Annual House price growth eases

The Halifax House Price Index (HPI) January 2017 report released today headlined ‘Annual house price growth eases to 5.7%’ They state: House prices in the last three months (November 2016-January 2017) were 2.4% higher than in the previous three months (August-October 2016) .Prices in the three months to January were 5.7% higher than in the…

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House prices finished 2016 strongly says Halifax

Halifax today released their House Price Index (HPI) report for December 2016 headlined ‘Annual house price growth rises to 6.5%’ They state: House prices in the three months to December 2016 were 2.5% higher than in the three months to September 2016. Martin Ellis, Halifax housing economist, said: “House prices finished 2016 strongly. Prices in…

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Annual house price growth eases.

Halifax House Price Index (HPI) report for September 2016 headlines ‘Annual house price growth eases further to 5.8%’ House prices in the three months to September were 5.8% higher than in the same three months of 2015. Prices in the last three months (July-September) were 0.1% lower than in the preceding quarter. Martin Ellis, Halifax…

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Halifax (HPI) August 2016

Halifax House Price Index (HPI) August 2016 released today headlines ‘Annual house price growth eases to 6.9%’.   Prices in the three months to August were 6.9% higher than in the same three months of 2015. House prices in the last three months (June-August) were 0.7% higher than in the preceding three months, the monthly…

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Halifax (HPI) July

Halifax releases today its House Price Index (HPI) for July headlined ‘Annual house price growth unchanged at 8.4%’ House prices in the three months to July were 8.4% higher than in the same three months of 2015. House prices in the last three months (May-July) were 1.6% higher than in the preceding three months. Martin…

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First-Time buyer numbers increase first half 2016

The numbers of first-time buyers made up 47 per cent of the mortgage market in the first half of 2016, that was an increase of an estimated 10 per cent  year on year, according to Halifax. Chris Gowland, Mortgages Director at Halifax, said: “There was a further increase in the number of first-time buyers in…

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Halifax (HPI) June 2016

Halifax House Price Index released today for June 2016 headlines Annual house price growth eases to 8.4%.   Prices in the three months to June were 8.4% higher than in the same three months of 2015 House prices in the last three months (April-June) were 1.2% higher than in the preceding three months. Martin Ellis,…

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HALIFAX HPI MAY

The Halifax House Price Index released today headlines “Annual House Price Growth Unchanged at 9.2%”   Prices in the three months to May were 9.2% higher than in the same three months a year earlier. House prices in the latest three months (March-May) were 1.4% higher than in the preceding three months. Martin Ellis, Halifax…

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Halifax releases (HPI) April

Released today the Halifax House Price Index (HPI) for April, annual house price growth eases to 9.2%.   Prices in the three months to April were 9.2 % higher than in the same three months a year earlier. House prices in the latest three months (February-April) were 1.5% higher than in the preceding three months.…

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Signs of the times for mortgages

Mortgage lenders have recently announced changes to their rules as to how mortgages will in the future be offered to their clients in an effort to deal with the high prices of property and changes in demographics. The Halifax bank part of Lloyds Banking Group – the largest retail bank in the UK is increasing…

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Halifax HPI March 2016

Halifax house Price Index (HPI) for March 2016 released today announces house prices in the three months to March 2016 were 2.9% higher than in the three months to December 2015 annual house price growth edges up to 10.1%.   Commenting, Martin Ellis, Halifax housing economist, said: “House prices in the first three months of…

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Halifax HPI for February

In it’s monthly House Price Index (HPI) report, the Halifax reported yesterday that house prices in the three months to February were 9.7% higher than in the same three months a year earlier. House prices in the latest three months (December-February) were 3.0% higher than in the preceding three months. Commenting, Martin Ellis, Halifax housing…

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Halifax HPI January 2016

Halifax HPI for January shows house price quarterly growth at 2.2% Prices in the three months to January were 9.7% higher than in the same three months a year earlier. Commenting, Martin Ellis, Halifax housing economist, reportedly said: “House prices in the three months to January were 2.2% higher than in the previous three months.…

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UK housing market not affected by concerns on economy.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne has announced the postponement of  the sale of the final stake in Lloyds Banking Group held by the government, he blames global turmoil in the markets and sluggish growth, the UK  economy reported growth at the end of 2015 but fears of a global slowdown have seen optimism…

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Halifax HPI Decemeber

The Halifax House Price Index released last week showed that quarterly house price growth remained below 2%.   House prices in the latest three months (October-December) were 1.6% higher than in the preceding three months. Prices in the three months to December were 9.5% higher than in the same three months a year earlier. Commenting,…

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