Home information packs for all properties for sale may have been pulled from the housing market at the last minute in May of this year, but they are set to be compulsory in just a few days time.

With this in mind the Association of Home Information Pack Providers (Ahipp) has put together its top... read more

House prices were up 0.1 per cent in July, the lowest growth in 18 months, research out today reveals.

Hometrack's monthly house price survey finds the average home is worth £176,300 this month, up 5.9 per cent since the same time last year.

The survey also shows the number of postcode areas... read more

House price growth almost stopped in July rising just 0.1 per cent, research out today reveals.

Nationwide's house price index reveals house prices were up by £200 over this month, bringing the average UK property to £184,270.

Compared with the same time last year house prices are up 9.9 per... read more

The price of a new home dropped 0.3 per cent in June to reach an average price of £260,073.

That is according to research out today from SmartNewHomes.com, which finds the average new property has fallen by £759 from May to June.

Over the last month new homes have seen their prices grow by 1... read more

Both Nationwide and Halifax are expecting annual house price growth to drop by around three to four percentage points by December.

The mortgage lenders' experts both predict around six per cent growth for 2007.

Halifax has revised its original forecast from four to six per cent, and Nationwi... read more

There have been mixed reports from mortgage lenders today as the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) and British Bankers' Association (BBA) released their figures for June.

The CML reports there was record lending in June, reaching £34.2 billion, a nine per cent increase on the previous month.

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One in five young buyers is not doing basic research before the move into their new home, new figures reveal.

A study from AA Legal Services finds two-thirds of buyers aged between 18 and 29 who do not carry out basic assessments of their prospective home are being caught out by their lack of re... read more

House prices in the UK reached an average of £211,056 in May, official figures from the government reveal.

The department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) finds in the year up to May 2007 house prices were up by 10.9 per cent.

From April to May the price of the average British home... read more

The FT house price index finds annual house price inflation jumped from 8.7 to nine per cent from May to June, after steadily falling or staying level since last February.

The average England and Wales house price was £222,222 for June, up from £220,737 in May.

Since the end of 2006 house pr... read more

There are lots of energy saving tips for our homes available but it is also possible to get our gardens more eco-friendly.

With this in mind Hampton Court Palace Flower Show sponsor Sadolin has come up with its top tips for a more eco-friendly garden.

Sadolin's eco-friendly garden tips

M... read more

The best value properties in the country are scattered across the east and south-east of the country, new research reveals.

Halifax's Quality of Life Index finds the best value property location for flats is Buckinghamshire and Suffolk is the best place to buy a terraced home.

For semi-detac... read more

The cost of an extra bedroom for a large London property is £161,221. This is £20,000 more than the average home in Scotland, new research reveals.

The study from Zoomf.com finds the average price of a three-bed home in London is £396,387, whereas a four-bedroom home in the capital costs £557,60... read more

Interest rates have been raised by 0.25 percentage points by the Bank of England today seeing base rate reach a six-year high.

Interest rates are now 5.75 per cent, following the fifth increase since August 2006.

Though the interest rate rise was widely expected by experts, the effect it wil... read more

Rents in central London have risen at record levels, figures out today reveal.

Knight Frank's London lettings index finds average rents rose 4.2 per cent between April and June 2007, the largest rise since records began in 1995.

In the last 12 months rents are up 12.2 per cent, which is the ... read more