The lender's latest house price index revealed a mid-summer lull, with property values dipping 0.6 per cent in July as the pace of property inflation eased. The average home still costs almost £13,000 more than a year ago, at £198,833, with prices up 7.9 per cent annually, according to Halifax.
The report by website Rightmove, which asked people how they feel about where they live, put provincial towns in each of the top five slots, with Shrewsbury coming in second place.
In the past month, I have been house hunting. Each estate agent branch I have entered has asked if I need financial advice. Should I take it to enhance my buying position?
A new development popping up in Vauxhall, London, will have studio flats starting from a whopping £715k. This is Money looks at what else you could snap up for that price tag.
There are 20 properties in the window of Connells estate agents in Watford - just one is available for less than £250,000. Victoria Bischoff goes on the first-time buyer trail.
Nationwide said house prices rose by a fairly modest 0.4 per cent on the month in July, after a surprise drop of 0.2 per cent the previous month.
The average price paid for a starter home rose by 5.1 per cent to £211,000 in May, according to the office for National Statistics - requiring earnings of £38,917 a year.
Stricter affordability tests were introduced in April last year to prevent people taking out home loans they cannot afford.
A lot of the figures in the property market don't add up to me. House prices continue to bob along nicely - yesterday, Nationwide reported they were up 3.5 per cent over 12 months.
Rates could start to climb soon, so what should borrowers and savers do? Thomas Marsh and Megan Brown remortgaged and are putting the savings towards a wedding.
House prices in London have nudged ahead by two per cent in the last year, according to the latest quarterly index of luxury property from upmarket estate agent Knight Frank. This places it 21st in a list of cities which have seen the strongest property value growth in the last 12 months, behind Bangkok, Delhi and Nairobi. ...read
There was a rapid surge in the number of people searching for a property last month and it means demand has reached its highest level for more than a decade, data suggests.
Donald Toon of the National Crime Agency has said he is alarmed by the number of homes registered to complex offshore corporations.
The move is part of the bank's drive to bring an end to price promotions. Critics argue that they lure customers into taking out discounted products that end up costing more in the long term.
Swindon has seen a 47% boom in homes coming on to the property market, data from online estate agent House Simple suggests. We reveal the rest of the homes for sale hotspots
I bought my maisonette with 125-year leasehold five years ago. My ground rent then was £200 per year but I have just had a letter advising me it is to be increased to £250, which is a massive jump. How legal is this? Combined with the service charges it amounts to just over £700 a year. How feasible is it to buy the freehold or extend the lease in the future?
The number of people whose home is worth at least £1million has increased by 8.3 per cent to 524,306 compared to last year, with the highest concentration in London and the South East.
It can be surprisingly affordable to own a home by the sea, says Graham Norwood.
Oxford (pictured) was Britain's fastest growing city in the first half of 2015 recording an 8 per cent growth in property prices, according to property analysts Hometrack
The plans outlined by the Treasury are part of a set of reforms aimed at relaxing planning rules in order to boost housebuilding and improve the UK chronic shortage of homes.
Whether you are looking to buy your first home or moving up the property ladder, we reveal the essential things for making your move successfully from finding the best home and securing the right mortgage for you to moving in and setting yourself up in your new home.
If you are looking for a mortgage, rates have never been lower. We run the rule over the top deals available and whether now is the time to fix.
BofE governor Mark Carney has hinted interest rates are set to rise from the 0.5% they have been glued at since March 2009 - and this could mean mortgage rates have hit the bottom.
The pre-election uncertainty may be over and even the sun has made an appearance, but that doesn't mean there won't be major hurdles to overcome leading up to exchanging contracts on a new property. Even when both the seller and buyer are keen to exchange quickly, things can grind to a halt. And seasoned home-movers are not immune. The time between an offer being accepted and exchanged can be as quick as six weeks in England and Wales.
The boom in buy-to-let lending, which has prompted the Bank of England to warn of a risk to stability, is being fuelled by a surge in lending to landlords by Britain's state-backed banks.
Buy-to-let landlords are facing cuts to the amount of tax relief they can claim on mortgage interest payments from April 2017, George Osborne revealed in the budget today.
Houses with tennis courts will always attract sports fans, says Gordon Miller.
British buyers will get first bite of the cherry on new apartments being launched in London's financial district. Canary Wharf Group's move has turned on its head the controversial practice of heavily promoting London developments to wealthy overseas buyers - particularly in the Far East. ...read
According to Zoopla, my house is worth £283,000, which sounds very precise. How seriously should I take this?
A 50ft narrowboat can be purchased for as little as £20,000. In contrast, the average house costs £200,000. But living on a boat is not that simple, we explain the essentials.
The furniture and possessions from a family home are unlikely to fit into a retirement apartment or cottage. So, what do you do?
