Property Market
Halifax HPI: First fall in house prices for 11 monthsThe latest house price index from the UK's biggest mortgage lender, Halifax shows a dip in December but an overall rise of 7.5 per cent in house prices in the UK in 2013. |
6,000 new homeowners through Help to BuyThe government claims 6,000 households have purchased new homes through the Help to Buy scheme in the first three months of its existence. |
House prices to rise by 8% in 2014, says RICSRICS predicts house prices will go up by 8% in 2014 as supply fails to match the demand caused by government schemes to boost the property market. |
House prices rise at fastest pace for 11 years, says RicsThe Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors warns that the lack of supply of new homes to cater for increased demand for property is "problematic". |
Nationwide warns of dangers of house price bubbleNationwide's house price index for October reports that house prices went up by one per cent from September and the annuak growth rate has reached 5.8 per cent. |
London helps UK house prices reach new record high of £247,000Official figures from the Office for National Statistics shows the value of the average UK property has now surpassed the previous peak in January 2008. |
House prices set to rise by 4.5% a year for next five yearsThe latest survey of chartered surveyors puts expectations of house price rises at an 11-year high. |
Highest number of new mortgages approved since Feb 2008The Bank of England reports that UK mortgage approvals reached 62,226, the highest number since February 2008 adding to evidence that the property market is growing. |
House prices rising at fastest pace since May 2007The latest data from Hometrack shows house prices went up by 0.5 per cent in September, the largest monthly rise for over six years. |
North-south house price divide at record high of over £100,000Nationwide's latest house price index shows price rises in London and the south has increased the annual rate of house price growth to 5.0 per cent. |
Cheaper to buy a home than rent despite rise in house pricesNew research from the Halifax has found that people who pay a mortgage pay almost £900 a year less than people who rent. |
House prices in England reach record highThe Office for National statistics says house prices in England have reached a new record high, overtaking the previous peak of January 2008. |
Rightmove triples annual house price growth estimate to 6%Rightmove reports that house prices fell slightly in September but expects prices to go up by six per cent in 2013 and that activity will pick up in the autumn. |
Rics wants annual price rise cap set to avoid housing bubbleRics has suggested that the Bank of England introduce a cap of five per cent on house price growth to guard against a house price bubble. |
Cable warns Help to Buy could create house price bubbleThe Business Secretary has warned that the government's Help to Buy scheme could create a house price bubble in some parts of the UK. |
House price increase brings more sellers to marketRics notes that an increase in house prices has led to more people selling their home and says that it will be carefully monitoring the market so prices do not become unaffordable. |
Halifax HPI: House prices up 5.4% in last 12 monthsThe Halifax house price index for August shows that prices have gone up by 5.4 per cent over the 12 months to the end of July. |
Mortgage lending on course for best year since 2008The Council of Mortgage Lenders reports that gross mortgage lending went up by 29% on July to reach the highest level since October 2008. |
Sellers and buyers return to the property market, says RICSConfidence in the property market is returning as house price inflation rises at ots fastest pace for six years and more sellers and potential buyers come to the market. |
ONS reports annual house price growth accelerateshouse prices rose by an average of 3.1 per cent across the UK in the 12 months leading to June 2013, according to the ONS. |
Second-time buyers have to wait 14 extra years than in 1960'sThe average age of a person buying their second home in the UK has climbed to 42, compared to 31 30 years ago, according to new research by the Post Office. |
Halifax HPI: Fitch warns house price rise may harm economyHalifax reports that UK house prices have gone up at the fastest annual rate for three years at 4.6 per cent helped by increased consumer confidence. |
UK house prices up by 3.9% in last 12 monthsUK house prices continued on their upward trajectory in July, rising by 0.8 per cent according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index. |
Osborne primes lenders and builders for Help to Buy 2The Chancellor, George Osborne has set out plans to mortgage lenders and builders on how they should implement the second part of the Help to Buy mortgage scheme. |
House prices to continue to rise for rest of 2013The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors says house prices continue to grow, demand is at its highest level for over three years and this is set to continue. |
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