High mortgage rates continued to weigh on the housing market in June, leaving house price growth relatively flat. Nationwide’s latest House Price...
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02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![House prices bounce back but calls remain for interest rate cut](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
House prices appear to have benefited from a Spring bounce but sales and mortgage approvals have struggled. It comes after a busy...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Blip or trend? House prices fell in March](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
House prices dipped on a monthly basis during March but annual growth improved, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Annual house price growth returns to ‘positive territory’ – but for how long?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1928467268(1).jpg)
House prices are growing annually for the first time since January 2023, Nationwide claims. The latest Nationwide House Price Index found average...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Nationwide: House prices rose in January but ‘rapid rebound’ is unlikely](/upload/images/shutterstock_1898316274.jpg)
Average house prices rose between December and January but a rapid rebound is unlikely, Nationwide has warned. The latest Nationwide House Price...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Nationwide: Average prices fell in 2023 and rebound unlikely in 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
Average house prices ended 2023 down 1.8%, according to Nationwide. The lender’s December House Price Index, based on its own mortgage lending...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![‘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
![A turning point? House prices rise for third successive month](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
House prices increased for the third month in a row during November but are still down annually, Nationwide data shows. The lender’s...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Housing market remains weak despite monthly price rises - Nationwide](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Nationwide has cautioned property market commentators about being too optimistic as its own house price index showed average prices surprisingly rose...
02 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Housing Market Weak but cautious optimism from analysts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
UK housing market activity "remains weak" according to the Nationwide. Its latest house price index shows that prices declined 5.3 per cent...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property prices falling at fastest rate since 2009 but 'soft landing' is possible](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
House prices fell at their fastest rate since July 2009 last month, according to Nationwide. The lender’s latest House Price Index shows...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![House prices falling at fastest rate since 2009](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
House prices dipped at their fastest rate since 2009 last month, new data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index revealed average...
02 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![House price declines continue ‘but soft landing is possible’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
Annual house price growth remained negative in June as mortgage rates hit buyer budgets but there is still a chance of...
03 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Housing market ‘freezes’ as it hits the summer months](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Rent_Freeze2-400x310.png)
The property market appears to have stalled in April and May, with official data showing a dip in house prices and...
02 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mini-Budget fallout ‘fading’ as Nationwide reveals monthly house price gains](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
The impact of last year’s mini-Budget on the property market are “fading,” agents have claimed after the latest Nationwide housing data...
03 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![House prices hit by largest annual decline since 2009](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Average UK house prices were hit by the largest annual decline since July 2009 last month. Nationwide’s latest House Price Index suggests...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Annual house price growth turns negative - Nationwide](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
Annual house price growth has fallen for the first time since June 2020 and is now at its weakest level since...
02 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Housing market 'loses fizz' as prices drop again](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
The ‘fizz’ has left the market, an industry veteran has claimed after the Nationwide House Price Index revealed a second consecutive...
02 February 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
![House prices on worst run since 2008 – Nationwide](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
House prices fell for the fourth consecutive month in December, the worst run since 2008, according to Nationwide. The lender’s final House...
03 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Nationwide: A relatively soft landing is possible for the housing market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
The housing market is struggling to regain momentum following the mini-Budget but a ‘soft landing’ is possible, Nationwide suggests. The lender is...
21 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![House prices hit by largest fall for two years](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
House price growth slowed annually and fell for the third month in a row during November, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House...
02 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![House prices drop as Nationwide warns of slowing market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
Annual house price growth hit an 18-month low during October and fell on a monthly basis for the first time since...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![House price growth slows to 17-month low](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/House-Percentage-MortgageRates-400x310.jpg)
Annual house price growth slowed to single digits in September and was flat on a monthly basis, Nationwide figures show. The lender’s...
