FTB activity in March the strongest in six years!
Housing activity in March has picked up, with valuations activity returning to levels not seen since March 2007, according to the latest Housing Market Activity ... Read more
UK house prices up 0.8% year-on-year!
UK house prices moved into positive territory, on an annual basis, for the first time in over a year after 0.8% growth in March. Figures ... Read more
UK asking prices rise 1.7% in March…
The average UK property asking price rose 1.7 per cent in March, from £235,741 in February to reach £239,710. These latest results from the Rightmove ... Read more
House sales hit 2.5 year high!
The RICS February 2013 Housing Market Survey highlights a broadly stable price picture at the national level. While the failure of buyer enquiries to rebound ... Read more
Don’t rent, buy – and you’ll save £1440 a year!
It’s cheaper to buy than to rent by £120 a month – and the gap is widening as rents soar, according to a survey. In ... Read more
House sales highest in 5 years, says Halifax
Housing market activity rose to the highest levels in five-years, according to the latest Halifax house price index. Sales increased by 5% in 2012 to ... Read more
Land Registry figures show property prices up 0.8% in December
The average price of a property in the UK rose to £162,080 in December 2012, up 0.8% on the £161,490 recorded for November, according to ... Read more
Mortgage lending to FTBs up 11% in 2012
Lending to first-time buyers increased by 11% in 2012 as the number of loans extended to borrowers with small deposits rose from 57,691 in 2011 ... Read more
New mortgage advances rise 7% in Q3
New mortgage advances increased 7% in the third quarter of this year to £40bn, up from £37bn in Q2, according to the latest FSA mortgage ... Read more
Asking prices down 2.6% in November
Sellers dropped their asking prices by 2.6% between October and November although house prices remain 2% higher on an annual basis. The 2.6% fall, equivalent ... Read more
Mortgage lending could reach £145bn in 2013
Gross mortgage lending could reach £145bn in 2013 with brokers accounting for a greater proportion of business, says the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries. The AMI’s ... Read more
Borrowers in negative equity falls 13%
The number of UK borrowers in negative equity has fallen by 100,000 since the first quarter of 2011, from 827,000 to 719,000, says the Council ... Read more
