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![Knight Frank: ‘It’s a good time to be a homebuyer’](/upload/images/shutterstock_2234397689.jpg)
It is currently one of the best times to be a homebuyer, Knight Frank claims. The agency brand has highlighted that a...
18 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Halifax: UK house prices ‘static’ amid hopes of rate cuts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
House prices were “static” in May after falling 0.1% on a monthly basis, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index. The...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![West Yorkshire agent expands with latest acquisition](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-2-400x310.png)
Property consultancy Walker Singleton has acquired the book of business of Wilkinson Woodward Solicitors-owned Halifax estate agents Boococks as part of...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Halifax: Housing market is 'finding its feet' as monthly growth remains flat](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
The housing market is still “finding its feet,” Halifax has claimed, after its latest data showed house prices appeared to stagnate...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Misery as yet more lenders hike rates](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Just as the Nationwide showed the impact of rising mortgage costs on house prices, so another raft of lenders have made...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Big Demand for Small Properties as budgets tighten](/upload/images/shutterstock_1966564417.jpg)
Big demand for small properties has helped to drive growth in UK property prices in the early months of this year,...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Reader poll: Are house prices falling?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1341542321.jpg)
A fifth of Estate Agent Today readers have claimed house prices are falling either nationally or regionally, a survey has revealed. It...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Halifax: House prices drop on a monthly basis for first time since September 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
Average house prices fell on a monthly basis for the first time since September 2023 during March as higher mortgage rates...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![High mortgage rates close gap between buying and renting costs - Halifax](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
The gap between the costs of home ownership and renting has reached its smallest level since 2019, according to the latest...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Best places to live revealed! Is your patch on the list?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
North Berwick in East Lothian, has been named the best place to live in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Major mortgage lender reduces upper age limit](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
One of the UK’s largest mortgage lenders has reduced its upper age limit in a blow for home buyers . Halifax is...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Halifax: Housing market has started strong but a slowdown is still possible](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
Average house prices rose for the fourth consecutive month during February, figures from Halifax show, but it is unclear how long...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Analyst: Don’t assume the housing market will be healthy throughout 2024](/upload/images/shutterstock_250676278.jpg)
A drop in house prices remains likely for 2024 despite recent rises and improving sentiment. The latest Halifax house price index showed...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why new build properties may be best for first-time buyers](/upload/images/4%20Proofed%20--%20Why%20new-build%20homes%20weekend%20features%20by%20Vernon%20Pethard.jpg)
After years of saving, hard work, and market watching, being able to view and make an offer on a property is...
10 February 2024
From: Features
![Halifax: House price growth hits 12-month high but risks remain](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceRising_400x310.png)
Annual house price growth hit a 12-month high last month as values rose for the fourth consecutive month but future drops...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Halifax: First-time buyers are teaming up as sales fall](/upload/images/shutterstock_640959901.jpg)
The number of first-time buyers fell by a fifth last year but this cohort still made up the largest proportion of...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Housing analyst: I’m happy to be wrong on house prices](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
A housing market analyst has admitted he is “happy being wrong” after predicting house prices would fall between 8% and 10%...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: 'Whatever makes you and your business unique – aim to maximise it this year'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
After a difficult 2023, the property market has been buoyed by a triple-boost in the early days of 2024. According to the...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Halifax records shock rise in house prices for 2023 - were values really up?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
House prices ended 2023 up 1.7%, Halifax has claimed. The lender’s latest House Price Index for December 2023 suggests the price of...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage borrowers given ‘belated Christmas present” as pricing drops](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Home movers have been given a “belated Christmas present” as mortgage rates continue to drop, it has been claimed. It comes as...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Revealed! The areas where house prices grew in 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
House prices may have slumped for most of the year but some areas have bucked the trend. Analysis by Halifax shows that...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - What a difference a year makes](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
As 2023 trundles towards the buffers and we look forward to our Christmas break, it is something of a seasonal phenomenon...
23 December 2023
From: Features
![‘Affordability pressures’ set to push house prices down again in 2024 - reports](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
House prices are set to fall further next year, two major lenders claim. The house prices indices of Halifax and Nationwide have...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Stock shortage or increased demand? House prices rise again](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalDemand-400x310.png)
House prices increased for the second consecutive month in November, according to Halifax. The lender’s latest House Price Index recorded monthly growth...
