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UK property 'easy to buy' in some areas
There are some areas of the UK where it is easy to buy property, and people hoping to get on the property ladder need to be aware of these pockets if they are to succeed, it has been advised.
Catherine Hearnden, director of MyMortgageDirect, said that there is a distinction between parts of the north-west and parts of Wales, but there are pockets in every...
1st Jun 2012
Property prices 'have been very resilient'
House prices in the UK have been "staggeringly resilient", according to one expert who said that any major fluctuations in the coming months are unlikely.
Paul Holmes, chief executive officer at the mortgage advice organisation Firstrung, said there is still a lot of "puff and air" being blown into the market and hype from certain analysts...
31st May 2012
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'Modestly priced homes' entering London property market
There has been a steady increase in the number of homes entering the London property market, particularly on the periphery of the city, one analyst has pointed out.
London property expert Nigel Ellis said there has been an emergence of homes in the eastern side of central London along the canals, with many of these fairly modestly priced and...
24th May 2012
UK property prices '86 times higher' than in 1952
As Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee, a new report has revealed the major changes that have occurred in the UK property market over the last 60 years. New data from HSBC shows that the average price of buying a UK property is currently 86 times higher than at the same stage in 1952. When Elizabeth II came to the throne, the average UK home cost just...
22nd May 2012
Housing transactions rise in Scotland
The increase in the number of first time buyers in Scotland has led to a significant rise in housing transactions, the latest report reveals.
Data published by LSL and Acadametics shows that property transactions rose by 15 per cent in March compared with the previous month, helping to boost the entire country's housing market.
The rise was...
16th May 2012
Global prime property prices fall
Global prime property prices have fallen for the first time in over three years, according to the latest Knight Frank Prime Global Cities Index.
The data reveals that first the average cost of buying a prime property in key locations around the world fell by 0.4 per cent in the first...
11th May 2012
UK house prices 'on the rise'
The average cost of buying property for sale in the UK rose slightly in the three months to April, the new Halifax House Price Index suggests. It reveals that house prices in the three months to April were 0.3 per cent higher than in the preceding three months, which...
8th May 2012
Brits 'would pay £15k extra' to have good neighbours
British people would be willing to pay significantly more for a property if they could guarantee that their neighbours would be pleasant, a new survey has found.
On average, 40 per cent of those surveyed said that they would be willing to pay more for a home if they knew the person living next door would be a good...
4th May 2012
UK house prices fall 0.2% in April
There was a 0.2 per cent fall in UK house prices in 2011, according to the latest House Price Index from Nationwide.
According to the data, the average price of a UK property stands at £164,134, which is down by a...
3rd May 2012
UK house prices rise 3%
The UK housing market had a strong start to the year, according to the latest report, with a three per cent rise in house prices in the first quarter.
That is according to the new Assetz House Price Watch, which analyses house price data from the Office for National Statistics, LSL Acadametrics, Halifax and...
27th Apr 2012