House Prices
October house prices down 0.8 per cent
The October data from Land Registry's flagship House Price Index shows an annual price increase of 3.4 per cent which takes the average property value in England and Wales to £165,505. The monthly change from September to October is a decrease of 0.8 per cent.
Scottish housing market stabilises
The Scottish housing market's recovery from the recession has stabilised after the price fall of the previous quarter, according to the latest Scottish House Price Monitor from Lloyds TSB Mortgages, Scotland. On an annual, underlying basis Scottish house prices have increased by 4.6%.
Countryside living is increasingly unaffordable
Rural homeowners have seen the value of their property rise by more than £100,000 over the past decade, according to the latest annual Halifax Rural Housing Review.
London region continues to lead UK housing market
With mortgage lending generally flat during September according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), the trade body representing building societies, other data released by the UK Land Registry showed that the London region continued to lead the UK property market, with average values growing by 8.8% in the year to September.
Homes in Britain’s biggest cities worth £2.64 trillion
The homes in Britain’s ten biggest cities are worth £2.64 trillion – according to the latest analysis from property portal FindaProperty.com.
House prices fell by 0.7% in October
The average price of a typical UK property edged down by a seasonally adjusted 0.7% month-on-month in October, according to the Nationwide House Price Index.
Million pound home sales on the up in 2010
The number of million pound property sales has more than doubled over the past year, according to research by Halifax.
House prices fall in most regions during the third quarter
The third quarter of 2010 saw house prices fall in nine out of 13 UK regions, according to the Nationwide House Price Index. For the UK as a whole, prices fell by 1.0% in the quarter, leading to a fall in the annual growth rate from 9.5% to 4.5%.
Little movement in house prices during September
September proved to be an uneventful month for house prices, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index. The seasonally adjusted price index for a typical UK property was essentially unchanged in September, edging up by a marginal 0.1% from its August level.
House prices up 0.3% in August
The August data from the Land Registry House Price Index shows an annual price increase of 6.7 per cent which takes the average property value in England and Wales to £167,423. The monthly change from July to August is an increase of 0.3 per cent.
Riverside property prices prove resilient
Research conducted by property consultants Cluttons shows that riverfront properties in London have been most resilient to price fluctuations during the past two years.
Careless talk on house prices could be self-fufilling
Policians and campaigners in areas potentially affected by the proposed High Speed 2 rail-line should avoid doom-mongering, the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) warned today.
House prices edge lower but sales expectations rise
A further increase in the supply of property to the market pushed house prices down for the second consecutive month, but lower prices are leading to a rise in sales expectations, says the latest RICS UK Housing Market survey (14 September 2010).
House prices fell 0.9% in August
House prices fell by 0.9% month-on-month (m/m) in August, following a decline of 0.5% m/m in July, according to the Nationwide Building Society.
Homebuyers pay premium to live near a beach
As home movers across the country start shifting boxes in the build up to 1st September, the most popular day for moving in the UK, the Post Office Mortgages Homebuyers Report has revealed people seeking coastal locations are willing to pay the highest premium to live in their perfect place - on average an extra £20,448.