08 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Land Registry records first annual house price drop for a decade](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
The Land Registry has recorded the first annual drop in property values for a decade in its house price index. Both the...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![HSBC and Halifax cut mortgage rates as price war continues](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated_400x310.png)
Two more major lenders have cut mortgage rates, prompting hopes that deals could seen come close to 3%. HSBC and Halifax have...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bucking the trend! House prices still rising in local hotspots - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
More than 70 local authority areas have seen average house prices rise over the last year, bucking the national trend, Halifax...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Knight Frank: Housing market is period of ‘price discovery’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
It wouldn’t be sensible to jump to a firm conclusion about the prospects of the housing market this side of Christmas,...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: Filling property vacancies is like climbing a mountain](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Right now, it feels like we are living in a housing market full of contradictions. Despite the best endeavours of Liz Truss,...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Halifax: ‘House prices rise but it’s not due to buyer demand’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Houses prices stopped falling on a monthly basis for the first time since in six months during October but are still...
08 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Race for sub-5% mortgage rate heats up - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Mortgage rates could be set to finally fall below 5%, brokers claim. The pricing of home loans has rocketed this year amid high...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![House prices fall again but how long will ‘correction’ last?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
House prices fell for the sixth consecutive month in a row during September and dropped at the fastest rate since August...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer - How To Get Real With Vendors On Price](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Phil%20Spencer.png)
The old adage that estate agency is a people business is rarely more relevant than right now, when the market is...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Halifax: First-time buyer sales fall amid market slowdown](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Young%20people%20more%20likely%20MortgageCalculated1_400x310.png)
The number of first-time buyers has fallen this year but the proportion of sales to this cohort remains the same due...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![House price growth slows again as agents enter ‘busy autumn’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
Annual house price growth has returned to its lowest level since the pandemic, Land Registry data shows. The latest figures from the...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Who needs experts? AI tool accurately predicts house price growth](/upload/images/shutterstock_2273789951.jpg)
The artificial intelligence (AI) platform, Bard, correctly guessed what the UK’s average house price would be in the Land Registry’s monthly...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![House prices falling at fastest rate since 2009 - Halifax](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
House prices have fallen at the steepest rate since 2009, Halifax data shows. The latest Halifax House Price Index for August suggests...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Halifax predicts further declines in house price to income ratios](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
Housing affordability is improving but the benefits are being offset by high mortgage rates, Halifax claims. Analysis by the lender found the...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: The next two months will dictate how the market finishes 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
In his latest column Jonathan Rolande explains why estate agents shouldn’t be distracted by the latest house price index figures. Nobody reading...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Good economic news could be bad for housing market - warning](/upload/images/shutterstock_342763022.jpg)
Experts are warning that the weekend’s better than expected economic news could indirectly hurt the housing market. The UK economy grew by...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Warning To Agents - House price falls to continue into 2024](/upload/images/shutterstock_2036243708.jpg)
The Halifax is warning that house price falls will continue into 2024. It cautions that price drops will be “gradual, rather than...
08 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sellers settling for “middle ground” still turn a profit - Propertymark](/upload/images/shutterstock_2341925563.jpg)
Propertymark says that sellers who strive to find a “middle ground” in today’s difficult market can still turn a healthy profit...
08 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Second half of 2023 ‘looking bleak’ for agents - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
House prices will fall by at least another 5% between now and Christmas, a property group has warned, creating tough times...
17 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents warn of “pain to come” after shock of biggest price fall for 12 years](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_309559970.jpg)
House prices are falling at their fastest rate in 12 years, dropping £7,500 on average over the past 12 months, according...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Research reveals best areas for speedy sales](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Properties in West London are currently selling quicker than anywhere else in the UK, new research suggests. Analysis by lead generation technology...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: The market has coped with darker clouds](/upload/images/shutterstock_120362527.jpg)
The past seven days have seen a string of stories across the media relating to the property sector. Reports have revealed how...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![House prices drop for first time since 2012 and more will follow - Halifax](/upload/images/shutterstock_1274515549.jpg)
Two sets of housing data have suggested a declining property market, with further price drops on the horizon. Halifax has recorded the...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Home mover activity hits record low but buyers are getting younger](/upload/images/shutterstock_1998755405.jpg)
The average age of a UK home mover has dropped but the number of actual moves has hit a record low,...
30 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![The nuances of mortgage lending and the role of the valuer](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/EAT%20image%20(2).png)
In simple terms, as you are probably aware, ‘lenders’ are the organisations who loan you something, in this case money to...
17 May 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Property week in review: Interest rates, house prices and purple woes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
It has certainly been a very busy week for news in the housing sector. Here, the first of a new series of...
