UK homeowner’s are confident about the prospects for the housing market over the next six months, despite the poor economic outlook for the remainder of the year, say Zoopla.co.uk.

This month’s sellers cut asking prices by -1.7% (-£4,138) the largest price drop in July for four years, according to Rightmove's House Price Index.

Countrywide, the UK's largest property services Group, today launched its report on “Addressing Challenges in the UK Housing Market” urging Government to consider six solutions to

Despite the fact that transactions have fallen, house prices are still showing annual inflation, according to LSL Acadametrics.

The UK housing market continued to stutter during June, as demand failed to pick up and supply of new property fell back, says the latest RICS UK Housing Market survey.

England and Wales's 'New Towns' are towns designated to disperse the population following World War II.

House prices in Glasgow and west central Scotland are higher now than they were at the start of the year, but remain 2.4 per cent lower than they were at this point last year.

Now that the European Championships are over in Poland and Ukraine, focus is now being turned to London, notably the Wimbledon tennis championships and the Olympic Games.

Although house prices have in fact seen a -0.5% annual change, Halifax today published their House Price Index which indicates a 1.0% rise in prices since May.

The average value of prime Scottish property fell for the fifth consecutive quarter between April and June. Prices have now been flat or falling for two years, slipping by 6% over