UK Housing

Housebuilder Persimmon cashes in on housing market recovery as house prices soar.

Rics survey finds slowing demand in London and fewer members reporting higher house prices.

Property investors are cashing in the housing shortage, which is driving up house prices.

Savills highlights Londoners selling up and quitting city to seek better schools and bigger homes.

Halifax said average UK house price lifts 10.2% over year in July to hit £186,322

More house building helps soften rapid pace of property price growth, amid intense demand and short supply.

CEBR forecast shows slowdown in housing market to just 3.4% annual price growth by 2018.

There was a 19% increase in number of homes purchases using Help to Buy equity loan.

Nationwide house price index sees just 0.1% growth over month in July.

Property website sees decent leap in revenue, profit and online traffic as housing market heals.

Profit before tax at Travis Perkins leaps 19.4% in first half of 2014 to £162.5m.

UK housing recovery back on track as lenders get used to new regulatory rules.

LSL Property Services says 27% leap in number of first time buyers of UK homes.

Halifax survey finds more sellers and fewer buyers after rapid rise in UK house prices.

Hometrack UK housing market survey shows just 0.1% house price growth on average in July

Resolution Foundation says even a 'relatively benign' rate rise will be in 'debt peril'

HMRC rakes in £898m in Stamp Duty Land Tax during June, the highest since November 2013

Rightmove also points to tighter rules for mortgage market and the start of summer dip.

Cost of living squeeze still biting as housing costs soar ahead of wages.

Rics housing market survey shows some potential home buyers put off by tough mortgage market talk.

House builder Barratt says home completions went up 8.6% in 2013/14 to 14,838.

Nemat Shafik steps in as deputy governor at the Bank of England.

Leaked document shows DCLG expects housing starts to drop despite efforts to boost numbers of new homes.

ONS house price infographic shows market recovery still ongoing in many parts of UK.

UK house builder Persimmon sees leap in sales as demand and property prices rise.

UK economic recovery at risk from higher indebtedness as house prices rise and mortgages get bigger.

The investment bank has revised up its economic forecast from 3% for this year to 3.4%

Bank of England figures show yet another month of falling mortgage approvals as market rules tighten.

Certain institutions see loan-to-income cap enforced on mortgage lending as house prices spiral.

There is a shortage of social housing, but right-to-buy is not to blame for that.