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UK House Prices Up or Down Depends on the Index

Posted:2010-03-03 21:37:09 - By Liam Bailey

UK house prices were 2.1% higher in January than in December, and 5.2% higher than in January 2008, according to the latest release from the Land Registry index. This, said the organisation is the second

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UK House Prices may be Flat in 2010 but the Market will certainly be Rocky

Posted:2010-02-05 23:47:29 - By Liam Bailey

UK house prices rose at their slowest rate for 6 months in January. According to the Halifax index, prices were up just 0.6% on the month in January, slower than the 0.8% in December, and from 1.2% in

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Halifax Say Prices up 1% in 2009 + Jan Prize for Stating the Obvious

Posted:2010-01-08 08:45:49 - By Liam Bailey

From 2010 forward Write About Property will be publishing a monthly award for stating the obvious in the industry or national press. The plan was to wait and give the award at the end of every month, but

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UK House Prices in 2010: My Forecast

Posted:2009-12-29 22:36:25 - By Liam Bailey

Well, house price analysts Hometrack have added their tuppence into the debate over what 2010 holds for UK house prices. They have said that they will fall 1% next year, which is more than they have fallen

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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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UK House Prices up in September says Halifax, Makes the Future Interesting

Posted:2009-10-06 10:10:56 - By Liam Bailey

Well, while I have been proven wrong by the Halifax house price index recording a rise in September, this is made up for by the fact that it makes UK house prices very interesting at the moment and in

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Nationwide Says UK House Prices Same as Last Year, but Only Way is Down

Posted:2009-10-02 19:46:19 - By Liam Bailey

Nationwide released its index for September today and said that house prices rose 0.9% on average in September, bringing prices back to similar levels as they were in 2009. This comes just days after the

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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 Still Rising According to Halifax

Posted:2009-09-12 17:41:39 - By Emma Louise Bailey

UK house prices in 2009 have entered into positive growth territory according to the latest data released by the Halifax. The lenders index showed that the average UK house price was £112 higher in August

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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 Prices Fell in June - More Falls Inevitable and Necessary

Posted:2009-07-08 13:53:25 - By Michael Sutton

UK house prices fell by 0.5% in June on average, according to the latest release of the Halifax house price index. The firm also revealed that the fall in the second quarter of this year, was less than

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Halifax Index Continues Trend; Shows UK House Prices Falling Slower

Posted:2009-06-04 19:07:59 - By Emma Louise Bailey

The Halifax released the figures for May from its UK house price index today, and they showed that the rate of decline in UK house prices is slowing. This is a trend that has emerged in the last few price

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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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UK House Prices: Decline Maybe Slowing but Worst Far from Over

Posted:2009-05-09 13:00:03 - By Liam Bailey

There are a lot of positive reports in the press at the moment suggesting that UK house prices maybe on the turn. I had started to wonder if I am perhaps being too negative; batting the positive news away

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Houses Affordable in only 61 Local Authorities - Halifax

Posted:2009-05-08 19:37:01 - By Liam Bailey

This will be the third article I have written about the recent figures on UK house prices released by the Halifax, but I have to bring to light something I hadn't noticed until now. In its look at housing

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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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UK House Prices: Latest Figures from Halifax Show Futility of Keeping Track

Posted:2009-05-06 10:23:48 - By Liam Bailey

Halifax has released the April figures from their house price index, I am reporting on it only because I feel I must. It's all getting a bit much-of-a-much-ness for me now, we might as well stop bothering

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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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UK House Prices: They Never Stopped Falling in March

Posted:2009-05-01 09:24:45 - By Michael Sutton

I have read a lot of reports this morning headlining a variation of "House Price Resume Fall", and "House Prices in Fresh Fall". I don't get it. Anyone who knows anything about the UK housing market, or

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1.9% Monthly Drop in UK House Prices for March - Halifax Index

Posted:2009-04-04 14:27:31 - By Scott Bailey

The Halifax building society recorded a 1.9% fall in house prices in March according to the latest release of its house price index, though it said the annual rate of decline had slowed slightly.This is

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England and Wales House Prices Fall 0.8% in January - Land Registry

Posted:2009-02-27 13:10:13 - By Liam Bailey

According to Land Registry figures released today Wales and England property prices saw a monthly fall of 0.8%, January 2009 compared to December 2008, making the annual fall 15.1% according to the Land

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