According to the latest LSL Scotland house price index, September prices are up by 0.8%, in an ‘end of summer bounce’ and year on year house price decline slowed to -1.5%; down...

UK house prices decreased by 1.4 per cent on average in the year to September 2011 compared with an annual decrease of -1.3 per cent observed in the previous month.

myintroducer.com catches up with Richard Tugwell, Head of Intermediary Sales at Northern Rock- the saving, investment and home loan products provider.

The average house price in market towns across England has risen by 103% from £114,718 in 2001 to £233,416 in 2011, according to research from Lloyds TSB.

House prices up 0.2% in October, but down 1.3% on the yea, with property transactions seeing a sharp fall of 6% in year to October as market activity seizes up.

The number of loans for home purchases fell for the second successive month in October, as mortgage lenders focused on targeting wealthier borrowers with bigger deposits.

The number of new buy-to-let loans increased by 16% in the third quarter of 2011, according to data published today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

Private rental market – the biggest challenge and the biggest opportunity, report Savills.

Residential mortgage valuation activity continued its strong annual growth in October, according to the latest Housing Market Activity Report by Connells Survey and Valuation.

Demand for rental property remains at a record high across the UK, report Countrywide, the UK lettings and property services Group.