UK House Prices

Bank of England MPC member says UK house price picture distorted by runaway London market.

As UK house prices rise by 9.2% across the year, IBTimes UK explores why they are on the up.

Nationwide says London house prices lifted 18.2% over year in first quarter of 2014.

Is the UK housing market experience a bubble? Or are fears over-inflated?

Hometrack survey shows demand rising 6.6% in March against 1.9% supply growth.

Healthier UK economy driving up demand and so house prices in housing market.

Bank of England says there were 76,947 mortgage approvals in January.

Nationwide house price index shows fourteenth consecutive monthly rise.

Housing market recovery sees sharp upturn in mortgage lending in January 2014.

ONS reports average price of a house hitting 3% stamp duty threshold.

Miles said the financial policy committee is "mindful of the risks" of a UK house price bubble.

UK recovery and jobs growth in cities driving housing demand to urban areas in England.

Rightmove website says average UK house prices jump 3.3% on the month in February

Help to Buy scheme fuelling demand in housing market and pushing up house prices.

Calls for Chancellor George Osborne to ease stamp duty burden on first time buyers.

Council of Mortgage lenders say lending to first time buyers jumped 37% in December.

Mortgage-stimulus scheme Help to Buy should still be tightened though, says Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Osborne says Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee on standby in case of housing bubble.

Official figures show north east of England only area to see house prices fall on average in 2013.

IBTimes UK looks at what is driving house prices up across the country

House prices rise 1.9% on average in three months to December says Halifax.

Research by haart shows burden of rail costs against mortgage savings made by moving out of London.

Nationwide says December clocked biggest monthly increase for over four years.

Halifax reports first time housing confidence tracker reveals that most homeowners think good time to sell

Emma Reynolds, shadow housing minister, urges government to increase housebuilding so supply matches demand.

Almost 6,000 homebuyers secure mortgages with government guarantee on controversial Help to Buy scheme.

Home prices jumped 4.4% in 2013 on robust demand amid shrinking supply, according to Hometrack.

UK house prices, the cost of living and the unemployment rate are ones to watch in 2014.

Business Secretary Cable also warns on Bank of England's interest rates dilemma.

UK house prices rose 5.5% on average in October, says ONS.