03 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents still positive as Nationwide warns housing market has lost momentum](/upload/images/library/Nationwide-logo400x310.png)
House price growth slowed in August but remains in double digits, Nationwide figures have revealed. The lender’s August House Price Index shows...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Truss’s economic plans could be 'apocalyptic' for housing market - claim](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/LizTruss01-400x310.png)
A leading agent has claimed that the economic plans of Liz Truss, the frontrunner to be the country’s next Prime Minister,...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![‘Dash for property over’ as price growth slows - Nationwide](/upload/images/Logos/NationwideLogo-400x310.png)
House price growth slowed in June but remains in double figures, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index shows property...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![House price growth slows for second consecutive month - Nationwide](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Housing-1-400x310.jpg)
Annual house price growth slowed for the second consecutive month during May. The latest Nationwide House Price Index showed average prices rose...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![House price growth slows as cost of living crisis starts to hits the market](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/House-Keyring-400x310.jpg)
House price growth is expected to hit single digits by the end of the year as the cost of living crisis...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – the who’s who of the industry](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...
30 April 2022
From: Features
![House prices rising £500 a week - how long can this last?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Housing-1-400x310.jpg)
The level of house price growth is at a 17 year high at 11.2 per cent according to the Nationwide. The annual...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Omicron set to hit viewings and housing market in 2022](/upload/images/Coronavirus/Coronavirus4-400x310-min.jpeg)
The surge in Omicron cases and possible future restrictions are set to hit the housing market in 2022 - and may...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![It’s a record: House prices end 2021 on a high](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/uk-housing400x310.png)
House prices in the UK have ended the year of yet another record high. The Nationwide says annual house price growth increased...
31 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![House price rises similar to those before 2007 crash - Nationwide](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-400x310.png)
Annual house price growth hit 10.0 per cent last month - and is now tracking close to the level seen before...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stand by for a possible interest rate rise today](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-20-400x310.jpg)
Analysts suggest there is a 50:50 chance of a base rate rise being announced by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Average home hits landmark figure as market stays red hot](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-400x310.png)
The average price of a house in the UK has hit £250,000 for the first time as the market shows no...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Warning - top index says first time buyer deposits “very challenging”](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Houses-Row-2-400x310.jpg)
House prices rose by just 0.1 per cent in September - but they are still increasing by 10 per cent a...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Who needs stamp duty holiday? Prices rise again in August](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/uk-housing400x310.png)
The first house price index for August suggests they rose 2.1 per cent in just a month - despite forecasts that the...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![High value house purchases behind market frenzy says Nationwide](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EmptyHomes-400x310.jpg)
Annual house price growth remains above 10 per cent despite a small monthly dip in July according to the Nationwide. A 0.5...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Holiday has overstayed its welcome says top agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Average house prices have risen by £29,000 over the course of the stamp duty holiday as house price annual inflation hits...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty turbocharges house prices to another record high](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices have soared 10.9 per cent in the past year - the highest level since 2014 - according to the...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Soaring house price index show market boom goes on](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices are 7.1 per cent above their level a year ago as the boom continues. The latest house price index, from...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Market pause or boom over? Surprise house price fall as Easter arrives](/img/default/eat.png)
Annual house price growth remains strong but it has slowed significantly according to the Nationwide. Prices dropped 0.2 per cent on average...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Demand surge offers hope for market after stamp duty break ends](/img/default/eat.png)
A surge in demand from buyers, even those unlikely to benefit from the stamp duty holiday, offers hope for the market...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Market to slow sharply if stamp duty holiday ends March 31 - warning](/img/default/eat.png)
The Nationwide has pulled no punches with Chancellor Rishi Sunak - it’s made it clear that if the stamp duty holiday...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![The year of Covid ends on a house price high](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices surged in December to post their fastest growth in six years, according to the Nationwide. Prices rose 7.3 per cent...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Housing market defies gravity as prices now hit five year high](/img/default/eat.png)
Annual house price inflation is now running at 6.5 per cent according to the latest Nationwide index after a 0.9 per...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Does being Covid-safe at home artificially lift house prices?](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading market analyst says the widespread belief that we are ‘safe’ in our homes may indirectly lead to the recent...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Sales boom goes on and agents see no end in sight](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents have universally welcomed new Nationwide data showing annual price growth picked up to 5.0 per cent last month - the highest rate...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Record house prices likely to go higher still says leading agent](/img/default/eat.png)
Record house prices recorded this week by the Nationwide index are set to go higher still according to a leading agent. Nationwide...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Now prices are going UP again, says latest Nationwide index](/img/default/eat.png)
The Nationwide says annual house price growth has recovered to 1.5 per cent. Its July house price index says the fall in...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents remain calm in the light of latest house price dip](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents have remained calm in the light of Nationwide’s house price index which shows the first annual fall for eight years...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Shock as house prices show largest monthly fall in 11 years - Nationwide](/img/default/eat.png)
UK house prices fell by 1.7 per cent in May, after taking account of seasonal effects – this is the largest...
