Mortgage approvals were 52,854 in November (their highest level in almost two years) up from 52,786 in October, report the Bank of England in its Lending to Individuals November 20

Halifax has launched a new two year, fee free, fixed rate first time buyer mortgage at 5.99%.

cebr give their top ten predictions for 2012 which include an economic recession in Europe and the UK plus a sharp fall in inflation.

9 out of 13 UK regions recorded house price rises in 2011 with the average house price now £164,785, according to the latest figures from the Nationwide House Price Index.

The latest Housing Equity Withdrawal figures from The Bank of England.

This Halifax First-Time Buyer Review tracks housing affordability in over 240 local authority districts across the UK.

The majority of towns and cities across Scotland are affordable for first-time buyers, according to the latest Bank of Scotland First-Time Buyer Review.

Sales of homes may rise a little over the coming year but prices will struggle to follow suit, according to the RICS Housing Market Forecast published today.

House prices rose by 1.0% in October, maintaining the summer bounce and transactions over the last three months were up 4.5% on last year, reveals the latest LSL/Acad House Price I

Nationwide Building Society, the UK's third largest mortgage and second largest savings provider, in conjunction with TNS-RI, today releases its Consumer Confidence Index for Nov