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House prices experience a modest drop during 2011
27 January 2012
During 2011 Halifax reported that house prices held up, however the not too distant future remains unclear.
1.3 was the percentage that house prices fell last years, despite the economic climate, H...
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0.4% rise in British house prices this November
05 December 2011
British building society Nationwide has reported that during the month of November British house prices rose by 0.4%.
Nationwide''s Chief Economist said: ''During November, we are glad to report th...
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5 Tips to help you sell your home faster
02 December 2011
We are all aware that selling your home in the current economic climate is near on impossible, while making a profit on your home a few years ago was practically guaranteed, the housing market these d...
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October The month where house prices fell yet again?
11 November 2011
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has reported that in the month of October house prices had continued to dip. This news comes only one day after prices were reported to climb by 1.2% last ...
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Economic Growth Stronger than expected
07 November 2011
0.5% was how much the UK economy grew by in the third quarter of 2011 this is more than what was expected after the second quarter was considerably weak.
The 0.5% increase in Gross Domestic Product...
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Sell your home seriously fast
28 October 2011
If you are contemplating: ''who can sell my house fast'' your response should be ''Quick Property Sale Ltd''. Here we provide expert help to ensure you home sells really quick, we charge no fees and w...
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Grim future expected for UK house prices
17 October 2011
Average house prices in the UK are predicted to decline by another 5 per cent in the upcoming year, while yet again properties in the central London area will continue to increase. This information wa...
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Economy Worse than originally thought
05 October 2011
Growth in the UK economy is lower than had been thought previously.
In the second quarter of 2011 the economy grew by 0.1% between April and June.
This is less than the 0.2% which had been estim...
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Global Outlook Bleak
21 September 2011
Optimism does not seem to exist in the lexicon used by the International Monetary Fund.
Its latest World Economic Outlook a twiceyearly publication suggests a grim forecast for major economies su...
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Are Banks increasing lending?
05 September 2011
This was a good week for bank bashing.
In a new book, former chancellor Alistair Darling has branded bankers ''arrogant and stupid''. And, in the US, the biggest banks are bracing themselves for ...
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House Prices Rise
08 August 2011
(Reuters) House prices rose 0.3 percent last month, but the housing market is unlikely to see much further improvement in the rest of this year, mortgage lender Halifax said on Friday.
British hou...
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Do you need to sell your home quickly?
17 June 2011
Has your home been on the market for a very long time and you are beginning to get discouraged? Often there is a simple answer for you, but you may have not heard about this interesting service. It is...
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Sell Your House For Cash
12 June 2011
Although the property market seems to be in the doldrums right now opportunities abound to make good money on various kinds of property. As expected, within the property market there are various eleme...
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Biggest fall in 18 months
06 May 2011
(Reuters) House prices in England and Wales fell in April at their fastest annual pace in 18 months and are likely to slip further this year on fears about the economic outlook, Hometrack said on Mon...
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House Prices still falling
06 May 2011
House prices unexpectedly fell in April after two months of strong growth, pointing to a trend of stagnant prices as household spending remains under pressure, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Wedne...
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Housing market remains subdued
11 March 2011
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) revealed the UK housing market remains weak.
However, it appears house price falls are easing. While prices in England and Wales continued to fal...
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HGouse Prices Dip
21 February 2011
The latest house price index from the Nationwide Building Society has revealed a 0.1% fall for the month of January compared with December.
The latest fall means house prices are now 1.1% lower tha...
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House sales slump in January
11 January 2011
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has revealed a slump in the number of homes sold in January in the UK.
According to HMRC, just 54,000 homes worth at least £40,000 or more were sold in the month – the l...
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Prices decline in August
02 September 2010
(Reuters) House prices fell much faster than expected last month but further declines are likely to be modest, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Thursday.
Nationwide said seasonally adjusted hous...
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House Price Rise for July
04 August 2010
House prices rose by 0.6% in July, the Halifax House Price Index said today, offsetting a fall of the same amount in June.
The mix of rises and falls since the start of the year are a sign of a s...
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How do they work out house prices?
30 July 2010
Most of these reports rely on either estate agents or property valuers heading to properties that are up for sale and then scale this up to represent the whole market.
Nationwide and Halifax send val...
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HIPS Current Position
10 June 2010
What is the Current Position?
HIPs have not been scrapped by the Election result. The law still requires a HIP to be in place to market a property. The penalties for noncompliance still apply. Grant ...
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Slow Market in Scotland
10 May 2010
The housing market in Scotland is showing signs of a weak recovery, according to the latest Scottish House Price Monitor from Lloyds TSB Scotland.
In the first quarter of 2010, the value of the av...
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Noisy Neighbours!
10 April 2010
Which? has been examining the problem of noisy neighbours and claims that at least three million UK adults are badly affected by decibels emanating from next door.
According to research by the cons...
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Pipe Dream?
10 March 2010
Buying a home has become a pipe dream for millions of young Britons, the National Housing Federation (NHF) claims.
Research by the body, which represents England’s housing associations, suggests th...
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Fall in Feb Prices
26 February 2010
LONDON (Reuters) House prices showed a surprise 1.0 percent fall in February, ending a run of nine consecutive monthly increases, figures from the Nationwide Building Society showed on Friday.
Analy...
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Cost of Bank Bailout £850b
04 December 2009
LONDON (Reuters) The price tag for bailing out UK banks has hit 850 billion pounds but Britain''s spending watchdog says the final cost to taxpayers will not be known for years.
The independent Na...
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HOUSE VALUES DOWN 4.2%
02 November 2009
LONDON (Reuters) House prices fell at their slowest annual rate since June 2008 in October, dropping 4.2 percent, due to an ongoing lack of housing for sale after the credit crunch, property data com...
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The UK tighten''s it''s belt in face of a GDP slump.
05 October 2009
LONDON (Reuters) The scale of Britons'' belttightening was laid bare on Tuesday by data showing record consumer credit repayments in August and a fiveyear high in households'' savings ratio in the se...
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