Latest Property News

• House prices 'stable' but market still suffering from lack of supply, says Nationwide
  

  Published 01st Jun 2012

  House prices rose modestly in May - their first monthly increase since February - showing a certain stability despite the double dip recession

• Taxman to target buy-to-let landlords, taxi firms and even 'Del Boy' market traders
  

  Published 01st Jun 2012

  The taxman is creating three new 'taskforces' to uncover tax evasion among taxi drivers, street market traders and buy-to-let landlords

• Average house prices rise thanks to irrepressible London market - but supply outstrips demand elsewhere
  

  Published 28th May 2012

  House price rises in London and the South continued to push average property values higher this month, leading to a 0.2 per cent rise during May, according to Hometrack

• Nationwide bucks trend of slow mortgage lending with 44% rise in home loans
  

  Published 23rd May 2012

  Nationwide increased its mortgage lending 44 per cent to £18.4billion in the past year, outpacing the market which grew by just 5 per cent

• Lending to first-time buyers surged 74% in rush to beat stamp duty holiday deadline
  

  Published 16th May 2012

  The end of a stamp duty concession boosted lending to first-time buyers in March with a 74 per cent increase in loans on the previous month, the Council of Mortgage Lenders confirmed today

• Mortgage giant Halifax raises rates, as borrowers face a leap in costs despite the BoE's base rate freeze
  

  Published 11th May 2012

  Halifax, Britain’s biggest mortgage lender, yesterday increased its rates, despite the Bank of England keeping the base rate at 0.5 per cent for the 38th month in a row

• Buy-to-let mini boom continues with mortgage lending to investors up 32% in a year
  

  Published 11th May 2012

  New buy-to-let lending in the first three months of the year totalled £3.7billion, with 32,300 mortgages taken out by property investors, latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders have shown