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House Prices See Minimal Gain in September

House prices edged up slightly 0.1 per cent in the month of September, according to Nationwide building society. This increase ended the 3-month slide in house prices which started in June of this year. What was expected to be another drift southward in house prices, turned out to be a month of moderate relief. The [...]

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England and Wales House Prices Rise to £166,798 Average

Prices of homes in England and Wales increased almost 7 per cent last year to an average of 166,798 pounds. This figure released by the Land Registry recently. Although the increase in average home price shows promise, first time home buyers continue to have a tough time mortgaging a house. London saw the biggest price [...]

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University Students Credited with Boosting House Prices

Rental properties are becoming harder and harder to come by as demand increases. There has been a consistent rise in demand for the last six months. With demand up and supply down there has been an increase in the cost of rental which has risen 0.5 per cent. Investors are seeing buy-to-let in university towns [...]

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House Prices Strengthen During July

Despite rumours of a slowing market the Halifax has reported that house prices have risen by 0.6% in July 2010. The average price has risen from £166,351 to £167,245. This rise is on the back of three consecutive monthly falls and economists has in fact predicted that July would continue to see a decline of [...]

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UK House Prices Remain Well Below 2007 High

The housing market is slowly showing signs of recovery and recent reports confirm that house prices increased by 0.5% month on month during May 2009. Looking at things positively, average house prices are now 12.2% higher than their recent all time low (February 2009). However, properties are being valued at prices of around 10% less [...]

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