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When we talk in general terms about the UK housing market, we tend to draw a picture of generality. Facts and figures...

Average house prices fell on a monthly basis for the first time since September 2023 during March as higher mortgage rates...

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC, Paul Hilton shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of...

Average house prices rose for the fourth consecutive month during February, figures from Halifax show, but it is unclear how long...

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of your property...

Average house prices fell 1.4% during 2023, Land Registry data has revealed. The latest Land Registry House Price Index for December 2023...

Average house prices will fall 3.6% in the first quarter of the year, according to forecasts by reallymoving.com. The research is based...

Average house prices rose between December and January but a rapid rebound is unlikely, Nationwide has warned. The latest Nationwide House Price...

House prices ended 2023 up 1.7%, Halifax has claimed. The lender’s latest House Price Index for December 2023 suggests the price of...

Average house prices ended 2023 down 1.8%, according to Nationwide. The lender’s December House Price Index, based on its own mortgage lending...

The final weeks of 2023 have recorded above average levels of new sales with a 17% increase compared to the same...

Average house prices fell annually for the second consecutive month during October, Land Registry figures show. The data may only reflect activity...

The Land Registry has recorded the first annual drop in property values for a decade in its house price index. Both the...

More than 70 local authority areas have seen average house prices rise over the last year, bucking the national trend, Halifax...

Houses prices stopped falling on a monthly basis for the first time since in six months during October but are still...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has warned of a “challenging backdrop” for agents which may impact the portal’s annual revenue. It comes amid rumours, reported...

The old adage that estate agency is a people business is rarely more relevant than right now, when the market is...

The artificial intelligence (AI) platform, Bard, correctly guessed what the UK’s average house price would be in the Land Registry’s monthly...

House prices won’t fall by as much as the 1990s and 2008 financial crashes but it will take until 2025 for...

Cooling house prices are providing an opportunity for buyers even with higher borrowing costs, Propertymark claims. The agency trade body said it...

Lloyds Banking Group has issued a slightly more positive house price outlook despite warning of increased pressure on mortgage affordability from...

OnTheMarket has admitted to shareholders that the cancellation of agent contracts has been “higher than expected”. In results from the company issued...

House prices are falling at their fastest rate in 12 years, dropping £7,500 on average over the past 12 months, according...

  It's not often that I have sympathy for our glorious leaders – those who set the rules by which we all...

Average house prices have declined by their largest level on a monthly basis since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty...

The average price for larger detached homes has grown at almost twice the rate than for smaller properties such as flats...

Prices will fall during this year, but the outlook differs depending on location, according to Cluttons. A first quarter update from the...

Readers of a certain age may remember 1983. The Space Shuttle Challenger made its first flight, Neil Kinnock was elected Labour leader,...

Average house prices fell for the fifth month in a row during December, Halifax has revealed, as it warns of more...

Average house prices fell by their largest level since October 2008 last month, Halifax data shows. It is the latest sign of...

Agents are acknowledging that ‘change is coming’ to the housing market after the latest Land Registry House Price Index showed prices...

With UK interest rates on the rise, following the mini-Budget announcement (now since almost entirely reversed), and several lenders pulling mortgage...

Many first-time buyers and homeowners are becoming more cautious of the property market. The cost of living crisis, combined with rising...

Estate agents in Scotland are bucking the sales slowdown trend, Homesearch claims. The property data and prospecting platform, which recently launched north...

The housing market continues to defy expectations after the latest Land Registry figures show annual price growth in May hit its...

Homes with electric car charging points are commanding a 5% premium, research claims. Motoring website RegCarCheck compared average house prices using data...

London estate agency Alan Goldin Estates is celebrating 30 years in the business. To mark this milestone, the Temple Fortune-based estate agent...

It has been six years since the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU). Political and economic debate continues to rumble...

Renewed calls are being made for an “urgent review” of stamp duty as research shows rising house prices mean first-time buyers...

A housing analyst has urged buyers to look beyond average prices. Kate Faulkner, founder of Propertychecklists.co.uk, said she is on a mission...

Annual house price growth slowed for the second consecutive month during May. The latest Nationwide House Price Index showed average prices rose...

A financial analyst says there could be tough times ahead for the housing market, despite another upbeat set of figures regarding...

The Nationwide has released data listing the most and least affordable locations in Britain - background information for agents. Some entries are...

The number of locations where average house prices still stand at below £150,000 has shrunk by 28 per cent in recent...

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...

Halifax has revealed the UK’s most expensive streets in 2021 - and it’s no surprise that the very dearest examples are...

