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Britain’s new property hotspots will see house price hikes Miles from London, find out which postcodes could grow into the next mini property price bubbles

The number of homes sold in the Bristol postcode encompassing Avonmouth nearly doubled in 2014 from the previous year, fuelling fears that Britain’s latest property hotspots could develop into regional house-price bubbles. Avonmouth, next to the Royal Edward Docks (a vibrant area that has benefitted from extensive regeneration) was the district with the biggest increase […]

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House prices have hit the bottom and the only way is up

House prices in the first quarter of 2015 were 2.6pc higher than the final three months of last year, as consumer confidence grows and interest rate rises still seem a far off reality. The Halifax’s house price index, released this morning, gave an early indication that the stagnant housing market, which slowed to a standstill […]