UK house prices have registered their lowest October rise since the 2008 financial crisis as Brexit uncertainty continues to take its toll, according to the property website Rightmove. Its data also showed that some parts of London are continuing to see asking prices fall, in some cases by £15,000 or more in a month. The price of property […]
THE HOUSING market is finally slowing after years of rampant growth and many Britons will give hearty thanks for that. GETTY The housing market is slowing after years after rapid growth The assumption that homeowners automatically celebrate price rises has been blown apart by the crazy growth of recent years, which has made the majority […]
Mortgage experts are predicting a “gentle recovery” in activity in the UK housing market as new figures show lending rose slightly. Gross mortgage lending rose by 2% in May compared with April to £16.2bn, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). This, and economic indicators, signalled a “limited” increase in activity in the coming […]
The number of mortgage applications given the green light increased by 6,131 from March to April, the biggest jump in six years and a early sign that the UK housing market is bouncing back after a muted six months and disruption caused by the general election. New data from the Bank of England showed that […]
Property prices increased by 9.6 per cent in the year to March 2015, up from 7.4 per cent recorded the previous month, official figures show. It is the first time annual growth figure has risen since last summer. From September 2014 onwards, yearly house price inflation has slowly dropped in each consecutive month, from a […]
UK housing market activity has “remained subdued”, the Nationwide says, as annual house price growth slowed for the seventh month in a row. Annual price growth fell to 5.1% in March, down from 5.7% the month before. House prices edged up 0.1% in March itself, the building society said, taking the average price to £189,454. […]
If you want to get a Londoner talking, talk to them about their housing. From sky-rocketing prices, to shortages in the affordable housing supply, to renters’ rights, it is a topic that fires debate like few other. With less than three months to go before the general election, it is also an area where the […]
Property values around some Crossrail stations have surged since the east-west London line got the green light in 2008, with the fastest-rising jumping 82%, according to a new report. Along the length of the entire line from Maidenhead to Shenfield prices within a short walk of stations have risen only 5% more than the local […]
Foxtons said it expected sales activity to “remain subdued” in the first half of 2015, as concerns about the global economy and the upcoming May general election hold people back from buying. The London-focussed estate agent said lettings increased by 1.7pc last year, but sales volumes were down by 3.7pc. That compares to a 27pc […]
