Posts Tagged ‘ house market ’

Slight increase in house prices reported for May

Jun 15th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Mortgage News

According to figures that were recently released in relation to UK property values house prices for the month of May edged up slightly from April, rising by 1.2 percent for the months.



Buyer interest increases and house price falls slow

May 27th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Mortgage News

Recently released figures for the month of April have shown that whilst interest from buyers in the housing market increase the pace of house price falls slowed down.



Slight fall in house prices for April

May 20th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Mortgage News

Figures that were recently released by the Nationwide Building Society have shown that despite the surprise increase in house prices in March, property prices in England and Wales are continuing to fall, with April seeing a slight dip in house prices.



Surveyors claim increased interest from buyers

May 19th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Mortgage News

Surveyors from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors have stated that whilst property sales levels in the UK still remain low there has been rising interest from would be buyers. Officials from RICS said that rising interest from potential buyers was gaining ‘real momentum’.



Markets are Finally Opening for First Time Home Buyers

May 11th, 2009 | By admin | Category: New Articles

When the real estate market started to show signs of decline in 2007, the first step taken by lenders was to tighten the lending restrictions for first time home buyers making it more difficult for them to obtain a mortgage.



House prices still falling

Mar 9th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Mortgage News

According to a recent survey from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, house prices across the UK continued to fall for the month of December, with the average number of sales per month per estate agent also falling in the final quarter of last year.



Are you facing repossession?

Dec 15th, 2008 | By admin | Category: New Articles

If you are in danger of facing repossession at the moment then you are not alone, as there has been a sharp increase in the level of repossessions of late, with more and more homeowners losing their homes. In fact, figures have recently been released that show the level of repossessions for the third quarter [...]



Repossession levels soar

Nov 19th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Mortgage News

Recently released figures have shown that repossession levels have soared recently, and that in the months to come the number of repossessions compared to last year could rise even further. Figures from the Financial Services Authority have indicated that repossession levels increased by around 71% between April and June of this year compared to the [...]



House prices driven down by low sales levels

Nov 17th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Mortgage News

Over recent months the level of property sales in the UK has plummeted, and estate agents have reported that on average they have been selling less than one property a week. Industry officials have now reported that the low level of property sales has been driving down the value of homes, and one major lender [...]



London homes up for sale for three months or longer

Nov 3rd, 2008 | By admin | Category: Mortgage News

Industry officials have claimed in a recent report that many of the properties going up for sale in London are up for sale for three months or longer. The slump in the housing market has resulted in many homes stagnating on estate agents’ books, with many buyers either unwilling to buy due to falling house [...]



Could try and buy housing work?

Sep 15th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Featured Articles

As a nation we Brits love to try things before we invest our hard earned cash in a purchase. When we purchase a new car we take it for a test drive to see whether it is suitable for our needs, when we buy new equipment such as a computer we ask for a demo [...]



Some Londoners could find it more difficult to sell their homes

Sep 14th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Mortgage News

Many Londoners could find it increasingly difficult to sell their homes if they live near to the Thames, if new plans that have been proposed come into force. The new plans will require homeowners who are selling their properties to inform potential buyers of any flood risk. This has been proposed by Sir Michael Pitt, [...]



First annual fall since 90s for house prices

Apr 22nd, 2008 | By admin | Category: Mortgage News

According to a recent report house prices in the UK are set to face the first annual fall since the middle of the 1990s, as experts continue to make predictions over forthcoming movement on house prices. Officials have said that house prices will fall in 2008 on an annual basis for the first time since [...]