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Annual house price growth remained at 2.7% ahead of the general election in June and was up just 0.5% on a...

The latest prime London market snapshot from Knight Frank suggests muted activity so far this summer and warns of possible hesitancy...

House price growth hit its highest level for almost two years during July, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index...

High mortgage rates continued to weigh on the housing market in June, leaving house price growth relatively flat. Nationwide’s latest House Price...

Average UK house prices rose for a second month in a row during April, Land Registry data shows. The latest Land Registry...

Average house prices rose annually for the first time since July 2023 in March, Land Registry data shows. The latest Land Registry...

Only realistic sellers willing to negotiate prices are successful in the current market, says one of the country’s leading estate agents. The...

Big demand for small properties has helped to drive growth in UK property prices in the early months of this year,...

The JLL Prime Central London Index saw signs of improvement in the first quarter of this year, with 4.5% more properties...

A lack of urgency among buyers is hitting the higher value property markets, new research suggests. Analysis of prime London activity by...

Average house prices fell on a monthly basis for the first time since September 2023 during March as higher mortgage rates...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

Waiting for a General Election is risky for sellers after the so-called Boris bounce in the property market failed to deliver...

Annual house price declines slowed in January and values returned to growth on a monthly basis, Land Registry data shows. The latest...

Lloyds Bank is predicting a “more modest” fall in house prices during 2024. The lender had predicted in September that average prices...

Average house prices fell 1.4% during 2023, Land Registry data has revealed. The latest Land Registry House Price Index for December 2023...

Prime market activity hasn’t caught up with more positive sentiment, Knight Frank claims. It comes as figures from the agency brand showed...

Average house prices rose between December and January but a rapid rebound is unlikely, Nationwide has warned. The latest Nationwide House Price...

A housing market analyst has admitted he is “happy being wrong” after predicting house prices would fall between 8% and 10%...

House prices fell at their fastest rate since 2011 during November 2023, the Land Registry has revealed. The latest Land Registry House...

Buyers and sellers, along with their agents, appear to have started the new year with renewed confidence as Rightmove data shows...

Average house prices ended 2023 down 1.8%, according to Nationwide. The lender’s December House Price Index, based on its own mortgage lending...

The last thing you want as we rake through the dying embers of 2023 is a journalist’s prediction of what’s going...

This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising rents, and the threat of falling property prices. Although average...

Average house prices fell annually for the second consecutive month during October, Land Registry figures show. The data may only reflect activity...

House prices increased for the second consecutive month in November, according to Halifax. The lender’s latest House Price Index recorded monthly growth...

House prices increased for the third month in a row during November but are still down annually, Nationwide data shows. The lender’s...

By Kevin Shaw, National Sales, Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising...

More than 70 local authority areas have seen average house prices rise over the last year, bucking the national trend, Halifax...

A Stamp Duty holiday would be more beneficial now than at the start of the pandemic, Knight Frank has suggested. The latest...

Nationwide has cautioned property market commentators about being too optimistic as its own house price index showed average prices surprisingly rose...

Demand for residential property remains fragile despite a pause in interest rate rises, Knight Frank claims. While the number of new prospective...

House prices fell for the sixth consecutive month in a row during September and dropped at the fastest rate since August...

House prices won’t fall by as much as the 1990s and 2008 financial crashes but it will take until 2025 for...

House prices have fallen at the steepest rate since 2009, Halifax data shows. The latest Halifax House Price Index for August suggests...

House price growth and inflation has continued to slow but there are warnings that further interest rate cuts could still dent...

Price sensitivity and a flight to quality is dominating prime London markets, research suggest. Analysis of second quarter property market activity by...

Annual house price growth remained negative in June as mortgage rates hit buyer budgets but there is still a chance of...

Annual house price growth continued to slow in April but bounced back on a monthly basis, Land Registry figures have revealed. The...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. I dearly hope I...

Two sets of housing data have suggested a declining property market, with further price drops on the horizon. Halifax has recorded the...

The property market appears to have stalled in April and May, with official data showing a dip in house prices and...

Annual house price growth slowed for the fifth consecutive month during March and remains negative on a monthly basis, Land Registry...

The impact of last year’s mini-Budget on the property market are “fading,” agents have claimed after the latest Nationwide housing data...

The prime London property market appears to be finding a new level as sales, demand and prices slide, LonRes claims. Figures from...

The level of agency stock has almost doubled since last year but repricing is on the rise and sales are taking...

There was little sign of a major spring bounce in March for prime London markets, Knight Frank analysis suggests, which the...

Average house prices have declined by their largest level on a monthly basis since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty...

The ‘fizz’ has left the market, an industry veteran has claimed after the Nationwide House Price Index revealed a second consecutive...

