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08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The balance of power in the property market may be shifting back to buyers. It comes as Halifax data showed annual house...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The property market is bracing for the start of the slowdown in the rate of house price growth. The Halifax House Price...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The market boom goes on, for now at least. In February, house prices rose at their fastest since June 2007 according to...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The latest house price data from the Halifax shows another absolute record but with a sharply reduced monthly rise indicating a...
08 February 2022
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Another day, another house price index record. The latest, from the Halifax, shows that typical house prices increased by over £24,500 in...
10 January 2022
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Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...
30 December 2021
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Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...
08 December 2021
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Annual house price growth increased to 8.1 per cent in October according to the Halifax. The average UK property price is now...
08 November 2021
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House prices rose by the most in almost 15 years in September ahead of the end of the stamp duty holiday. The...
08 October 2021
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The lifestyle changes triggered by the pandemic are likely to have a lasting effect on the housing market, pushing property prices permanently...
08 September 2021
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The Halifax is reporting a 0.5 per cent monthly drop in house prices, plus a fall in the annual rate from...
08 July 2021
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Annual house price inflation is now at its strongest level in nearly seven years, says the Halifax House Price Index. The average...
08 June 2021
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Increasing optimism at the success of the Coronavirus vaccine programme and the relaxation of restrictions have contributed to house prices rising...
11 May 2021
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The Chancellor’s decision to extend the stamp duty holiday has “put a spring in the step" of the housing market according...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The latest house price index from the Halifax suggests the market has softened ahead of the original scheduled end of the stamp...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News
House price growth is running out of steam ahead of the stamp duty holiday cliff-edge. That’s the suggestion from the Halifax; its latest...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News
London and other urban areas dominate the league table of locations seeing the biggest house price rises of 2020. This is despite...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Another day, another house price record as the bull market continues. The latest Halifax index shows prices surging 7.6 per cent to...
08 December 2020
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Public sentiment over the housing market remains stable despite the Coronavirus crisis and the possibility of a No Deal Brexit. That’s the conclusion...
01 December 2020
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House prices by the end of October were running 7.5 per cent above their level a year ago - but the...
09 November 2020
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House prices in September were 7.3 per cent higher than a year earlier – the highest house price inflation since June 2016. The Halifax...
08 October 2020
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House prices rose again in August to reach a record high level according to Halifax, which is part of the Lloyds...
08 September 2020
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Agents have been understandably delighted at the latest Halifax index which shows house prices posting their biggest gain of the year...
10 August 2020
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The housing market is set for long-term recovery, despite dips in the road on the way. That's the message from the latest house...
08 June 2020
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The government has temporarily suspended its official house price index as a result of the Coronavirus crisis. In a long and far-reaching announcement...
11 May 2020
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One of Britain’s leading agents says online viewing and interest in videos for homes on sale continues to be relatively strong...
08 April 2020
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The agency behind a poll showing one in six buyers putting plans on hold because of Coronavirus is warning that if...
09 March 2020
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Annual house price growth increased to 4.1 per cent in January, up slightly from the end of 2019, according to Halifax...
10 February 2020
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House prices rose 4.0 per cent in 2019 according to Britain’s biggest mortgage lender Halifax, as a December bounce - some...
09 January 2020
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The year just ending was when the North-South divide in house prices and capital appreciation slammed into reverse gear according to...
31 December 2019
From: Breaking News
Agents have welcomed the surprise news from the Halifax that house prices last month saw their largest rise since the start...
09 December 2019
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House prices dipped a tiny 0.1 per cent in October - but this led to the annual rate coming in at...
08 November 2019
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The latest figures from Halifax show annual house price growth has dipped to a six-year low. Average property price growth in...
08 October 2019
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House prices fell unexpectedly for the second month in a row in July according to the Halifax - but the mortgage...
08 August 2019
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House prices rose slightly more rapidly in the first three months of the year but growth is likely to remain subdued...
08 April 2019
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Just when you thought it was all Brexit doom and gloom, a major index shows that house prices in February grew...
08 March 2019
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House price rises are now the slowest they have been for six years according to the Halifax. Across the UK, property values...
10 December 2018
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One estate agent has described the latest price fall announced by the Halifax as “quite a retreat” for the housing market...
08 October 2018
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In a surprise announcement, house prices picked up in July with the annual rate of growth rising from 1.8 per cent...
08 August 2018
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House prices in the three months to the end of April were 2.2 per cent higher than in the same period...
09 May 2018
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The latest house price index figures from the Halifax gives just the spur the market may need as the spring sales...
10 April 2018
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The managing director of a bank has called for young people to be given more assistance in understanding the finances and processes behind...
16 January 2018
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The Halifax reports that house prices in the last three months, that’s between September and November, were 2.4 per cent higher...
11 December 2017
From: Breaking News
House prices across the UK have jumped by an average of 4.0 per cent in the year to September says the...