12 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Halifax: Higher mortgage rates push house prices down](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/mortgage-400x310.png)
Average UK house prices declined last month for the first time in three months, Halifax claims. The lender’s latest House Price Index...
10 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![House price growth slows but remains positive - Halifax](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_400x310.png)
The latest Halifax House Price Index gave estate agents renewed optimism last week amid the ongoing market crash debate after the...
11 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Why material information does and should matter to you](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
According to the recent industry research report ‘Back to the Future’ from tmgroup, mio and CDS 40% of property transaction delays...
01 April 2023
From: Features
![Homebuyers £500 better off each year than renters - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/NewHomeowners1-400x310.png)
Homeowners are now almost £500 better off annually than renters, new research suggests. Analysis by Halifax shows the monthly cost of owning...
15 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Housing market is stirring from its slumber - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The property market looks to have avoided ‘heading over a cliff,’ Knight Frank suggests. Analysis by the agency brand suggests the further it...
14 March 2023
From: Breaking News
!['We won't see a crash': Quirk addresses house prices in new TV show](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
Online agency boss-turned-media-pundit Russell Quirk has been given his own money-focused TalkTV programme, with the first focusing on the hot topic...
10 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Time for the hard sell on Buy To Let](/upload/images/Site%20logos/Phil%20Spencer.png)
You don’t need me to tell you that buy to let has had a torrid time of it lately. For agents trying...
10 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Halifax: ‘House prices are up despite downward trend’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceRising_400x310.png)
The latest Halifax House Price Index is set to add fuel to the fire of the ongoing market crash debate. The lender’s...
08 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Halifax reveals pandemic's legacy on the property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
The average price for larger detached homes has grown at almost twice the rate than for smaller properties such as flats...
28 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![New agency launches after merger of two existing firms](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RightToRent1-400x310.png)
A new estate agency called WS Residential has been launched in Yorkshire, following a merger between a consultancy and an existing...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Annual house price growth hits three-year low - Halifax](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
Halifax has recorded the lowest level of annual house price growth for three years. Its latest House Price Index for January 2023...
08 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Our Oldest House Price Index - happy birthday Halifax](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
Readers of a certain age may remember 1983. The Space Shuttle Challenger made its first flight, Neil Kinnock was elected Labour leader,...
14 January 2023
From: Features
![Buyers urged to follow mortgage rates instead of house prices](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Propertycalculator-400x310.png)
Tracking mortgage rates may be more fruitful for buyers than following house price data, a property expert claims. Tom Bill, head of...
10 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![House prices drop as mini-Budget 'continues to hit the market'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
Average house prices fell for the fifth month in a row during December, Halifax has revealed, as it warns of more...
09 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Everything You Need To Know About the 2023 Housing Market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/2023HappyNY-400x310.png)
New year, old worries: what’s happening in the housing market? We’ve asked experts and collated forecasts, 15 in total. On the one...
07 January 2023
From: Features
![Halifax predicts 8% house price fall in 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
Halifax is predicting an 8% decline in house prices next year. The lender’s housing market review has forecasted that higher energy bills...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![2023 will be year of the property price drop – claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/2023NY-400x310.png)
Homeowners must accept that 2023 will become “the year of the price drop”, a property expert claims. As Nationwide and Halifax data...
12 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![‘Largest monthly drop since 2008’- Halifax highlights slowing market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
Average house prices fell by their largest level since October 2008 last month, Halifax data shows. It is the latest sign of...
08 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Historic regional agency expands Yorkshire presence](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
Property consultancy Walker Singleton has acquired Brighouse-based estate agency Daniel & Hirst as the firm further expands its residential property operations...
30 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Elon Musk and Blue Ticks - why Twitter matters to the industry](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Social%20Media/TwitterLogo-400x310.jpg)
I’ve been on Twitter for a decade and have 23,500 followers - a gratifying number and of those a couple of...
12 November 2022
From: Features
![House prices decline after mini-Budget shock - Halifax](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
Average property values have decreased for the third time in the past four months as Halifax warns of the end for...
08 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing needs its digital enablement moment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertyFind1-400x310.png)
Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...
26 October 2022
From: Features
![Halifax HPI – house prices dip slightly as market shows more signs of slowing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
House prices fell marginally (down by 0.1%) in September as the market displayed further signs of slowdown. That was according to Halifax’s...
