Articles in the 2009 Category

 House prices rise by 5.9% during 2009

Was it as bad a year for the house market as some may remember? Despite economic gloom, UK house prices grew by 5.9% during the year, making some recovery from the massive falls seen last year, the Nationwide has said.

Posted in 2009, House Prices, Nationwide on 31 December 2009

 Housing Minister offers more homes and cash

Housing Minister John Healey has said Government funding for housebuilding has hit £2billion since June as he announced a further £278m for an extra 5,000 affordable homes across the country.

Posted in 2009, Affordability, Government on 30 December 2009

 Buyer demand wanes further

House price growth experienced the usual seasonal slowdown in December on the back of a fall in the volume of sales agreed and the first monthly decline in buyer demand (-2.2%) since January 2009.

Posted in 2009, Hometrack, House Prices on 30 December 2009

 Central London house prices end year with strong growth

Sales prices in prime Central London rose 3.8% in Q4 2009, with the annual rate of growth this year standing at 7.7%.

Posted in 2009, Cluttons, House Prices, London on 24 December 2009

 House prices to continue nudging upwards in 2010

House prices will finish the coming year one or two percent higher than at the end of 2009, says RICS UK Housing Market Forecast, adding that transactions are likely to rise to a monthly average of 70,000 from 55,000 to 60,000 currently.

Posted in 2009, House Prices, RICS on 23 December 2009

 Official report shows problems of Irish mortgages

Over 26,000 mortgages are three months behind in payments, Ireland’s financial watchdog has reported.

Posted in 2009, Ireland, Mortgages, Repossessions, Republic of Ireland on 23 December 2009

 London’s luxury residential sector ends the year on a high

Prime London house prices rose by 2.1% during December, finishing the year by rising by 13.8% since March, Knight Frank has said.

Posted in 2009, Affordability, Knight Frank, London on 22 December 2009