According to surveyors, properties in the UK are taking longer to sell than a year ago owing to the “uninspiring” housing market. Last spring it typically took 16 weeks between a home being marketed and being sold, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said. That has increased to around 18 weeks on average, the RICS survey found. Other surveys […]
The latest figures have revealed that house prices in quarter 2 of this year were 1.8% higher than those recorded for the same period last year. This is according to the most recent house price index from the Halifax, with the uplift in June slightly lower than May’s growth of 1.8%. UK house prices have risen at the slowest pace since […]
Hundreds of estate agents have gone out of business in the UK in the last year and 7,000 are showing signs of financial distress as they face fewer sales and online competition, a new study has found. Accountancy firm Moore Stephens – suggests that 27% of agents are struggling to survive. One of the main reasons is a long term […]
As you may have read in previous articles London house prices have remained at a plateau. House price growth is now at a nine-year low. however, up north in our very own city of of Manchester, there is still time to invest in its growing housing market. Hometrack have produced a New UK Cities House Price index which has revealed […]
UK house price growth has slowed to a five-year low, according to the latest research from Nationwide. The annual rate at which property prices are rising eased to 2% in June, the lowest level since June 2013. According to the figures from Nationwide, June saw prices dip by 0.4% compared to the previous month. In London, house prices fell for […]