10 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![House prices bounce back but 'challenging period' is coming - Halifax](/upload/images/Back-link-images/AdobeStock_248218845.jpeg)
Monthly house price growth bounced back in August but continues to slow annually, Halifax data shows. Halifax’s August House Price Index recorded...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Market insight: Buckle up, but keep perspective](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Homes-MaginifyingGlass-400x310.jpg)
As uncertainty, apprehension and anxiety increasingly infiltrates every aspect of our professional and personal lives, to ‘keep calm and carry on’...
27 August 2022
From: Features
![House prices hit sixth consecutive high - will the market ever cool off in 2022?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
In this guest piece, Kevin Shaw, National Sales Managing Director at Leaders Romans Group, looks at whether house prices will start to cool...
27 August 2022
From: Features
![Slowdown or slump? Agents give their view on a housing market crash](/upload/images/library/HousePriceDown-400x310.png)
Two senior estate agency figures have given their views on the prospects for the property market as commentators warn that longer-term...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Housing market remains resilient as price growth hits 18-year high - Halifax](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-3-400x310.jpg)
The housing market appears almost as stubborn as now caretaker Prime Minister Boris Johnson as it continues to defy predictions of...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Major agent revises house price forecasts upwards amid slower stock recovery](/upload/images/Logos/Knight-Frank-logo400x310.png)
Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts upwards due to continually low levels of residential stock on the market. The agent...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![House price growth returns to double digits 'but not for long'](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarketStockImage-2-400x310.jpg)
Annual house price growth figures returned to double digits in April but there are warnings that this could be as good...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Sellers' market 'may have peaked'](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Housing-1-400x310.jpg)
The balance of power in the property market may be shifting back to buyers. It comes as Halifax data showed annual house...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency stock shortage helps close gap between asking and sold prices](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertySold-400x310.jpg)
The lack of agency stock for sale has pushed the gap between asking and sold prices to record lows, research claims. Research...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – will the challenger banks ever become major lenders?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...
14 May 2022
From: Features
![Halifax signals start of house price growth slowdown](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Housing-1-400x310.jpg)
The property market is bracing for the start of the slowdown in the rate of house price growth. The Halifax House Price...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency heavyweight joins property investment PropTech platform](/upload/images/Grenville%20Turner.jpg)
One of the biggest names in agency has been appointed as chairperson of the board at BidX1, one of Europe’s leading...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Warning - new checks on mortgage applications could hit house hunters](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HomeInHands-400x310.jpg)
A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely to find it 'much harder' to be approved for loans as...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Leading agent signals the end for double digit house price growth](/upload/images/library/houseprices1.png)
Knight Frank has issued a stark warning that house price growth is set to slow. House price indices from lenders such as...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News
!['Whiff of uncertainty' as spring market begins](/upload/images/library/Spring-400x310.jpg)
The Ukraine conflict and cost of living crisis is likely to but a dent in the spring market for agents, an...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![House prices hit record high but analyst questions if now is a good time to buy](/upload/images/library/HandsHouse-400x310.png)
Homeowners are now earning almost as much from their property as they are from their salary after prices hit new highs. The...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Ukraine crisis will put brakes on runaway housing market, warns analyst](/upload/images/Locations/russia%20ukraine%202.png)
Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Double-digit annual house price growth now in seven UK regions](/upload/images/library/Clock-400x310.png)
The market boom goes on, for now at least. In February, house prices rose at their fastest since June 2007 according to...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Massive rise in first time buyers’ contribution to housing market](/upload/images/library/First-Time-Buyers-Home-400x310.jpg)
There’s been a huge rise in the amount of money contributed to the housing market by first time buyers. They paid over...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents wary as house price growth slows significantly](/upload/images/library/house-prices-rise400x310.png)
The latest house price data from the Halifax shows another absolute record but with a sharply reduced monthly rise indicating a...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![First time buyer average age creeps up across UK](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennial-PayingCard-400x310.jpg)
The average age at which someone buys their first home has risen to 32, up from 29 in 2011 and is...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Demand for homes still outstripping supply - for now](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-400x310.png)
Another day, another house price index record. The latest, from the Halifax, shows that typical house prices increased by over £24,500 in...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Luckiest sellers of 2021 see price rises three times the average](/upload/images/Seasonal%20%26%20Holidays/2021MagnifyingGlass-400x310-min.jpeg)
Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Vendors In The Money - Britain’s most expensive streets revealed](/upload/images/library/PrimeLondonStreets-400x310.jpg)
Halifax has revealed the UK’s most expensive streets in 2021 - and it’s no surprise that the very dearest examples are...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Interest rate rise may be put off despite another house price record](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/New%20Rental%20Index-400x310.png)
Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...