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UK Housing Market: No One Wants to be a First Time Buyer

Posted:2010-08-30 19:09:47 - By Liam Bailey

No one wants to be a first time buyer in the UK right now. Apart from those wealthy enough to have 32,000 or more lying around in cash, practically everyone else has given up on getting onto the property

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Second Dip in UK House Prices to be a Long One Says PWC

Posted:2010-07-13 08:55:31 - By Michael Sutton

Accounting firm Pricewaterhousecooper has issued some very negative predictions on the future of UK house prices. According to PWC, there is a 70% chance that UK house prices will still be below peak 2007

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It Does Not Look Good for UK House Prices

Posted:2010-07-04 22:11:33 - By Liam Bailey

Well apparently the tide of opinion has changed on UK house prices, or rather the direction in which they are likely to go in the near future. Most analysts now believe prices will fall this year, and

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Housing in the UK Less Affordable Since Price Rises Began... Well Duh!

Posted:2009-12-27 20:48:43 - By Liam Bailey

Well, there's a shock: housing affordability in the UK has decreased in the second half of 2009 -- probably something to do with the fact that house prices have been rising and wages haven't. None the

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UK House Prices Still Growing - When Will it All Come Crashing Down?

Posted:2009-11-04 10:47:24 - By Liam Bailey

I thought it was about time I put pen to paper with the latest news on UK house prices, well, rather my opinion on the latest news about UK house prices. Still the growth continues, and the longer it

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Land Registry Records UK House Price Rise in September, Where is the Second Dip?

Posted:2009-10-28 20:53:18 - By Liam Bailey

Well, I am in shock. The Land Registry index has recorded a rise of almost 1% in UK house prices in September. Bang goes the second dip theory. For those of you just tuning in, the Land Registry began

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Calculating the Past to Determine the Future of UK House Prices

Posted:2009-10-03 14:57:25 - By Liam Bailey

UK 03 October 2009 - Regular readers on the site will know I wrote several articles earlier this year that analysed the dynamics of UK house prices and affordability since 1957, including a detailed look

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July House Purchase Loans up 19% on Last Year - CML

Posted:2009-09-14 18:10:09 - By Liam Bailey

UK 14 September 2009 - Mortgage lending increased massively in July according to a new survey by the Council of Mortgage Lenders, who revealed the first significant increase in mortgage lending since July

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UK House Prices Upward Trend Continues - Halifax

Posted:2009-08-06 10:47:08 - By Liam Bailey

UK House prices rose 1.1% on average in July compared to June according to major UK lender the Halifax. This is the second monthly rise in the last 3 months, and the 3rd rise out of the first seven months

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UK House Price Rise Continues in June - More Agony Prolonging Goodness?

Posted:2009-06-30 10:12:14 - By Liam Bailey

The Nationwide has released the figures for its house price index for June. The main points were as follows: A month on month rise of 0.9% - continuing the trend of monthly rises Tri-monthly and more

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UK House Prices Could Fall a Further 35% - Homes Still Not Affordable

Posted:2009-06-11 14:34:53 - By Michael Sutton

I recently read an article on the Rock Star Investment Gloucestershire blog, in which they had taken data on average earnings for Gloucester, and compared it to the average sale price of Gloucester property,

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UK House Prices have Further to Fall However You Slice It

Posted:2009-05-13 16:24:20 - By Michael Sutton

It is a firm belief of mine that house prices will fall until houses become affordable for first time buyers. Depending on whether the economy recovers in the meantime, this will be as far as they fall,

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Halifax Says Affordability has Trebled - No Optimism Here

Posted:2009-05-06 13:26:06 - By Liam Bailey

Yesterday Halifax revealed data from its affordability index showing that mortgage repayments were now only an average 31% of first time buyer's disposable income, down from 48% at the peak in 2007. Nationwide's

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Halifax Says Affordability has Trebled - By What Measurement

Posted:2009-05-05 10:09:42 - By Liam Bailey

Two interesting reports came out today: the Centre for Economics and Business Research has said that UK house prices have another 8% to fall before a "sluggish recovery" will begin. And the Halifax has

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More on the Cause of UK House Price Corrections: Lack of Affordability

Posted:2009-05-03 17:43:51 - By Liam Bailey

I read an excellent article on the Zungalow blog yesterday, which expanded upon my article of earlier in the week about the relationship between UK housing affordability and house price corrections. In

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