House price optimism is on the up
More than a third of respondents (35%) expect house prices to be higher one year from now.
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House Price Index April 2012 Infographic
Use our infographic to find out what’s happening in your part of the country…
Historic village up for sale!
For £6.5 million you would expect to get a whole lot of bricks and mortar for your money… and you’d be right!
Wales prices down -0.8% in October
House prices in Wales fell -0.8% over the last month despite the national UK average asking price rising by 2.8% over the same period. The average asking price for a property in Wales now stands at £165,597.
Widest ever price gap between the North and South
The Rightmove House Price Index for October 2011 reveals that the average asking price for a property in the UK increased by 2.8% over the past month to leave the average asking price for a UK property now at £239,672.
Average asking prices drop for second consecutive month
New sellers’ asking prices in August dropped by 2.1% over the past month, a year-on-year fall of 0.3%, to leave the average asking price for a property in the UK at £231,543.
Property Wisdom – Know the difference between cost and value
There’s no failsafe method of assessing the absolute value of a property, but there are practical steps you can take to make sure you pay a fair price, says property expert Laura Henderson.
Tenants expecting rents to increase
Rightmove’s latest Consumer Confidence Survey finds that nearly half (49%) of current tenants are of the opinion that average rents will be higher 12 months from now, providing more evidence of the continued strength of the rental sector.