Two new sets of figures show dips throughout the property market

New figures suggest that “the owner-occupier market is sinking deeper into the mire".

Two thirds of homeowners expect British house prices to rise over the next six months, says new report.

A new firm hopes to shake up the housing market, but its loans and savings schemes are complicated

Sellers urged to carefully consider their pricing strategy

Halifax fuelled fears about the state of the housing market yesterday as the nation's biggest mortgage lender reported a third monthly fall in house prices.

Will it be a rise in real incomes or in house prices that will trigger a turnaround in the economy? If the former, we should be more comfortable quite soon; if the latter, we may have to wait. The question is raised by the very low levels of new mortgages and the continuing decline in house prices, both reported this week. The flow of funds into mortgages remains the lowest for more than 15 years, while house prices fell by 0.4 per cent on a three-monthly basis.

Our Chief Economics Commentator notes that this recovery has been disappointing in every respect bar one: employment growth

The average first time buyer in August was 29 and had an income of £36,000

New five point plan could also help improve property market for current homeowners

In a fresh blow to the property market, figures due to be published today show that house prices fell for the third month in a row in September – by 0.1 per cent.

In a fresh blow to the property market, figures published today show that house prices fell for the third month in a row in September.

Sales of homes worth more than £2 million have soared by nearly 80% year-on-year, but house prices generally have remained flat, Land Registry figures showed today.

House prices in the Principality are up £1,513 on last year