Latest property news from Home Showcase http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk Regular updates about key developments affecting the UK property market 60 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT 25.8.2010 | Improved affordability proves less constraining for first-time buyers: Halifax http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/aug10.htm#25 19.8.2010 | Gross mortgage lending up 5 per cent in July, says Council of Mortgage Lenders http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/aug10.htm#19 16.8.2010 | Upbeat July at Hamptons International, as property sales increase http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/aug10.htm#16 13.8.2010 | NAEA: July bounce-back sees market recovery trend restored http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/aug10.htm#13 11.8.2010 | Fixed rate mortgages gained in popularity in June, says CML http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/aug10.htm#11 9.8.2010 | House prices fall for the first time in a year: RICS http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/aug10.htm#09 4.8.2010 | House prices rose by 0.6 per cent in July, says Halifax http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/aug10.htm#04 2.8.2010 | Prime London prices begin to fall back after a fifteen month surge, says Knight Frank http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/aug10.htm#02 27.7.2010 | East London house prices up 26 per cent since London 2012 victory announcement http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/jul10.htm#27 12.7.2010 | Movers spend lowest ever average proportion of income on their mortgages, says CML http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/jul10.htm#12a 12.7.2010 | Scotland and London buck the trend with rising house prices: RICS http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/jul10.htm#12 5.7.2010 | Yorkshire Building Society launches market leading three-year fixed rate mortgages http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/jul10.htm#05 23.6.2010 | Emergency Budget will have little immediate impact on the mortgage and property markets: AMI http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/jun10.htm#23 15.6.2010 | No easy solutions as consumer confidence in housing market recovery remains low: BSA http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/jun10.htm#15 3.6.2010 | House prices now less than 10 per cent below their 2007 peak: Nationwide http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/jun10.htm#03 13.5.2010 | Arrears and repossessions down, but vulnerability remains: CML http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/may10.htm#13 12.5.2010 | NAEA: post-Budget bounce boosts housing market http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/may10.htm#12 6.5.2010 | Budget deficit will continue to drive up cost of mortgage lending, says AMI http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/may10.htm#06 30.4.2010 | Annual house price rise is 7.5 per cent: Land Registry http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/apr10.htm#30 13.4.2010 | Vendor activity picks up but house price rise slows: RICS http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/apr10.htm#13 24.3.2010 | Southern regions of England will benefit most from stamp duty threshold change: Halifax http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/mar10.htm#24 16.3.2010 | Winter chills do little to curb house hunters' enthusaism http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/mar10.htm#16 26.2.2010 | House prices slip in the winter snow during February: Nationwide http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/feb10.htm#26 9.2.2010 | House prices rise again but weather depresses activity: RICS http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/feb10.htm#09 21.1.2010 | Gross lending up 14 per cent in December, reports Council of Mortgage Lenders http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/jan10.htm#21 20.1.2010 | Halifax reviews key changes in the UK housing market over the last fifty years http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/jan10.htm#20 14.1.2010 | CML: proportion of income needed for new mortgages at five-year low http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/jan10.htm#14 12.1.2010 | House prices continue to rise, albeit at a slower pace: RICS http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/jan10.htm#12 7.1.2010 | Bank of England leaves lending rate unchanged at 0.5% http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/jan10.htm#07 5.1.2010 | Housing affordable for first-time buyers in four in ten areas, says Halifax http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/jan10.htm#05 2.1.2010 | Streets of West London are the most expensive in England and Wales http://www.homeshowcase.co.uk/jan10.htm#02