House prices in the three months to April were 0.3% higher than in the preceding three months (November 2011-January 2012), reveals the latest Halifax House Price Index.

Grenville Turner, Chief Executive at Countrywide, the estate agency and property services Group, comments on the London Mayoral election.

The price of a typical UK house fell by 0.2% in April. Prices remain 0.9% lower than one year ago, with the price of a typical home now at £164,134, report Nationwide.

From Tuesday 8th May 2012, new customers at The Co-operative Bank will be able to take out mortgages on a capital and repayment basis only.

March data from Land Registry's flagship House Price Index shows an annual price decrease of 0.6 per cent which takes the average property value in England and Wales to £160,372.

Despite the UK’s double dip recession and sluggish property market, the overseas property market is alive and well, with bargain property prices and historically low interest rates

myintroducer.com catches up with Robin Haynes, MD at Currency Index Ltd - the UK-based FSA-regulated currency exchange specialist.

Milton Keynes, Dartford and Swindon were today identified as the UK’s property hot spots for Britons looking to get their foot on the housing ladder, report Experian.

Over half identified concerns over job security as the main headwind facing potential homebuyers.

Britons are becoming increasingly confident in the outlook for the housing market, according to the latest Halifax Housing Market Confidence tracker.