House prices

Average house price rose almost £24k during 2021

Nationwide Building Society has reported that annual house price growth remained in double digits...

ONS: house prices up 10.2% year-on-year

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that average house prices in the...

Rightmove: buyer demand and market momentum remain strong

Rightmove has reported a continuation of the seasonal fall in the price of property...

Halifax: house price rises for fifth consecutive month

House prices in the UK increased once again in November, with the value of...

Nationwide: house prices up 0.9% month-on-month

Annual house price growth remained strong in November at 10.0%, marginally higher than the...

ONS: average house price now £270,000

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that UK average house prices increased...

Rightmove: October price records in all regions and sectors

The price of property coming to market in October increased by an average of...

Victorian property prices “could plummet” with EPC targets

Hargreaves Lansdown has warned that Victorian homes' lack of energy efficiency could see their...

£10bn rise in available UK housing equity

Canada Life has calculated that over £740 billion of equity was available for release...

House prices rise for fourth consecutive month

Halifax has reported that UK house prices rose once more in October, as the...

Price of average UK home up £30k since start of pandemic

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that annual house price growth remained elevated in...

August increase in UK house price growth

The latest house price index from the Land Registry for August 2021 show that...

Stamp Duty holiday gives over-65s a boost to property wealth

Over-65s saw their property wealth rise by more than £800 a month over the...

Strongest monthly house prices growth for 14 years

Halifax has reported that UK house prices increased by 1.7% in September, adding more...

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London exodus slows as leavers stay closer to the capital

The pandemic-era rush out of London is firmly in retreat with new figures showing...

Merry Christmas from Opus First Media!

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Two-thirds of landlords plan to expand portfolios

Two-thirds of landlords are planning some form of growth activity in the year ahead...

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