Property sales hit their highest monthly level of the year so far in November figures from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have shown.There were 85,000 property sales during the month, up from 79,000 in October, it said.
However, despite the apparent pick-up in transactions, the number of sales in the first 11 months of the year [...]
The London property market has seen a huge increase in global capital flight- as it is seen by many as a safe haven during the eurozone credit crunch.On the high end of this scale of capital investment is the commercial property market.
Since 2008, London has been the most traded real estate market in the world [...]
Homebuilder Berkeley has seen a strong rise in profits to £101 million for the six months to the end of October.This was 64% up on the same period last year, but included a £30 million windfall due to the sale of Berkeley’s share in a project for Imperial College in London.
The firm confirmed strong demand [...]
Housing market activity will improve in 2013 after a stagnant few years according to forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).It said there would be a 20% rise in transactions in 2013/ 14, compared with the previous year.
The OBR also predicted that house prices would rise at levels above inflation from the same year, [...]
UK house prices have remained “surprisingly resilient” in recent months with values rising again in November- the Nationwide has found.It said the average home rose in value by 0.4% in November to £165,798. This was a 1.6% year on year increase, according to the figures based on Nationwide’s own mortgage data.
Meanwhile, the number of mortgages [...]
The pace of house price falls in England and Wales increased in October- down 3.2% on a year ago according to the Land Registry.The average house price fell £2,020 to £160,000 in the month.
The report, which looks at 16 million transactions, said prices fell 0.9% versus a month earlier, faster than the 0.3% rate decline [...]
Average UK house prices fell by 0.7% in September according to official figures from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).The fall took the average UK house price to £207,326. Prices were 1.4% lower from a year ago.
London was the only region where house prices had risen, with prices up by 2.8% in the [...]
Activity in the UK housing market showed some signs of picking up in October, according to the latest poll of surveyors.Sales and new buyer inquiries edged up compared with the previous month, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said.
One theory from the industry was that sellers were becoming more realistic about pricing homes.
However, the [...]
UK house prices rose by 1.2% in October compared with September, but have fallen over the last year according to the Halifax.The lender, part of nationalised Lloyds Banking Group, said that values had fallen by 1.8% compared with a year ago.
It said that the housing market had remained “highly resilient” despite weakness and a deteriorating [...]
House prices have continued to drop sharply in some regions of England and Wales – but still rose in London an official a survey has found.The Land Registry data offers evidence of the varying nature of the market in different areas of the country.
In London, prices rose by 0.3% in September compared with August, and [...]
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