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The housing market appears almost as stubborn as now caretaker Prime Minister Boris Johnson as it continues to defy predictions of...

The balance of power in the property market may be shifting back to buyers. It comes as Halifax data showed annual house...

The property market is bracing for the start of the slowdown in the rate of house price growth.  The Halifax House Price...

The market boom goes on, for now at least. In February, house prices rose at their fastest since June 2007 according to...

The latest house price data from the Halifax shows another absolute record but with a sharply reduced monthly rise indicating a...

Another day, another house price index record. The latest, from the Halifax, shows that typical house prices increased by over £24,500 in...

Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...

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

Annual house price growth increased to 8.1 per cent in October according to the Halifax.  The average UK property price is now...

House prices rose by the most in almost 15 years in September ahead of the end of the stamp duty holiday.  The...

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

The Halifax is reporting a 0.5 per cent monthly drop in house prices, plus a fall in the annual rate from...

Annual house price inflation is now at its strongest level in nearly seven years, says the Halifax House Price Index. The average...

Increasing optimism at the success of the Coronavirus vaccine programme and the relaxation of restrictions have contributed to house prices rising...

The Chancellor’s decision to extend the stamp duty holiday has “put a spring in the step" of the housing market according...

The latest house price index from the Halifax suggests the market has softened ahead of the original scheduled end of the stamp...

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 house price record as the bull market continues. The latest Halifax index shows prices surging 7.6 per cent to...

Public sentiment over the housing market remains stable despite the Coronavirus crisis and the possibility of a No Deal Brexit. That’s the conclusion...

House prices by the end of October were running 7.5 per cent above their level a year ago - but the...

House prices in September were 7.3 per cent higher than a year earlier – the highest house price inflation since June 2016. The Halifax...

House prices rose again in August to reach a record high level according to Halifax, which is part of the Lloyds...

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

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...

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 agency behind a poll showing one in six buyers putting plans on hold because of Coronavirus is warning that if...

Annual house price growth increased to 4.1 per cent in January, up slightly from the end of 2019, according to Halifax...

House prices rose 4.0 per cent in 2019 according to Britain’s biggest mortgage lender Halifax, as a December bounce - some...

The year just ending was when the North-South divide in house prices and capital appreciation slammed into reverse gear according to...

Agents have welcomed the surprise news from the Halifax that house prices last month saw their largest rise since the start...

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

The latest figures from Halifax show annual house price growth has dipped to a six-year low. Average property price growth in...

House prices fell unexpectedly for the second month in a row in July according to the Halifax - but the mortgage...

House prices rose slightly more rapidly in the first three months of the year but growth is likely to remain subdued...

Just when you thought it was all Brexit doom and gloom, a major index shows that house prices in February grew...

House price rises are now the slowest they have been for six years according to the Halifax. Across the UK, property values...

One estate agent has described the latest price fall announced by the Halifax as “quite a retreat” for the housing market...

In a surprise announcement, house prices picked up in July with the annual rate of growth rising from 1.8 per cent...

House prices in the three months to the end of April were 2.2 per cent higher than in the same period...

The latest house price index figures from the Halifax gives just the spur the market may need as the spring sales...

The managing director of a bank has called for young people to be given more assistance in understanding the finances and processes behind...

The Halifax reports that house prices in the last three months, that’s between September and November, were 2.4 per cent higher...

House prices across the UK have jumped by an average of 4.0 per cent in the year to September says the...

House prices in June, July and August were a tiny 0.1 per cent higher than in the previous three months according...