UK house prices increased by 0.8% in July and were 3.9% higher than July 2012, according to Nationwide

Spain is the favoured destination for 1 in 4 holiday home buyers

The booming property market paused for breath in July as more sellers dipped their toe in the water, new figures showed today.

Midweek View: Britain needs to build far more affordable rented homes to boost growth and create jobs now, not in 10 or 20 years’ time

Rents forecast to be 44% higher

Britain’s failure to build enough homes is set to put a colossal strain on the housing market when the Noughties baby-boomers hit adulthood in 2020, a report claims today.

Londoners are the most confident about house prices, those in Wales the least confident

42% more first time buyers than a year ago

House prices could take until 2021 to return to their pre-recession peak in real terms despite a shot in the arm from the Government’s Help to Buy scheme, forecasters warn.

Figures for June show positive signs for recovery as Dow Jones leaps in response

One of Britain's biggest homebuilders says nearly six years of pain for the housing market is at an end after the first major improvement in conditions since the financial crisis.

Around 28 per cent of second-time buyers could be stuck on the first rung of the property ladder because they are in negative equity or their home hasn't increased enough in value for them to buy their second home, according to research from Post Office.

House prices have recorded their fastest growth in almost three years in a further sign that the market is gathering pace, Nationwide has reported.

House prices in Wales have fallen by £2,048 over the last 12 months and are now 1.3% lower than last year