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Help to Buy Home Purchases Jump as UK Mortgage Approvals Rebound
There was a 19% increase in number of homes purchases using Help to Buy equity loan.
Rapid UK House Price Growth Slows Amid Tighter Mortgage Rules
Nationwide house price index sees just 0.1% growth over month in July.
Rightmove Raking in Profits as UK Housing Recovery Drives Buyer and Seller Frenzy
Property website sees decent leap in revenue, profit and online traffic as housing market heals.
First Time Buyer Boom Driving UK Housing Market
LSL Property Services says 27% leap in number of first time buyers of UK homes.
Runaway UK Housing Market About to Slow Down?
Halifax survey finds more sellers and fewer buyers after rapid rise in UK house prices.
UK House Price Growth Slumps to 18 Month Low as London Suffers 'Pronounced Loss of Momentum'
Hometrack UK housing market survey shows just 0.1% house price growth on average in July
UK Mortgage Approvals Creeping Back Up After 4 Month Decline
BBA figures show 68,121 mortgage approvals in June, ending four months of decline.
UK House Prices and Sales Surge Boosts HMRC's Stamp Duty Receipts
HMRC rakes in £898m in Stamp Duty Land Tax during June, the highest since November 2013
UK Housing Boom: Landlords Outside Central London Making Biggest Returns
Knight Frank data shows city's landlords falling behind elsewhere in UK.
Average UK House Price Drops During World Cup Distraction
Rightmove also points to tighter rules for mortgage market and the start of summer dip.
ONS: UK House Price Inflation Hit Four-Year High of 10.5% in May
The average price of a home in the UK is now £262,000.
Demand Slows in UK Housing Market Amid Bank of England 'Rhetoric'
Rics housing market survey shows some potential home buyers put off by tough mortgage market talk.
UK Housing Boom Drives Up Barratt Developments' Average Sale Price by 13%
House builder Barratt says home completions went up 8.6% in 2013/14 to 14,838.
New Bank of England Policymaker Warns on Household Indebtedness as House Prices Spiral
Nemat Shafik steps in as deputy governor at the Bank of England.
House Prices Still Below Pre-Crisis Peaks in Most UK Regions
ONS house price infographic shows market recovery still ongoing in many parts of UK.
Persimmon Cashing in on UK Housing Boom
UK house builder Persimmon sees leap in sales as demand and property prices rise.
UK Mortgage Approvals Slip to 11 Month Low
Bank of England figures show yet another month of falling mortgage approvals as market rules tighten.
UK Housing Boom: Bank of England Imposes Mortgage Market Cap to Curb Risky Lending
Certain institutions see loan-to-income cap enforced on mortgage lending as house prices spiral.
Just 1 in 5 UK Homes Are Affordable for the Average Family
Housing charity Shelter says 80% of homes are unaffordable to for the average family.
Buy-to-Let Landlords Milking UK Housing Crisis to Make £20K Profit per Property
LSL Property Services shows how landlords rake in vast returns from rising rents and spiraling property prices.
UK Mortgage Lending Stalls Amid 'Fog' of Stricter Affordability Rules
Council of Mortgage Lenders says £16.5bn of lending in May, same as April.
Vince Cable: Lax UK Mortgage Market Risks 'Destabilising Whole UK Economy'
Business Secretary Vince Cable urges Bank of England to take action to restrict high loans-to-income.
UK Mortgage Lending Soars 33% Across Single Year
Council of Mortgage Lenders report shows 52,300 loans for home purchases approved in April 2014.
Cooling UK Mortgage Lending Drops to Near One Year Low
Number of mortgage approvals for home purchases falls for fourth consecutive month.
UK Homeowners Fear Unaffordable Mortgage Repayments when BoE Hikes Interest Rates
Survey of homeowners finds concern that base rate increase will stretch mortgage affordability.
IMF Tells UK: Take Action Now on Runaway Housing Market
No sign yet of mortgage credit-led housing bubble says IMF but house price growth a concern.
George Osborne: Bank of England Must Not Hesitate to Stop UK Housing Boom Becoming Bubble
Chancellor says he and monetary policymakers are alert to debt risk of soaring house prices.
UK House Prices Spike Despite More Banks Turning Down Consumer Mortgages
Britain's housing market shirks off banks trying to curb mortgage lending
Soaring UK House Prices Growing at Record Rate
Nationwide said average price of a UK home rose by 11.1% over the year in May.
UK Mortgage Approvals Slump for Third Month Running
Credit bubble fears easing as mortgage approvals dip again in April amid tighter rules.