House price growth rises in October

According to figures released yesterday from the Halifax House Price Index (HPI), annual house price growth rose in October. Prices in the three months to October were 9.7% higher than in the same three months a year earlier. House prices in the latest three months (August-October) were 2.8% higher than in the preceding three months.…

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Rise in the average house price in UK

UK average house prices rose by 5.7% in the year to June to hit £277,000, up from a rise of 5.6% in the year to May, that according to the Office of National statistics. These figures were reflected by rises in England , Wales and Northern Ireland, Scotland however saw a drop for the first…

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Zoopla report strong regional house price growth

The average house price increased in value by £6,974 between January and the beginning of July according to the property website Zoopla. Strong prices were recorded across the country, some regions seeing stronger price growth than that of London so far this year. House prices across Britain are estimated by Zoopla to have increased by…

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Halifax report house price surge in June

According to the Halifax UK house prices  picked up in the last quarter after two successive falls,  with an unexpected month-on-month surge in June pushing the annual rate to 9.6%, the Halifax house price index showed prices jumped by 1.7% between May and June, the fourth consecutive monthly rise, this is contrary to other ecent…

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UK House price growth

House prices are on the move up according to various reports, according to the  mortgage lender Halifax house prices rose more strongly than expected last month and now the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) monthly house price balance rose to +21 in March. These reports supported by Bank of England data showing that last…

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Halifax House price Index March

According to the Halifax, part of the Lloyds Banking Group, UK house prices rose by 0.4% in March compared with the previous month but the annual rate of property price growth slowed, property prices were 8.1% higher than a year ago. The Halifax  which uses data from its own mortgage lending is maintaining the  prediction…

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