News & insights - House prices

UK house prices edged higher in March, according to Nationwide, rising by a modest 0.2% during the month as ongoing Brexit uncertainty continues to take its toll.

Nearly two-thirds of people trying to move up the property ladder say they’re finding it harder than it was to buy their first home.

You might be surprised to find out that more people Google ‘How to buy a house in Skyrim’ than ‘How to buy a house in London’ Paris, or even New York.

The Chancellor Philip Hammond will unveil his Autumn Budget on October 29th, with many speculating that he could announce a range of measures affecting the property market.

Halifax’s latest house price index showed that the quarterly rate of growth held steady in September, although the month-on-month change revealed a drop.

Gross mortgage lending reached £24.6bn in July, according to latest figures from trade body UK Finance, its highest level since March 2016.

UK house prices fell at their sharpest rate for six years in August, according to Nationwide’s latest monthly House Price Index, bringing the average cost of a home to £214,745.

House prices picked up last month, according to Nationwide’s latest house price index, with annual growth up from 2% in June to 2.5% in July.

UK house prices in June grew at their slowest rate since 2013, according to latest figures from Nationwide.

Interest rates could be kept on hold for longer in the event of a “disorderly” Brexit, according to the Governor of the Bank of England.

House prices fell by 0.2% in May, according to latest figures from Nationwide, with ongoing pressure on household budgets helping push down prices.

More than half of millennials – those aged between 18 and 35 - are considering buying a home with friends or family to achieve their aim of getting on the property ladder.

House prices saw their sharpest drop since 2010 in April, according to Halifax’s latest House Price Index, falling by 3.1% following a 1.6% rise in March.

The Guardian took a look at the property market this weekend, after data revealed a 3.1% drop in UK house prices in April.

House prices rose by 1.5% in March, according to Halifax, bringing the average cost of a property in the UK to a record high of £227,871.

There was some good news for experienced landlords this week, with nge Works (the Buy to Let arm of Nationwide Building Society) is removing its upper age limit for those who have owned and let a Buy to Let property for at least 6 months.

House prices are growing at their slowest rate for five years, according to Halifax’s latest monthly House Price Index.

Average house prices dropped by 0.6% in January, according to Halifax’s latest monthly House Price Index, with strained household finances contributing to the fall.

First-time buyers are increasingly taking out mortgages with terms much longer than the usual 25 years to help make their monthly payments more affordable.

Property prices in many regions of the UK proved resilient in 2017, despite ongoing Brexit uncertainty and slow economic growth, but where do experts think they will go this year?

House prices slowed in the year to the end of November, according to Halifax’s latest house price index, rising by 3.9%, down from 4.5% in October.

The average house price in the UK reached a record high of £225,109 in September, according to Halifax’s latest house price index, with prices supported by a shortage of properties for sale and low unemployment.

Low mortgage rates and a continuing shortage of properties helped push house prices up by 1.1% between July and August.

The traditional spring bounce in the housing market failed to materialise this year, according to Halifax’s latest house price index, which showed prices have fallen for the third quarter running.

Homeowners may be wondering which way to turn after two of Britain’s biggest lenders produced conflicting views on which way house prices are going.