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House Prices | This is Money
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Halifax House Price Index: House prices gain £844 in January as low interest rates offer support for buyers
Halifax said record low interest rates continue to underpin demand, and offset negative developments in the economy that would otherwise push house prices lower.
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Nationwide: House prices dipped 0.2% in January and will be stuck 'sideways' this year
House prices managed to remain fairly steady in January, despite challenging economic conditions and the UK economy contracting in the final three months of 2011.
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Land Registry: House prices fell 1.3% in 2011 and a London home costs 3.5 times a North East property
The increasing division of a property world of 'haves' and 'have nots' has been revealed in the Land Registry figures for 2011.
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Moving home cost rockets 70% and stamp duty sends South East move above £16k
The cost of moving home has jumped by almost 70 per cent in the past ten years, with buyers forced to find £9,000 to pay fees and tax alone.
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Cost of moving home rockets by 70% to almost £9,000 as estate agency fees and stamp duty rises put strain on families
It means house moving costs are now equivalent to more than a quarter of the average UK gross full-time earnings, up from 22 per cent in 2001.
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DCLG: UK house prices down 0.3% but London bucks the trend with 3.2% rise
House prices declined in all areas of Britain except London, East Midlands and the North East over the last year, according to research.
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DAN ATKINSON: A welcome cold turkey for house prices
It can only be an excellent thing if the economy is going through a prolonged period of cold turkey in relation to its addiction to house price bubbles.
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House prices: RICS warns over optimistic sellers to get real
Home owners have been warned that they must price realistically, as the supply of properties put up for sale outstrips potential buyers.
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Global housing market stagnates - and properties in Ireland are the worst impacted
The Knight Frank Global House Prices index has shown its weakest performance since 2009, with Ireland at the foot of the table.
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Frozen out of the mortgage market and forced to pay a punishing rent
The growing number of those who cannot raise enough of a deposit to get a mortgage are in a worse position than ever.
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