Property Prices

Mortgage chiefs say gross lending growth slowed in June amid stricter rules and rising prices, but analysts think the effect could be temporary

House prices fell 0.6pc in June, according to building society's figures, but wider trends show fastest increases since the financial crisis

The average house in London is likely to cost about £500,000 in just a year’s time, ac­cording to a forecast

House prices have surprised analysts with a slight fall this June. Prices are 0.6 per cent lower, according to the

With London house prices hitting an all-time high, how are the country's other regions doing?

New research suggests interest rate rises will not halt the spike in house prices until 2017

House prices in England and Wales were 6.7% higher in April than a year earlier, the fastest pace of growth in four years, Land Registry figures show.

An explanation for rising U.K. house prices is that they are driven by a lack of supply. However, the number of houses rose by 0.6% in 2012-the same as the rise in the population. If there was a shortage of housing, one would expect to see rents rising. They're not.

Property prices see their biggest month-on-month rise since 2002 after jumping 3.9 per cent in May, according to Halifax