A government report has indicated that in 2009 property prices in the UK increase by 2.9 percent. The data comes from the most recent government house price survey. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘property market’
Government reports on house price increases last year
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Are you thinking of selling your home?
Thursday, February 18th, 2010With house prices having increased over the latter part of this year many people may be considering selling their homes next year, and with interest from buyers on the increase the New Year could prove to be a good time to sell. (more…)
House price gains are not good news for all
Thursday, January 28th, 2010Over recent months many reports have highlighted how properties have been picking up in terms of value following a year and a half of month on month falls. For many homeowners this brought some degree of comfort, but one report has suggested that the news of the house price gains will not be good news for all homeowners. (more…)
Property prices still strong according to RICS
Friday, January 8th, 2010Surveyors from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors have stated recently that property prices in the UK continue to be strong, and earlier this month reported that they were actually increasing at their strongest level in around three years. (more…)
Property market more active than usual for this time of year
Thursday, December 10th, 2009It has been reported that the property market in the UK is more active than usual for this time of year, with many people putting their Christmas shopping on hold to get on with the more important matter of getting a house. (more…)
Mixed reactions to recovery of property market
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009There is no doubt that over the past couple of years the UK’s property market has been through an extremely turbulent time, with the near financial collapse resulting in a negative effect on the mortgage and property markets. (more…)
Younger Scots being frozen out of the property market
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009In a recent report it has been claimed that, in the same way as those in England and Wales, many younger people in Scotland are finding themselves frozen out of the property market because of the crippling deposits that lenders are demanding in return for a mortgage loan. (more…)
House prices at the end of 2009 could be higher than the end of 2008
Thursday, September 10th, 2009Industry officials have recently predicted that property values in the UK could be higher at the end of this year than they were at the end of last year. (more…)
Mixed reports on property market
Thursday, July 30th, 2009A recent report has shown that there is mixed news about the property market in the UK, with good news about increased mortgage lending being hampered by bad news about negative equity levels. (more…)
Cost of buying a home has rocketed in past five years
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009Recent reports have indicated that the cost of buying a home in the UK has soared by around £2000 in the past five years, and this has come as a result of rocketing fees, low valuations, and more. (more…)
Estate agents more upbeat about property market
Monday, May 4th, 2009Nobody can argue about the fact that the past year has been a particularly turbulent one for estate agents and other industries connected to the property market, as the slump in property sales has made things very difficult. (more…)
Are lenders being too optimistic about house price increases?
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009Since October of 2007 house prices in the UK have been falling month on month, and have so far plunged by around 20 percent compared to their peak. (more…)
Getting the Best Price for Your Home in a Buyer’s Market
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009With so many homes for sale at reduced prices because of the current recession in the real estate industry, it is truly a buyer’s market. This means that in order to sell your home you must have the home priced competitively to attract interest leading to a sale. (more…)
Will property sales rise over coming months?
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009There is little doubt that the past year has been a shocking one in the housing and mortgage sector, and the lack of mortgages and tighter credit conditions that have stemmed from the global credit crunch have had a severe knock on effect on the house market. (more…)