Mortgages

A 0.6% fall in the average house price last month does not signal a market crash, says lender Halifax.

Most equity withdrawal is not the result of consumers taking on more debt to fund unaffordable lifestyles, the Council of Mortgage Lenders says.

UK property investors are considering buying property overseas as the housing market in the UK starts to slow down, says a survey of potential property investors.

Lender Paragon Mortgages says figures obtained through its monthly buy-to-let index show the UK rental market is still strong as rents continue to increase at more than twice the level of inflation.

People's fears over property prices ignore the fact uncertainties are also driving increasing numbers of people into the arms of buy-to-let landlords.

Parents are increasingly buying property in university towns when their children go into higher education courses, reveals a Halifax Estate Agents survey.

Property Investment Funds will succeed and will result in significant additional funds invested in residential and commercial property, a survey suggests

Signs of a housing slowdown are now beginning to surface across the UK as a fall in the number of new buyers has now created a surplus of properties, suggests the latest Hometrack house price survey.

Rising interest rates are causing house price falls and slower consumption nationwide new economic data suggest.

Buy-to-let lending is still a popular option for many property investors but this market also shows signs of slowed growth in the first half of 2004, says the Council of Mortgage Lenders.