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HOUSING MARKET ACTIVITY HIT BY  JANUARY CHILL 8th February 2010

Activity in the UK housing market was frozen by the snowy weather in January, although prices continued to rise, according to surveyors.

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HOUSE PRICES RISE BY ANOTHER 0.6% 4th February 2010

House prices have risen for the seventh consecutive month - rising by 0.6% in January compared with December, the Halifax says.

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HOUSE PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE SAY NATIONWIDE 1st December 2009

UK house prices have risen for the seventh consecutive month, helped by better-than expected news from the job market, the nationwide has said.

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HOUSE PRICES STILL INCREASING 27th November 2009

House prices in England and Wales continued rising in October, climbing by 0.6% according to the latest Land Registry survey

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HOUSE PRICES 'RAISED BY GOOD PRIMARY SCHOOLS' 23rd November 2009

Homes near the best performing primary schools in England can cost £19,500 more than identical properties elsewhere, research has found

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MORTGAGE RATES DIP TO AUTUMN LOW 23rd November 2009

The average interest charged on a two year fixed-rate mortgage has fallen below 5% for the first time since June, according to Moneyfacts.

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BANKS 'TO LEND MORE IN MORTGAGES' 22nd October 2009

Lenders expect the availability of mortgages to rise in the coming months as the outlook for the UK economy improves

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HOMES SALES RISE IN SUMMER MONTHS 21st October 2009

Property sales in the UK picked up over the summer, according to figures from HM Revenue and Customs

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HOUSE PRICES ' BACK TO 2008 LEVEL' 2nd October 2009

UK house prices have now recovered to the same level as a year ago, according to the latest figures from the Nationwide.

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HOUSE PRICES 'INCREASE BY 0.8%' 10th September 2009

House prices rose by 0.8% in August compared with July - the second monthly rise in a row, says the Halifax.

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HOUSE PRICE RISE HITS 5 YEAR HIGH 28th August 2009

House prices in England and Wales rose 1.7% in July compared with June - the biggest monthly leap in value since July 2004, the Land Registry has said.

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HOUSE PRICES 'CONTINUE TO RISE' 27th August 2009

UK house prices continued to rise for the fourth month in a row, during August, the nationwide has said, climbing by 1.6%

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PERSIMMON SEES IMPROVING MARKET 25th August 2009

The UK's largest house builder by volume, Persimmon, has said the housing market is stabalising after months of sharp falls.

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HOUSE PRICES RISING SAYS HALIFAX 5th August 2009

House prices are now rising, according to the latest survey from the Halifax mortgage lender

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HOMES 'MAY RISE IN VALUE IN 2009' 30th July 2009

The UK's largest building society believes there is a " reasonable chance" that house prices could end the year higher than they started in 2009

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FIRST 2009 RISE FOR HOUSE PRICES 28th July 2009

house prices in England and Wales have risen month-on-month for the first time since January 2008, according to the land registry

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FURTHER SIGN OF HOUSING PICK UP 21st July 2009

More evidence of a lift in housing market activity has come from the latest figues released by the UK's tax authority

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SUMMER RISE IN MORTGAGE LENDING 20th July 2009

The total amount of UK mortgage lending rose sharply in June compared with previous month, according to lenders

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'UPTURN SIGNS' IN HOUSING MARKET 18th July 2009

The housing market is showing the first signs of an upturn since 2006, the Home Builders Federation (HBF) has said

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HOUSE PRICES 'FELL 0.5%' IN JUNE 8th July 2009

House prices fell back in June according to the latest property survey by the Halifax

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UK HOUSE PRICES  'UP 2.6% IN MAY' 8th June 2009

UK house prices rose by 2.6% in May compared with April but activity remains low in the market, the Halifax says

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RISE REPORTED IN UK HOUSE PRICES 29th May 2009

House prices rose 1.2% in May on April, offering evidence of activity in the UK housing market, according to figures from the Nationwide building society.

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TOTAL MORTGAGE LENDING FALLS BACK 21st May 2009

The total amount of mortgage lending fell back again in April, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said.
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NEW YEAR SEES LITTLE CHANGE TO HOUSE PRICE TREND 29 Jan 2009
Nationwide reports house prices declined by 1.3% during January 2009
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HOUSE PRICES' FELL BY 13.5% IN 2008 29 Jan 2009

House prices in England and Wales fell by 13.5% in 2008 according to the Land Registry - widely seen as the most authoritative guide to the market.

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MORTGAGE LENDING FOR HOME BUYERS INCREASES 26 Jan 2009

The number of home buyers being given mortgages increased last month, giving some hope that the worst of the slump in the housing market may be over.

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BUYER ENQUIRIES  INCREASE AT FAST PACE SINCE AUGUST 2006 13 Jan 2009
RICS reports some level of buyer interest is returning to the market
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LENDERS AXE HOUSE PRICE FORECAST 19 Dec 2008

Two of the UK's biggest mortgage lenders, the Halifax and the Nationwide, have decided not to make any house price forecasts for 2009.

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SALES LEVELS SLIP TO A NEW LOW ALTHOUGH SALES TO STOCK RATIO STABILISES 9 Dec 2008

The level of transactions edged down a little further but lead activity indicators such as buyer enquiries have now turned positive.

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HSBC AIMS TO LEND MORE MORTGAGES 8 Dec 2008

The bank HSBC is aiming to grab a much larger share of the UK mortgage market in 2009.

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HOUSING MARKET ACTIVITY SHOWS SIGNS OF STABILISING 4 Dec 2008

The number of mortgages approved to finance house purchase was broadly unchanged for the fourth successive month in October at a seasonally adjusted 32,000.  The recent flattening off in approvals suggests that housing market activity may be stabilising.

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BROWN UNVEILS MORTGAGE HELP PLAN 3 Dec 2008
Many people hit by the downturn will be able to defer part of their mortgage interest payments for up to two years under plans unveiled by Gordon Brown.
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LLOYDS TO PASS ON ANY RATE CUTS 3 Dec 2008

Lloyds TSB will pass on any cut in interest rates by the Bank of England this week to all existing customers with variable and tracker mortgages.

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NORTHWEST HOUSE PRICE DECLINE 9.2% 28 Nov 2008
The average house price in England and Walesstood at £165,529 the same level as summer 2006

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HOUSE PRICE  FALL PACE EASES 27 Nov 2008
The slump in house prices eased off in November with prices falling by just 0.4%...
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ROCK INCREASES MORTGAGE RATES 26 Nov 2008
Northern Rock raises the cost of most of its new mortgages despite substantial Bank of England rate cuts.
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 HOUSING MEASURES 'INADEQUATE' 26 Nov 2008

Housing experts were yesterday were critical of a failure to do more to stimulate the market...
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