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House prices overvalued say consumers, but just 1 in 4 forecasts a fall
Rightmove’s second Consumer Confidence Survey of 2011 reveals a drop in the proportion of people expecting house prices to fall over the next year.
Big cities see January price jump
Average asking prices in Wales went against the UK national trend by dropping by -0.5% in Rightmove’s House Price Index for January, as the national average saw a slight increase of 0.3%. However the big cities of Cardiff and Swansea did see a rise, by 2.4% and 6.9% respectively.
Downward price trend ends
Rightmove’s House Price Index for January found that 2011 began with the first increase in new sellers’ average asking prices for three months, an increase of 0.3% (£711) following substantial falls amounting to 6.2% during November and December.
Savvy Welsh sellers go against the national trend by pricing down in October
Welsh sellers coming to market in October went against the trend of the rest of the country by pricing their properties at -0.6% less than a month ago.
UK has become a ‘Come Dine with Me’ nation!
Home-owners are forking-out almost twice as much on their kitchens than any other part of the home, a new study by Rightmove can reveal.
London has become a ‘Come Dine with Me’ capital
On average London home-owners spent £35 in every £100 of their home improvement budget on the kitchen in the last 12 months, the largest proportion of spend in the country with the national average standing at £33.
Wales has become a ‘Come Dine with Me’ nation
On average Welsh home-owners spent £31 in every £100 of their home improvement budget on the kitchen in the last 12 months, although this was slightly lower than the national average of £33.