02 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Strong market recovery likely after lockdown, claims Nationwide](/img/default/eat.png)
The housing market is likely to rebound relatively strongly after the Coronavirus lockdown eases, according to the Nationwide. House prices grew at...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Good News: Housing market damage may be ‘much less’ than expected](/img/default/eat.png)
The Nationwide says government measures mean the impact of Coronavirus on the housing market may be “much less” damaging than many...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Coronavirus fears hitting enquiry levels says leading agent](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents and senior industry figures fear Coronavirus may derail the strong start to the 2020 housing market. One of the country’s leading...
02 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Brexit clarity allows house price leap - but Brexit uncertainty returns](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices have risen 2.3 per cent in the past year - the strongest rate of inflation for property since July...
02 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Up again: House price rises at 14-month high as Bank meets](/img/default/eat.png)
The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets today for its monthly decision on whether the move base rate - and...
30 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents upbeat at prospects for improved market in 2020](/img/default/eat.png)
Annual UK house price growth exceeded one per cent for the first time in 12 months in December according to the...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents warn of market stagnation until Election and Brexit fog clears](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents have interpreted the latest house price figures as evidence that the market is in limbo waiting for the Brexit -...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![UK house price growth 'grinds to a halt' as uncertainty goes on](/img/default/eat.png)
House price growth in the UK 'ground to a halt' last month, according to the latest Nationwide figures. The lender's house price...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit and stamp duty uncertainties hitting the market, say agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Seemingly-endless uncertainty over Brexit and now speculation over whether there will be an easing of stamp duty on transactions is making...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Silver lining for housing market as first time buyer numbers rise](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s a silver lining to another set of stodgy housing market figures - at least one sector, for those buying their...
02 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Housing market 'not starting 2019 as we would have liked' figures show](/img/default/eat.png)
More downbeat house price figures have prompted one leading estate agent to admit that the 2019 market had not taken off...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![House prices suffer as Brexit worries outweigh positive economic news](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices grew at the slowest annual rate for nearly six years in January, according to Nationwide, which says the market...
01 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit bites as house price growth drops to near six-year low](/img/default/eat.png)
A slew of property experts and commentators have put the blame on Brexit for a surprise drop in house price growth...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Prices inch up but buyers still waiting for Brexit clarity](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices showed an unexpected pre-Christmas boost last last month but worries about Brexit remain foremost for buyers according to the...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![House prices: Nationwide records biggest monthly drop since 2012](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest house price index from Nationwide shows a monthly fall of 0.5% in August, the largest decline recorded since July...
03 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Interest rate rise today 'could hurt housing market balance' - warning](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading estate agent is warning that an interest rate increase today ould hurt the delicate balance of the housing market. The...
02 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![More downbeat market news - price growth at five year low](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices rose at their slowest annual rate in five years in June according to the latest indicator of this summer’s...
28 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Proportion of sales to cash buyers falls back, says Nationwide](/img/default/eat.png)
Research from the Nationwide suggests that the share of cash transactions has declined over the past 18 months, at least partly...
30 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agent confirms index findings that growth turning negative in south east](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading estate agent says his findings confirm those of the latest house price index in suggesting that prices are turning...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Big chill hits housing market with unexpected drop in prices](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices fell unexpectedly in February with the Nationwide Building Society reporting a drop of 0.3 per cent. This ended some analysts’...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Good news - housing market shows unexpected New Year pick-up](/img/default/eat.png)
Annual house price growth is now 3.2 per cent according to Nationwide - an unexpected rise from the 2.6 per cent recorded at...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![London first time buyers could take 10 years to save for a deposit](/img/default/eat.png)
New analysis by the Nationwide has revealed just how big an obstacle a 20 per cent deposit can be for buyers...
