Latest Property News

• 'More realism' over house prices
  

  Published 12th Aug 2008

  More "realism" has entered the UK housing market, with sellers dropping their asking prices for properties last month, surveyors have reported

• House prices fall as sales at record low
  

  Published 12th Aug 2008

  House prices fell a little less than expected in July but sales per real estate firm hit a record low and retail sales weakened again, reports showed on Tuesday, reinforcing evidence of a marked economic slowdown

• Darling backs away from stamp duty cut
  

  Published 11th Aug 2008

  The chancellor, Alistair Darling, is prepared to disappoint millions of would-be home buyers by ruling out proposals to revive the housing market, Treasury insiders warned last night

• UK house prices tipped to increase
  

  Published 08th Aug 2008

  House prices in the UK could go up by nearly a third during the next three years, industry analysts have predicted

• Eurozone rates on hold at 4.25%
  

  Published 07th Aug 2008

  The European Central Bank (ECB) has kept interest rates unchanged at 4.25% amid signs of slowing economic growth

• Bank holds UK interest rate at 5%
  

  Published 07th Aug 2008

  The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 5% as it struggles to deal with a slowing economy and spiralling inflation

• Have House Prices Bottomed Out?
  

  Published 07th Aug 2008

  While homeowners and property investors absorb the latest dire figures on house price falls, the reality is that house prices are already 20% or more off their peak according to property veteran Simon Agace of estate agent Winkworth