Posts Tagged ‘Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors’


House price decline slowest in a year in March

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

According to industry official the decline of house prices across England and Wales continued in March, but was at its slowest level in the space of a year. In addition to this there was also an increase in sales levels, which picked up from record lows. (more…)


Estate agents more upbeat about property market

Monday, May 4th, 2009

Nobody 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…)


RICS wants increased funding for mortgage sector

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

Officials from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors have called for an increase in funds to be injected into the mortgage sector. (more…)


Mortgage approval levels increase in February

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Recently released figures have shown that the level of mortgage approvals for the month of February increased by more than many industry officials had been expecting. (more…)


House prices still falling

Monday, March 9th, 2009

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. (more…)


House prices fall again in October

Monday, December 1st, 2008

According to recent figures house prices have fallen for yet another consecutive month, and after a fairly small price fall in September figures show that house prices have now fallen by a further 2.2 percent in October. The figure comes from the Halifax, and officials from the lender have said that the October fall has brought the annual house price drop to 13.7 percent. The average house price has now fallen to £168,176 according to the Halifax, which is nearly £30,000 lower than a year ago. (more…)