house prices

The average house price is above the inheritance tax threshold of £285,000 in 10% of English towns, new research from Halifax claims.

This morning we had a helpful report from centre-right think-tank Reform telling us young people have never had it so bad - my initial reaction to which was 'thanks for telling me the bleeding obvious'.

Yesterday's surprise announcement of Stanley Fink's retirement as chief executive of Man Group could help to pave the way for a demerger of the hedge funds group, says the Times .

A rise of 0.8% in August means house prices have grown by almost £30 a day over the last year, claims Nationwide.

House prices have risen 0.4% over August meaning the average house now costs around £167,200, claims Hometrack.

House price inflation fell back slightly in June according to official figures released by the government.

The average house price in England and Wales has risen 7.71% to £199,184 so far this year according to the latest data from the Land Registry.

House prices increased by 0.8% in July taking annual house price growth to 5.9% the latest figures from Nationwide Building Society claim.

SHARES IN companies preparing to be involved in Home Information Packs took a nasty knock after a government U-turn on what the packs will contain.

House prices fell by 1.2% in June, according to the latest data from the Halifax.