Property Supply
Homebuyer demand at five year high but house prices staticThe UK’s housing market enjoyed a welcome boost in February as buyer interest hit its highest level for five years, a new report reveals. |
Housing minister announces revival of Right to Buy schemeThe Right to Buy initiative is to be revamped to increase home ownership, housing minister Grant Shapps has revealed. |
Government to help first-time buyers onto property ladderThe government is set to announce details of a new scheme that will allow first-time buyers to get a 95% mortgage with some of the risk taken on by the government. |
Increased supply and lower demand points to house price fallHometrack mortgage data shows house prices fell by 0.2 per cent in October, but increased supply and lower demand means the fall in house prices is likely to accelerate. |
Will house prices fall during the rest of 2011?Our latest feature looks at whether house prices are likely to fall, increase or stay the same during the remainder of 2011. |
Home ownership to decline as house prices and rents soar, says NHFA new study conducted by the National Housing Federation (NHF) reveals that a combination of low supply, high prices and strict lending criteria will lead to a decline in the number of homeowners. |
CEBR report says house prices will rise to record levels by 2015A report from the Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR) says that house prices will rise by 14 per cent by 2015 to reach record levels so that the price of an average house tops £200,000. |
Construction industry shows stable activity in JulyThe latest Markit/CIPS construction industry purchasing managers' index for July shows that economic activity stayed virtually level against June in some encouraging news for the UK economy. |
House prices rise by 1.2 per cent in June, says HalifaxThe latest house price index from the Halifax shows that UK house prices rose by 1.2 per cent in June from May as low interest rates continue to stabilise the housing market. |
Land Registry reports house sales subdued in AprilThe latest figures from the Land Registry reveal that although house prices increased by 0.8 per cent in April, demand is subdued and prices could fall in the future. |
House prices to fall in 2011 but bounce back stronglyThe Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR) has released a report that predicts a slight fall in house prices in 2011 before bouncing back strongly by 2015 due to a shortage of supply. |
Nationwide house price index reports rise in MarchNationwide has reported that house prices unexpectedly rose in March for the second successive month confounding economists expectations. |
Halifax reports 1.3% reduction in UK house pricesHalifax have released their latest seasonally adjusted house price index for 2011. It shows that house prices fell by 1.3 per cent in the month and 1.6 per cent over the course of 2010. |
Housing affordability 'best since 2003'The affordability of housing in the UK has reached the highest level since 2003, according to a new report. |
House prices fall for first time in 10 monthsUK house prices fell by one per cent in February as the end of the stamp duty holiday and the bad weather dampened market activity, Nationwide has said. |
House prices up in January but affordability still an issueHouse prices rose by 1.2 per cent in the first week of this year according to the latest data from property website Rightmove. |
Demand for property drives prices upDemand is outstripping supply in the housing market providing a major influence on rising house prices, according to the UK's chartered surveyors. |
Five house hunters for every propertyThere are now five house hunters for every property, according to estate agents, as fewer houses come onto the market. |
More househunters out, but fewer properties on offerEstate agents today confirmed house prices are being pushed up by more buyers looking for fewer properties. |
Treasury housing scheme "doomed to fail"The Treasury's scheme to get the mortgage markets moving again is not working, a Parliamentary committee of MPs has said. |
Record low number of new homes being builtThe number of new homes being built slumped to a record low in the final quarter of 2008. |
Pre-Budget report 2008: Chancellor announces £1.8bn for housingThe chancellor of exchequer Alistair Darling has announced a package of support for UK homeowners worth a total of £1.8 billion - actively seeking to help those vulnerable to the economic downturn stay in their homes. |
Rural Britain faces property affordability crisisHouse prices in rural Britain are 15 per cent higher than in urban areas, according to new research. |
Ministry of Justice: Possessions up 17%The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has reported a 17 per cent increase in mortgage possession claim figures from the second quarter of 2008, when compared with a year earlier. |
House building falls by a quarterNew house building in England fell by almost a quarter over the last three months, placing the government's target of two million new homes by 2016 at risk. |
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