More than eight out of ten young people (18-24) still aspire to own their own home by the time they are 30, reports the quarterly consumer survey published by The Building Societie

Gross mortgage lending was an estimated £13.4bn in August, a 6% rise from £12.6bn in July and a 10% increase from £12.1bn in August 2010, report the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

New research from first direct shows the increasingly difficult task house buyers face, with rises in the cost of properties and required deposits far outstripping rises in income.

France still reigns supreme when it comes to Brits buying abroad, according to the latest overseas property ‘hot spots’ report compiled by Conti, the overseas mortgage specialist.

Rents recorded their largest monthly increase in a year in August, according to the latest Buy-to-Let Index from LSL Property Services plc.

Housing market defies August dip, reveals the LSL Property Services/Acadametrics House Price Index, AUGUST 2011.

Purchase approvals reached a 15 month high in August thanks to loosening lending criteria and an uptick in high loan to value lending, reveals the latest e.surv Mortgage Monitor.

The recent Housing Market Analysis report commissioned by the National Housing Federation, hit the headlines with significant impact, report the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

Residential mortgage valuation activity was virtually unaffected by the usual August slowdown, according to the latest Housing Market Activity Report by Connells Survey and Valuati

PPR Estates, the UK-based property company, has today published the results of its ‘Distress Index’ for Quarter 3 2011.