Sussex to avoid price crash
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The average property in Sussex is not likely to lose value in 2008.That is according to Brighton-based estate agency Weatherstone Properties, which told the Argus that ...
House Prices News posted on 28-Jan-2008 10:43:05 Views: 2989
Prices pick up after shaky start
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It appears that UK house prices are recovering after a difficult period following the extended rollout of Home information packs (Hips).Rightmove's house price index re...
House Prices News posted on 21/01/2008 10:46:51 Views: 3327
Buyers 'could benefit' from slowing market
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Property prices are set to fall significantly over the next 12 months, a finance expert predicts.David Kuo, head of personal finance at website Fool, said that he expec...
House Prices News posted on 16-Jan-2008 10:46:54 Views: 2149
Surprise rise for house prices
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House prices unexpectedly rose in December, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index.The report shows that the average UK property increased in value by 1.3 pe...
House Prices News posted on 08/01/2008 17:26:30 Views: 2388
Scotland, London to see continued price rises
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Towns in Scotland and the south-east of England are again set to see the strongest price rises in 2008, according to a new study from Halifax.The estate agency has howe...
House Prices News posted on 31-Dec-2007 04:41:24 Views: 3259
Average price rises above £100k for all towns
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The average house price in very UK town is now above £100,000 for the first time.That is according to a new report from Halifax, which also revealed that 48 per ce...
House Prices News posted on 24/12/2007 10:13:47 Views: 3997
MPC vote was unanimous
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All nine members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted in favour of cutting the base rate of interest in December.The minutes from the last mee...
House Prices News posted on 19-Dec-2007 06:11:49 Views: 3023
Price growth in UK cities
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Annual house price growth was strong in Bristol in 2007.New figures from email4property show that property values in the city increased by 9.2 per cent.The city saw the...
House Prices News posted on 19/12/2007 10:52:18 Views: 2831
Mixed year ahead for borrowers
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It is difficult to predict whether or not the new year will be easier for mortgage borrowers.That is according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), which says that...
House Prices News posted on 17-Dec-2007 05:46:48 Views: 2441
Local input for eco-towns
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The government has revealed that it will work closely with local authorities when planning for new eco-towns.It was recently announced that ten economically, socially a...
House Prices News posted on 17/12/2007 17:08:37 Views: 2406
New year will be tough for some
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Borrowers are set to endure different types of new year, depending on their personal circumstances.That is according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), which say...
House Prices News posted on 17-Dec-2007 05:04:16 Views: 2437
DCLG: 'House prices up'
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October saw house prices rise in the UK, with properties in London doing particularly well.That is according to the latest Department of Communities and Local Governmen...
House Prices News posted on 17/12/2007 17:03:19 Views: 2401
Borrowers told to talk
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Mortgage borrowers have been advised to speak to their lender if they are concerned that their rates are set to rise.Recent media reports have focussed on the number of...
House Prices News posted on 17-Dec-2007 11:58:52 Views: 2365
Hips defended after latest attack
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Home information packs (Hips) have been defended following a negative report into home-buying from the Conservative party.According to the Association of Home Informati...
House Prices News posted on 17/12/2007 11:10:50 Views: 2394
Buyers use Hips to pay less for houses
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From today (December 14th), anyone selling a property of any size in England and Wales must provide a Home information pack (Hip).The full rollout comes four months aft...
House Prices News posted on 17-Dec-2007 11:09:50 Views: 2365
Positive price growth next year
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Homeowners are set to see the value of their properties increase in the new year.That is according to Hometrack, which believes that a shortage of supply will help to s...
House Prices News posted on 17/12/2007 10:57:07 Views: 2089
Market to stabilise in 2008
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The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) believes that the UK housing market will stabilise in 2008.In addition, mortgage holders are set to benefit from a furt...
House Prices News posted on 17-Dec-2007 10:50:33 Views: 2084
Mortgage report slammed
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There has been an angry reaction to a new report which accuses the sub-prime mortgage industry of acting irresponsibly.Entitled 'Set up to fail', the Citizens Advice re...
House Prices News posted on 17/12/2007 10:49:05 Views: 2069
September 'quiet month' for UK housing market
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The number of property sales agreed and buyers on books were both down in the month of September, according to the latest survey.The National Association of Estate Agen...
House Prices News posted on 20-Oct-2007 01:18:57 Views: 7378
Better quality of life leads to higher house prices
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Homeowners in Wokingham, Berkshire, have the best quality of life and this is boosting house prices, according to new research.Halifax Estate Agents has published a rep...
House Prices News posted on 17/10/2007 12:29:30 Views: 3490
Property prices up by 2.7%
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House prices increased in value by 2.7 per cent in October, following a fall of 2.6 per cent in the previous month.According to the Rightmove House Price Index, the ave...
House Prices News posted on 16-Oct-2007 12:42:21 Views: 3279
London sees strong price growth
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House prices in London increased above the national average, according to the latest figures.Acadametrics' FT House Price Index shows that prices in the capital increas...
House Prices News posted on 15/10/2007 03:43:08 Views: 2831
Half of landlords see no void periods
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Half of all buy-to-let property investors in the UK do not experience void periods.
Of those that do, the average amount of time that a property does not have tenant...
