pound property sales have risen by 14% 2012 to 151, according to research by Bank of Scotland. Across Great Britain as a whole, the number of million pound property sales increased by only 2%....
View ArticleLondon leads the house price growth trends
March house prices up 0.1 per cent since February: average house price in England and Wales now £161,793. Land Registry’s House Price Index shows an annual price increase of 0.9 per cent which takes...
View ArticleKey worker house purchase affordability improves
Latest research from Halifax shows the ability of key public sector workers to purchase their own home continues to improve and is approaching the level achieved ten years ago before the house price...
View ArticleHouse price growth remains stable
House price growth remains stable across most of the UK, although prices in London are increasing and prices in Northern Ireland are falling. The latest data from the Office for National Statistics...
View ArticleHouse prices increase by 0.4% in May
House prices experienced their fourth consecutive month of growth during May with a increase of 0.4% according to the latest from Halifax. Over the last three months, house prices were 1.5% higher than...
View ArticleGreen shoots:House sales hit three-and-a-half year high
The amount of homes sold in the UK over the past three months reached its highest level since January 2010 as buyers across the country began to return to the market, says the latest RICS residential...
View ArticleSurveyors expect Northern Ireland prices to be flat
Surveyors expect prices to be flat and transactions to rise over the summer months. According to the latest RICS and Ulster Bank Housing Market Survey for Northern Ireland, a net balance of 31% of...
View ArticleHouse prices growing with London charging ahead
House price growth remains stable across most of the UK, although prices in London are increasing faster than the UK average, the Office of National Statistics reports. In the 12 months to April 2013...
View ArticleIs there a risk of a new house market bubble?
One in five first time buyers (20%) say that Government schemes like Help to Buy will help them get onto the property ladder the BSA’s quarterly Property Tracker report has revealed. However, as many...
View ArticleMay house prices up 0.1 per cent since April
The May data from Land Registry’s House Price Index shows an annual price increase of 0.5 per cent which takes the average property value in England and Wales to £161,969. The monthly change from April...
View ArticleHouse price growth continued in June
UK house prices increased by 0.3% in June and were 1.9% higher than June 2012 with southern regions of England, especially London, continuing to record stronger rates of house price growth, Nationwide...
View ArticleHouse prices continue to rise at steady pace
House prices in the second quarter of 2013 (April-June) were 2.1% higher than in the first quarter of the year (January-March), Halifax reports. As a result, house price growth between the latest three...
View ArticleHouse prices remain strong in June
House prices increased by 0.4% in June, matching the growth in May which was the highest increase in a single month since June 2007, Hometrack reports. The momentum in house price growth over the first...
View ArticleGold run for East London as house prices rise by £1,000 per month
Homeowners in the 14 postal districts1 in East London closest to the Olympic Park have seen the average value of their property rise from £206,154 in July 2005 to £298,6032 in March 2013. This...
View ArticleHouse prices higher than in previous 3 months
House prices in the latest three months (May-July) were 2.1% higher than in the preceding three months (February-April), Halifax reports. House prices in the three months to July were 4.6% higher than...
View ArticlePremier League house prices soar
House prices close to Premier League football grounds have increased by almost two and a half times over the last ten years, according to research by Halifax. The average house price in the postal...
View ArticleSecond Steppers’ housing affordability improves
Home affordability for Second Steppers – those home owners still living in their first home but looking to take their next step up the property ladder – has improved in the past year as a result of...
View ArticleBuying £900 a year cheaper than rent
Homebuyers in the UK are £875 (10%) a year better off buying their own home instead of renting, according to research by Halifax. The average monthly costs associated with buying a three bedroom house...
View ArticleRising house prices provide a boost to homemovers
According to the latest Lloyds Bank Homemovers Review, 337,500 people have moved up the housing ladder in 2013, as rising house prices have given homemovers a higher level of deposit for their next...
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