UK Homeowners are becoming increasing confident that house prices will rise over the next 12 months. Of the home owners polled for the latest Halifax housing market confidence tracker, 39 per cent think that house prices will rise over the coming year, comparing to only 20 per cent who believe that house prices will fall over [...]

Landlords are starting to feel the strain on the rental market as more and more tenants are struggling to make their rental payments on time due to the difficult economic climate – which has resulted in job losses and financial problems for families throughout the UK. A latest report from the Association of Letting Agents [...]

More and more people are turning to the private rental market, rather than choosing to own their own home in the current difficult economic conditions. The new “English Housing Survey” by the Department for  Communities and Local Government, shows that overall home ownership in the UK has fallen to 66% 2010-2011 – a drop of 1% [...]

Property News UK – house prices have reached an all time high according to leading property portal Rightmove.co.uk. According to the latest House Price Index released by the website, the average asking price for a UK property is now £243,737 – a new record. The previous highest average asking price was £242,410 - in May [...]

The latest housing report from Halifax – the UK’s biggest mortgage lender – has shown that house prices are continuing to fall. According to their 3 monthly house price index (for the months of December, January and February), house prices across the country were 1.1% lower than compared to the previous 3 months. Meanwhile their [...]