House Prices News posted on 13-Oct-2007 04:42:51 Views: 2696
Sheffield a 'good alternative' to London
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Sheffield offers first-time buyers a "particular quality of life" and a significantly lower cost of living than London’s property group Buy Association has said.
Pop...
House Prices News posted on 13/10/2007 15:47:20 Views: 2671
Number of UK homeowners 'nearly doubled' in 50 years
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The number of people owning a home has nearly doubled in the past 50 years, according to research by Halifax Financial Services.
Despite the widening gap between hou...
House Prices News posted on 13-Oct-2007 03:22:27 Views: 2693
Citigroup tower sells for £1bn
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The Citigroup tower in Canary Wharf has been sold for £1 billion, it has been reported.
The consortium making the purchase of the 42-storey tower in Canary Wharf inv...
House Prices News posted on 13/10/2007 15:21:40 Views: 2440
Spain 'most popular' location for UK overseas investors
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Over 500,000 Brits now own homes in Spain , according to Big Five bank HSBC.
The figures show that an increasing number of Brits are becoming confident enough to pur...
House Prices News posted on 13-Oct-2007 03:17:36 Views: 2676
Jubilee line has positive effect on house prices
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Home buyers are prepared to pay more for a property that has easy access to the Jubilee line on the London Underground. That is according to Ludlow Thompson, which says...
House Prices News posted on 08/10/2007 12:29:35 Views: 2710
Prices up in third quarter
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House prices increased by 9.3 per cent in quarter three of 2007.The latest Nationwide Quarterly Regional House Price Report shows that the average property price reache...
House Prices News posted on 05-Oct-2007 12:32:08 Views: 2702
Eco-home makes huge profit
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A British family has made a profit of £565,000 on a self-built eco-home.The Curtis family from East Sussex paid just £60,000 for a plot of brownfield land three years a...
House Prices News posted on 03/10/2007 19:18:56 Views: 2709
Prices up in rural regions
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Rural property is increasing in price, according to John Clegg. The chartered surveyors and chartered foresters firm says that increasing demand is helping to push pric...
House Prices News posted on 01-Oct-2007 12:38:42 Views: 2704
Positive price growth figures for August
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There was positive news for homeowners in the Land Registry's House Price Index for August.The organisation has published the index, which shows that property prices co...
House Prices News posted on 28/09/2007 12:36:19 Views: 2730
Surprise house price growth in September
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UK house prices saw surprising growth levels in September, with the recent credit crunch doing little to dampen property values.Figures from Nationwide show that prices...
House Prices News posted on 27-Sep-2007 12:54:01 Views: 2695
House prices down
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September saw house prices fall, presenting a good opportunity for buy-to-let investors to enter the market.According to the Rightmove House Price Index, the average pr...
House Prices News posted on 27/09/2007 06:19:16 Views: 2739
House price growth falls
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House price growth slowed down between July and August.
That is according to Hometrack which has released its house price index and shows that prices grew at their s...
House Prices News posted on 26-Sep-2007 05:26:06 Views: 2741
House price acceleration slows down
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The effects of five interest rate rises in the last 12 months are being felt in the housing market.
The latest Land Registry House Price Index shows that house pri...
House Prices News posted on 26/09/2007 04:59:42 Views: 2729
Property prices grow in August
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The latest figures show that house prices increased month-on-month between July and August.
Further to that, the rate of growth also increased to 0.6 per cent from a...
House Prices News posted on 26-Sep-2007 04:56:24 Views: 2738
European house prices doing very well
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House prices across Europe have grown considerably in the last five years, spelling good news for property investors.
The UK is one of the strongest performing natio...
House Prices News posted on 26/09/2007 04:47:05 Views: 2726
More million pound properties
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The property market in England and Wales has seen a large increase in the number of homes sold for one million pounds or more.
Figures published by Halifax Estate A...
House Prices News posted on 24-Sep-2007 12:36:48 Views: 2745
North-east proving attractive for buyers
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Homebuyers may be attracted to the north-east of England, with a new report showing that house prices in the region are doing well.The Annual Housing Summary, published...
House Prices News posted on 23/09/2007 06:05:58 Views: 2745
House prices increase well above salaries
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A problem is emerging for first-time buyers (FTBs) in the UK as house prices rise well ahead of wages.
In the last ten years, property prices have increased by 180 p...
House Prices News posted on 19-Sep-2007 04:19:25 Views: 2736
Property prices increase modestly
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August saw house prices in the UK increase by 0.5 per cent, according to the latest figures.
The average price is said to sit at around £224,930, up on the £223,780 ...
House Prices News posted on 19/09/2007 16:10:02 Views: 2755
Home movers make profitable changes
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British home movers are proving to be fairly prudent by improving their properties in order to increase their value.
According to research by Halifax, 25 per cent of...
House Prices News posted on 19-Sep-2007 04:05:21 Views: 2725
Investors look to Italian lakes
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The Italian lakes are proving to be a huge draw for British overseas property investors. Areas such as Como, Garda and Maggiore have been attracting people since the ti...
House Prices News posted on 19/09/2007 15:02:32 Views: 2716
House price drop may be good for landlords
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A drop in house prices is likely to lead to a strong period for buy-to-let investors.Although some landlords may be concerned that a cooling market will mean fewer tena...
House Prices News posted on 19-Sep-2007 02:16:48 Views: 2426