House prices

House prices continue to rise, reports Halifax

Halifax has reported that house prices rose in February for the fifth consecutive month. ...

Strong start of the year for the housing market

Halifax has reported that average house prices increased by 1.3% in January, which is...

Nationwide: house prices up 0.7% month in January

Nationwide Building Society has reported that UK house prices rose by 0.7% in January,...

House prices rise for second consecutive month

Halifax has reported that UK house prices rose for the second month in a...

Sellers being more realistic with asking prices, says Rightmove

Rightmove has reported that average new seller asking prices fell by 1.7% (-£6,088) over...

House price growth returns in October

Average house prices increased by 1.1% in October, compared to a fall of -0.3%...

All regions saw annual house price falls in Q3

Nationwide Building Society has reported that annual house price growth was unchanged at -5.3%...

House prices continue downward trend

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

Largest year-on-year fall in house prices since 2009

Halifax has reported that property prices in August dropped by -4.6% on an annual...

Scottish house prices rise for third consecutive month

The Scottish housing market saw another increase in average house prices in June for...

House price growth remains subdued

Land Registry has reported that average UK house prices increased by 1.7% in the...

North East is top region for house price growth

E.surv has reported that annual house price growth at lowest rate since March 2012,...

RICS sees sharp downturn in buyer demand

RICS has published its UK Residential Survey for July 2023  and the trade association...

Halifax predicts “gradual” decline in house prices

Halifax has reported that average house prices fell by -0.3% in July, a fourth...

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