The fifth anniversary of the run on Northern Rock provides an opportunity to reflect on the pre and post credit-crunch property market landscape:

Homeowners preparing for retirement are more open to professional advice on equity release than those already retired, latest research into home equity withdrawal commissioned by J

LSL and Acadametrics have released their August housing data showing that housing transactions for the month were the highest of 2012 so far, with prices also increasing annually.

RICS Housing Market report for August showed that most indicators stayed the same throughout the month despite the distraction of the Olympic games.

New figures from the Halifax House Price Index show that house prices dropped for the second month in a row in August 2012.

It’s been a surprising few weeks.

The NAEA have released their July Housing Market Report, which showed a slight slowing of activity during the month - however, sales appeared to be unaffected.

Nationwide research released today showed the largest monthly increase in house prices since over two years ago, despite being lower than this time last year.

Castle Trust, a new type of financial institution designed to unlock the UK housing market for both investors and home owners, has announced it will open for business on October 1s

Land Registry have today released their July House Price Index data which shows a monthly price increase of 0.8%.