Housefund Article Archive for August 2006

 House price growth firm in August

The annual rate of house price inflation picked up for the third consecutive month in August according to Nationwide.
The building society’s monthy housing report found that house prices are now 6.6% higher than at this time last year – the fastest annual rate of growth since
April 2005.

Posted in News on 31 August 2006

 One million new homes could be built on brownfield land

Government statistics claim that existing stocks of available “brownfield” land could accommodate up to one million new homes.

Posted in News on 29 August 2006

 London boom likely to puff out

House prices rose by 0.4pc during August according to Hometrack.co.uk.
This brings house price growth over the first eight months of 2006 to 3.9pc.

Posted in News on 29 August 2006

 West Coast seaside towns see stronger house price growth

New research from Halifax Estate Agents shows that seaside towns on the West coast have seen stronger house price growth over the past five years with fourteen of the top twenty located on the West coast against 6 on the East coast.

Posted in News on 29 August 2006

 House prices likely to retreat in 2007

A Reuters poll has suggested that property will cool off later this year and into next, thanks to with rising interest rates and overvalued property.

Posted in News on 28 August 2006

 Energy and Money Saving Tips

Faced with soaring gas and electricity prices, over one quarter of people have carried out energy and fuel saving home improvements over the last year, according to new research from Halifax, the UK’s largest mortgage lender.

Posted in News on 27 August 2006

 NatWest Marks 10 Years of Buy-to-Let

This month marks the ten-year anniversary since the inception of the buy-to-let mortgage and to mark this great occasion, Natwest has introduced some new mortgage rates.

Posted in News on 25 August 2006