House Prices
Scottish housing market recovery pauses
The Scottish housing market's recovery from the recession has paused, according to the latest Scottish House Price Monitor from Lloyds TSB Scotland. On an annual, underlying basis Scottish house prices have increased by 0.8%.
New students boost house prices in university towns
While most first year students get ready to settle into halls, some freshers will join their second or third year counterparts in opting for privately owned housing, boosting the local market, according to new analysis from Lloyds TSB.
North Coast for quality of life and affordability
Residents of Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex have the highest quality of life among Britain's seaside towns followed by Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex and Christchurch in Dorset, according to the Halifax Seaside Town Quality of Life Review.
UK house prices fall for the first time in a year
More surveyors reported a fall than a rise in house prices for the first time since July 2009 as demand from purchasers slipped back and the number of properties coming to the market continued to increase, says the latest RICS UK Housing Market survey.
Value of housing soars by over £2,000 billion in ten years
The total value of privately owned housing stock in the UK more than doubled over the past decade, new Halifax research shows.
House prices up 0.6% in July
House prices increased by 0.6% in July, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index.
House prices fell back in July
House prices fell in July for the first time since February, according to the Nationwide House Price Index. The price of a typical UK property fell by a seasonally adjusted 0.5% month-on-month, after having been unchanged in June.
June house prices up 0.1 per cent since May
The June data from Land Registry's flagship House Price Index shows an annual price increase of 8.4 per cent.
East London house prices up 26%
As 27th July marks two years until the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympic Games, Lloyds TSB research has measured house price performance in the fourteen postal districts located close to the Olympic Park.
Latest figures reveal annual house price growth of 7.2%
The latest figures from Assetz House Price Watch show that average house prices were 7.2% higher in June than at the same time in 2009. Assetz House Price Watch compiles monthly average figures taken from five of the major house price indices to offer a more accurate picture of house price trends.
London homebuyers pay premium to be near tube
London homebuyers pay on average an extra £20,000 for property 500m from nearest station (compared with a similar property 1,500m from station), according to the Nationwide Building Society.
Weaker demand and increased supply hits house prices
Demand as measured by new buyer enquiries fell for only the second time since the latter part of 2008 while the net balance for new instructions rose to the highest level for three years impacting on sentiment for future price rises, says latest RICS UK Housing Market survey.
House prices inched up 0.1% in June
House prices rose by 0.1% in June, according to latest figures from the Nationwide Building Society.
May house prices down 0.2 per cent
The May data from Land Registry's House Price Index shows an annual price increase of 8.2 per cent. This is the seventh month in a row in which the annual figure has been positive and takes the average property value in England and Wales to £165,314.
House prices edge up, abolition of HIPS increases supply
House prices edged up in May, but the Government's decision to abolish HIPS has given supply a boost, says latest RICS UK Housing Market survey.