08 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![London-wide annual house prices fall for first time in eight years - index](/img/default/eat.png)
Figures out this morning from the Nationwide show the first annual fall in London-wide house prices for eight years - and...
04 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![First time buyer stamp duty change 'will have only limited effect'](/img/default/eat.png)
The Nationwide says the Chancellor’s decision to effectively scrap stamp duty for the majority of first time buyers will have only...
29 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Market unlikely to be impact by small rate rise - even if it happens](/img/default/eat.png)
Experts suggest that a possible interest rate rise this morning - if it is backed by a majority of members of...
02 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![More London house price woe but UK market is stable - Nationwide](/img/default/eat.png)
UK house price inflation is now running at a modest 2.0 per cent but London's housing market has recorded its worst...
02 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty: new analysis shows burden falling on Southern England](/img/default/eat.png)
Analysis by the Nationwide suggests that the proportion of UK-wide stamp duty payments paid by purchasers in the south east of...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![House price growth slows again this month says Nationwide](/img/default/eat.png)
The average price of a home in the UK is now £211,6712 - up slightly on last month but with growth...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Nationwide predicts 'drag' on transactions and prices for rest of year](/img/default/eat.png)
The Nationwide is warning that a slowdown in household spending is likely in the near future, leading to a ‘drag’ on...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![House prices down for third month in a row - first time since 2009](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices recorded their third consecutive monthly fall in May says the Nationwide. It's the first time this has occurred since 2009, and...
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![House price growth slows 'as consumer prepare for cash squeeze'](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices recorded their second consecutive monthly fall in April, while the annual rate of growth slowed to 2.6 per cent,...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![House prices haven't got the memo - and they're still rising](/img/default/eat.png)
With almost every pundit predicting house prices to moderate in 2017 - perhaps even fall - it comes as some surprise...
02 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agents cautious over latest 'quietly encouraging' house price index](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents have given a cautious welcome to the latest index from the Nationwide, suggesting that the annual rate of price growth...
02 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![London's period of outperformance drawing to a close says analyst](/img/default/eat.png)
The chief economist at Nationwide says there are signs that the period of domination for London’s housing market - which for...
03 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Happy New Year from Estate Agent Today - this is what's in store...](/img/default/eat.png)
This is the final Estate Agent Today until Tuesday January 3 2017, so everyone at Angels Media sends all good wishes for...
30 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Another major forecaster says price rises will be sluggish next year](/img/default/eat.png)
The Nationwide is the latest major industry forecaster to predict a sluggish average house price rise of two per cent in...
21 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![What next for property in 2017?](/img/default/eat.png)
Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...
17 December 2016
From: Features
![Typical home now six times average salary - highest since 2008](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices were unchanged in October according to the latest Nationwide house price index, but a typical home now costs six...
03 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Surprise pick-up in house price growth defies Brexit pessimism](/img/default/eat.png)
Average house prices across the UK increased by 0.6 per cent in August, taking the annual rate of growth to 5.6...
01 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![House prices rising faster than expected 'but may not yet reflect Brexit'](/img/default/eat.png)
The Nationwide says house prices rose at their fastest annual rate for four months in July, but that performance may not...
29 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Too early to see Brexit impact on prices, says Nationwide](/img/default/eat.png)
The chief economist who compiles Nationwide’s monthly house price index says it is too early yet to see the impact of...
30 June 2016
From: Breaking News
!['House price growth remained stable last month' – Nationwide](/img/default/eat.png)
Average house prices increased by 0.2% between April and May, according to the latest figures from Nationwide. The bank's House Price Index...
02 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Prices may stay buoyant despite stamp duty deadline passing, says analyst](/img/default/eat.png)
The price of a typical home increased by 0.8 per cent in March, while the annual rate of house price growth...
04 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Warning that housing market is likely to fall back in spring and summer](/img/default/eat.png)
The Nationwide is warning that the busy start to 2016 in the housing market is driven at least partly by the...
04 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Modest acceleration in house price growth likely, says Nationwide](/img/default/eat.png)
Housing market appreciation continued at 4.4 per cent in the year to late January, continuing an eight month run of price...
28 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Year ends with high price growth almost everywhere says Nationwide](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices ended the year with strong growth of 0.8 per cent in the month of December according to the building...