House prices fell for the fourth consecutive month in December, the worst run since 2008, according to Nationwide. The lender’s final House...

The prime central London (PCL) market may escape a property downturn, JLL claims. The real estate and agency brand has highlighted the...

Annual house price growth slowed to single digits in September and was flat on a monthly basis, Nationwide figures show. The lender’s...

Global property firm Knight Frank has revealed the pipeline of transactions in prime London residential markets grew further in July as...

Despite the cost-of-living crisis causing many to tighten their belts and the beginnings of a slowdown of the property market, the...

The housing market continues to defy expectations after the latest Land Registry figures show annual price growth in May hit its...

Agents have a “clear opportunity” to nudge high-value homeowners who are considering listing their properties for sale, Zoopla claims. It comes as...

The housing market appears almost as stubborn as now caretaker Prime Minister Boris Johnson as it continues to defy predictions of...

Annual house price growth figures returned to double digits in April but there are warnings that this could be as good...

A housing analyst has urged buyers to look beyond average prices. Kate Faulkner, founder of Propertychecklists.co.uk, said she is on a mission...

The balance of power in the property market may be shifting back to buyers. It comes as Halifax data showed annual house...

Annual house price growth slowed for the second consecutive month during May. The latest Nationwide House Price Index showed average prices rose...

Buyer demand has rebounded in prime areas of the capital and there is also talk of a return to competitive bidding. The...

Properties are selling faster than ever either at or above asking price, Rightmove claims. It comes as the portal revealed that the...

The Nationwide has released data listing the most and least affordable locations in Britain - background information for agents. Some entries are...

Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...

Zoopla’s chief operating officer says the portal has made progress for agents in 2021 but recognises there’s more to do next...

A housing market forecast based on conveyancing instructions says average prices will dip this month. Average prices will fall by 1.1 per...

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...

House prices will rise next year says Rightmove - but it warns that tax hikes will curb price rises, particularly later in...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

Business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown is predicting house prices will still rise, even after a possible hike in interest rates later this year or...

House price inflation accelerated to 10.6 per cent in August, up from 8.5 per cent in July as buyers rushed to...

Over-65s saw their property wealth increase by £800 a month recently thanks to frenzied demand during the stamp duty holiday, an equity release...

House prices rose by the most in almost 15 years in September ahead of the end of the stamp duty holiday.  The...

One of the leading figures in trade body Propertymark wants stamp duty to be reformed, and claims that the success of...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

Average house prices increased by 13.2 per cent over the year to June - the highest annual growth rate since November...

The average asking price, as recorded by Rightmove, has fallen for the first time this year. In another sign that the market...

There’s already plenty of talk about autumn - depressing huh? - with agents pondering how the housing market will respond to...

A surge in activity ahead of June’s stamp duty deadline and tight supply saw price growth in the country house market...

The Halifax is reporting a 0.5 per cent monthly drop in house prices, plus a fall in the annual rate from...

A home within 500 metres of a tube or railway station in London will carry a massive premium compared to a...

Annual house price inflation is now at its strongest level in nearly seven years, says the Halifax House Price Index. The average...

Prices in prime central London grew by 0.3 per cent in the year to May - tiny rise but a significant...

The average price of a property in a British seaside town is now £265,978, a leap of 10 per cent -...

The so-called race for space as the pandemic drives buyers to reconsider their lifestyle options has led to prices for prime...

Annual house price growth remains strong but it has slowed significantly according to the Nationwide. Prices dropped 0.2 per cent on average...

Liverpool - where commissioners have been ordered by Whitehall to run part of the council following corruption allegations - is the...

Another leading research team in a major agency has revised upwards its forecast for the 2021 market. Savills revised its predictions recently...

The latest house price index from the Halifax suggests the market has softened ahead of the original scheduled end of the stamp...

Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...

A housing index says the market continues to defy Coronavirus and Brexit worries with asking prices up 4.9 per cent in...

A house price index that is routinely one of the most pessimistic about the market claims the New Year will see...

NAEA Propertymark has written to the Scottish Government demanding it extend the current Land and Buildings Transaction Tax holiday - the...

In the six months to November there’s been a 79 per cent increase in sales of homes priced £5m to £10m says Knight...

Logjams in the mortgage, conveyancing and removal stages of house moving mean sales are taking much longer than usual, according to...

A sentiment survey conducted amongst 585 estate agents by the OnTheMarket portal suggests fewer than half have witnessed price rises since...

New research suggests that British estate agents charge some of the lowest fees in the world. Based on an apparent British average...

The Nationwide says annual house price growth has recovered to 1.5 per cent. Its July house price index says the fall in...