house prices

Greater London still showing strong house price growth despite drop in central areas.

Rics survey shows construction sector struggling to cope with shortage of workers and high wage costs.

Leaving London will get you a lot more for your money if you own a home in the city.

Douglas & Gordon warns Osborne's stamp duty reforms on high value property is strangling the market.

Local Government Association says figures show skills shortage not planning system holds back house building.

Top 10% of households got 21% richer as ONS reports wealth disparity is widening in David Cameron's Britain.

Halifax said there was little reason to hope for a shift in the key market drivers.

Property website Zoopla bought uSwitch in April 2015 for £190m.

Help to Buy Isa scheme will be introduced on 1 December.

Chancellor George Osborne announced an extra 400,000 houses but many have say it is not enough.

Nationwide reported an 8% jump in the amount of first time buyers it has helped buy a home.

The average salary in the UK is less than half the household pay needed to get on to the ladder.

Supply key issue as the drop in new builds is now 'really hitting home'.

Low mortgage rates and the improving economic situations have caused house prices to soar.

Lender says house prices will depend on building activity keeping pace with increasing demand.

The Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) upgraded annual growth forecasts to 5.6% this month.

The company is disposing of store sites in London, Bath and south east.

In the UK, 37% of people think the low interest rates are pushing up house prices.

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said house sales picked up across the UK in September.

The growth, still significant, is on the lower end of 2015 increases.

The growth adds to market-wide concerns about the lack of new homes to keep up with demand.

Average price stands at £294,834 as first-time buyers continue to struggle to get on the housing ladder.

RICS study estimates 6% growth in house prices in 2015, while Halifax say prices jumped 9%.

The soaring house prices are a widespread concern, an ING economist tells IBTimes UK

CEO Jeff Fairburn stated Persimmon makes the most out of the opportunities of the current housing market.

The average house price climbs to £195,621, as demand keeps soaring.

It is surprising that there is still activity on the housing market said an estate agent association.

Survey by the Bank of England also showed mortgage applications jumped significantly.

Company says that sales are expected to go up by 29.6% to £1.7bn

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors warns that benefit cuts exacerbate situation.