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 [...]
Average private sector housing rents in England and Wales rose by another 0.7% last month, to hit a new monthly high of £718, a report has said.It means rents have risen by 4.3% in the past 12 months, with tenants paying an average £29 a month more than they were a year ago.
The figures were [...]
House prices are “lacking genuine direction”, according to the Halifax, as it reported a 0.5% fall in values in September compared with August.Prices were down 2.3% from a year ago, leaving the average home in the UK worth £161,132, the lender said.
It said there had been a mixed pattern of monthly changes in prices, but [...]
House prices continued to “tread water” in September – rising by 0.1% compared with the previous month the mortgage lender Nationwide said.This left the average price of a home 0.3% lower than a year earlier, at £166,256, the building society said.
Prices for the three months to September compared with the previous quarter were unchanged.
Market turmoil [...]
House prices in England and Wales continue to stagnate, according to the latest figures from the Land Registry.Average prices fell by 0.3% in August to £162,347, leaving them 2.6% lower than a year ago.
It was the third fall in the past four months and means the annual rate of house price decline has changed little [...]
Flat owners’ complaints about service charges have risen by 46% in two years to 7,600, figures show.They queried the amount they were being asked to pay for maintenance and repairs, the Leasehold Advisory Service for England and Wales said.
In some cases flat-owners have been asked for payments of tens of thousands of pounds by those [...]
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