Latest Property News

• House prices fall for second consecutive month, says Nationwide
  

  Published 02nd Sep 2010

  House prices fell by 0.9% in August, the second consecutive monthly fall following July's 0.5% decline, taking the average price of a home in the UK to £166,507, according to the Nationwide building society

• Barclays launches 'loyalty' mortgages for existing customers
  

  Published 01st Sep 2010

  Barclays is to launch a range of loyalty mortgages offering current account customers reductions of up to 0.54 percentage points off tracker, fixed rate and offset mortgages

• Home owners face four years of negative equity
  

  Published 01st Sep 2010

  Home owners who bought at the height of the property boom face another four years of negative equity before they recover what they paid, new figures reveal today

• Crisis as first-time buyers hit new low - and there's worse to come
  

  Published 31st Aug 2010

  The housing market is in the grip of a first-time buyer crisis which is likely to get even worse, a report warns today

• Building industry faces double dip as cornerstone economy is under threat
  

  Published 31st Aug 2010

  of the economy, is heading into its own double-dip recession

• Property website Rightmove reports surge in homebuyer interest
  

  Published 27th Aug 2010

  The UK housing market may be showing fresh signs of growth after an online property website recorded a huge increase in interest over the last six months

• Mortgage rates may hit 14pc within two years
  

  Published 26th Aug 2010

  Mortgage rates may climb to 14 per cent within two years, financial experts have warned