Sam Malin, a geophysicist who has set up several oil and gas exploration companies, and Irene Major, a former Miss Cameroon, bought Principal House in 2006 for £565,000.
For many buy-to-let looks an attractive income investment in a time of low rates and stock market volatility. Lower house prices, rising rents and improving mortgage deals are tempting investors - although they will need a big deposit. Read This is Money's top ten buy-to-let tips ...read
One in six young people between 25 and 34 years old said to have relied on inheritance from a relative to buy their own house, compared to just one in 20 people aged over 55, housing charity Shelter said. Half think their children will be able to buy their first home only after receiving an inheritance, a survey of more than 1,000 parents suggest.
The UK property market's revival hit a speed bump, as mortgage approvals fell unexpectedly in May, but borrowers are benefiting from new mortgage rates at a record low.
Thousands of older homeowners who unlocked cash from their property may be able to slash their interest bills.
A Surrey property listed on a crowdfunding website has been snapped up in little over half-an-hour as appetite for buy-to-let properties shows no signs of abating.
The news will pile further pressure on the new Conservative government to do something to boost building of new homes as April's fall in new instructions was the steepest since May 2009.
Foxtons used a subcontractor called Maintenance1st to do the work. Dr Chris Townley was billed £550 plus £66 VAT, but he later found that the subcontractor had charged much less.
More than two million people are now private landlords - 600,000 up since the financial crash. In 2000, less than 2% of mortgages in Britain were buy-to-let. Now, 900 BTL mortgages are available.
According to RAC Insurance, 62 per cent of motorists don't feel the need to tuck their cars away every night, preferring to use a garage to store junk, tools and garden equipment.
House prices will rise by 4.7% during the course of 2015 the Centre for Economics and Business Research says. It says a 'chronic lack' of properties being listed for sale has pushed up prices in recent months and is one of the main reasons behind the upward revision to the forecast. ...read
House prices are now £57,000 higher than May 2008, just before the financial downturn prompted a dramatic collapse in the property market, official figures show.
Halifax forecast that prices would continue to rise in the coming months as the imbalance between supply and demand hangs over the property market.
Property hunters are finding haggling over price increasingly difficult with the average home carrying a reduction of just 6 per cent from its original listing, Zoopla says.
Data from the National House Building Council show 43,987 new properties were registered in the UK between March and May, a 15 per cent increase on the same time last year.
Demand for mortgages for buy-to-let and prime property purchases has grown especially, the Bank of England report showed. The number of households taking out personal loans has also increased as the cost of borrowing falls to a record low, the bank's latest credit conditions survey found. ...read
The sun is shining on second-steppers like Ryan Phayer and his wife Alexandra as sky high demand for first homes makes it a little easier to jump up the housing ladder.
A new mortgage will let borrowers offset the cost of their home loans against their savings for four years.
The Council of Mortgage Lenders said 22,700 mortgages worth a total of £3.4bn were handed out to first-time buyers. This is a 16% decrease compared with a year ago. On the other hand, lending to landlords jumped 22% compared with a year ago and 1% on April. Some 19,100 buy-to-let loans were handed out in May, with a collective value of £2.7billion. The CML said the rise reflected a jump in remortgage activity since the beginning of the year. ...read
The number of landlords selling buy-to-let properties increased in April after many were spooked in the run-up to the general election, according to ARLA.
Research by the house share website SpareRoom has found that almost half of all tenants are asked to pay so-called 'admin costs' of £298 - money then pocketed by agents and landlords.
My fiancé and I have reached a crossroads. We have been renting in London for the last few years but are now ready to buy our first property in outer commuter lands. We have a sufficient deposit, but cannot decide whether to take a short-term rent outside of London while house-hunting or move back in with parents who live near to the area we are planning to buy in the interim. ...read
Last month, I had my car stolen from outside the rental house I live in with my partner. We have asked for our landlord to up security with a dummy camera or alarm - but he isn't keen on the idea.
I've worked out I would still be able to put a double bed up there and there would be enough height in the centre of the room for anyone to stand up. My question is - can I still call this a bedroom?
Splashing out on home improvements not only makes your house a more enjoyable place to live, but it if done right it is also likely to give its value a boost.
My husband and I are on the cusp of retirement. We have been talking about our future and have decided we want to run a bed and breakfast. Where do we start?
Are you hoping to get a foot on the property ladder? This Is Money's step-by-step guide explains how first-time buyers can get the best deal on their mortgage, make sure they pick the right choice for them and avoid the market's traps. We explain what new buyers need to know, and how they are being offered assistance from the Government in the form of Help to Buy.
Paying off your mortgage early is one of the best investments you can make, slashing thousands off what is likely to be your biggest debt. See our guide
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