Land Registry now reports transactions as well as House Prices
The Land Registrys January House Price Index shows that the average price is 1.1% higher than in December 2011. However over the whole year it is 1.0% on the figures released in January 2011. This puts the average house price at £161,545. At the same time as...
More First Time Buyers in the Property Market
The first time buyer sector of the housing market has increased yet again for the eight consecutive month. The recent stamp duty relief is the reason for this, estate agents say. January saw a 2 percent increase on December, where 23 percent of sales were first time...
The property market in Monaco
The Principality of Monaco, perched on the sun-drenched shores of the Mediterranean Sea, is the second smallest, yet most densely populated, country in the world. The Principality of Monaco, perched on the sun-drenched shores of the Mediterranean Sea, is the second...
The Decades Largest Jump in House Asking Prices
The February HPI from Rightmove has announced the largest jump in asking prices in a decade, with a whopping 4.1% increase – the largest since April 2002. Rightmove see this as various forces coming together: Scarce sellers have been fuelled by cash-rich buyers...
