house prices

Rightmove expects three further months of falls in asking prices following a 1.6% fall in November.

Rightmove expects three further months of falls in asking prices following its latest index recording a 1.6% fall in November.

House prices in the UK increased by 1.2% in October - marking the fourth consecutive monthly rise, according to the Halifax.

The housing market will continue to strengthen over the next few years rendering a dreaded 'double dip' in prices unlikely, investment specialists Assetz says.

Nearly 60% of people believe now is a good time to buy a property, according to the Building Societies Association (BSA) Property Tracker survey.

Lending to house buyers jumped in July from the year before, according to figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders, adding to evidence of a revival in the UK housing market.

House prices rose for the fourth month in a row during August as demand for properties continued to outweigh supply, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index.

House prices rose by an average 2.6% in the first six months of the year but are still almost 11% down on a year ago, latest figures from the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) suggest.

Signs of revived interest in the housing market comes in the July survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

House prices experienced their first quarterly rise since October 2007 as an increasing demand for properties and a shortage of availability supported the market, according to the latest Halifax house price index.