UK house prices have reached an all time high - but 2022 will see a more normalised housing market thanks to...

Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

Zoopla has calculated how much the average house price has risen every single day since the start of the pandemic in...

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...

The lifestyle changes triggered by the pandemic are likely to have a lasting effect on the housing market, pushing property prices permanently...

The very strong housing market seen throughout this year is set to extend into 2022 as a stock shortage is forecast...

Politicians in one of the most exclusive property enclaves are complaining after average house prices have risen around £100,000 in just...

Average house prices increased by 13.2 per cent over the year to June - the highest annual growth rate since November...

As the Tokyo Olympics draws to a close this weekend, the Nationwide Building Society has analysed long-term capital appreciation in locations regenerated...

Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...

Average house prices have risen by £29,000 over the course of the stamp duty holiday as house price annual inflation hits...

Average house prices in the year to the end of April increased by 8.9 per cent according to the government’s Office...

A home within 500 metres of a tube or railway station in London will carry a massive premium compared to a...

A think tank claims that ‘urban flight’ - when people leave cities and head for towns and villages - is merely a...

The average UK house price has risen 8.6 per cent - that’s typically £20,000 - in the past year. This is the...

One housing market index suggests that average house prices in England and Wales have risen by 9.8 per cent in the...

Liverpool - where commissioners have been ordered by Whitehall to run part of the council following corruption allegations - is the...

Another house price index shows a super-charged housing market with prices rising 7.5 per cent in the year to January according...

House price growth is running out of steam ahead of the stamp duty holiday cliff-edge. That’s the suggestion from the Halifax; its latest...

London and other urban areas dominate the league table of locations seeing the biggest house price rises of 2020. This is despite...

Another day, another index, another record - house prices rose 5.4 per cent annually in October according to official figures from the Office...

The housing market in England and Wales is stabilising, according to analysis of web traffic from a property advice site.  Valuation requests...

Average house prices in Wales have risen three per cent in the past year, despite multiple difficult lockdowns considered more severe...

The first monthly market monitor to show activity in the housing market tailing off has appeared - and it says momentum...

The trend of buyers apparently fleeing the city to get more for their money in the country has hit the buffers...

High end agents usually keep their powder dry when it comes to party politics, to avoid upsetting customers. However Knight Frank has...

Agents have been understandably delighted at the latest Halifax index which shows house prices posting their biggest gain of the year...

Mortgage enquiries in June surged to double the rate of the previous month according to the latest halifax house price index. Although...

The housing market is set for long-term recovery, despite dips in the road on the way.  That's the message from the latest house...

Zoopla’s head of research says a stamp duty holiday could encourage more home owners to move which in turn could help...

The government has temporarily suspended its official house price index as a result of the Coronavirus crisis. In a long and far-reaching announcement...

One of Britain’s leading agents says online viewing and interest in videos for homes on sale continues to be relatively strong...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

In another positive sign for the housing market, every region of the UK has seen a price rise according to the...

House prices are forecast to dip as the year ends and stagnate at the start of 2020 according to the latest...

House prices dipped a tiny 0.1 per cent in October - but this led to the annual rate coming in at...

The number of prime residential housing transactions has increased rapidly in the past two decades and even in the past five...

Agents have expressed quiet optimism that the market may be over the worst as it continues to show resilience in the...

The annual rate of growth of UK house prices has slowed to its lowest level since September 2012. Official government data from...

In the run up to his appointment as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson suggested that he might cut Stamp Duty Land Tax...

Average house prices in the UK increased by a mere 0.9 per cent in the year to June - the lowest...

Some homes in the UK are now worth 44 per cent less than they were a decade ago, claims the estate...

A new house price index that in June predicted big house price rises over the summer has now repeated its claim,...

Online estate agency Yopa is warning of price falls ahead in London and south east England - although price rises elsewhere...

Ultra slow broadband speeds could knock a quarter off the value of a property according to research undertaken by online agency...

House prices have remained roughly stagnant according to the latest figures produced by the Office for National Statistics and HM Land...

1989 was a significant time for the property industry: it marked the beginning of the end of a period of unprecedented...

House prices in 20 UK cities analysed by Zoopla show an average 1.7 per cent increase over the 12 months to...

Average house prices in the UK increased by 1.7 per cent in the year to the end of January according to...

More downbeat house price figures have prompted one leading estate agent to admit that the 2019 market had not taken off...

One of Britain’s foremost property consultancies has given a relatively upbeat prediction for the UK housing market over the next five...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

If your New Year’s resolution is to move to a four bedroom home in London or the south of England, you...