UK Housing

ONS figures shows first time buyers taking biggest hit from rocketing property prices.

LSL Property Services says UK rents rose by just 0.6% over year to April 2014.

Construction firms chase profits from spiralling house prices as pace of residential work picks up.

Poll of property analysts finds most anticipate action soon by Bank of England to curb housing market.

Home builder sets harder financial targets as it eyes increased profit from higher UK house prices.

CBI chief urges caution over pace of house price growth in the UK.

There is a lot of talk of a housing bubble forming in the UK, but are there signs the boom is slowing?

Rics reports slowing growth of house prices in April though still "firmly on the upward trend".

Halifax said in its monthly house price index that property values dropped 0.2% in April.

Many fear the Help to Buy scheme will blow a house price bubble, but is it a damp squib?

OECD says Bank of England should look at tools to put brakes on runaway UK house prices.

Deputy Governor Sir Jon Cunliffe issues starkest BoE warning yet on UK housing recovery.

The Labour leader is looking for a policy to match the success of his energy price freeze.

Nationwide says index hits double-digit annual growth for first time in four years.

Government reveals data from controversial mortgage scheme Help to Buy.

Hometrack finds house prices rise in two-thirds of London post codes in April against 76% average.

Study finds UK buy-to-let investors made potential 1,200% return between 1996 and 2013.

Buy-to-let investors force up house prices and rents, cashing in on everyone else's misery.

Connells Survey & Valuation said valuations were down sharply in March.

LMS says falling remortgaging transactions in March points to lending slowdown ahead.

Halifax report finds most wannabe buyers shut out by deposit costs as house prices rise.

Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said the gross value in March was up 37% on year before.

Chartered surveyor e.surv says 44% more repossessions in north than south.

House builder Persimmon said new home sales up 38% in first fifteen weeks of 2014.

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IBTimes UK meets brick maker Michelmersh to discuss the supply challenges for builders.

Knight Frank says cost of residential development land up by 7.3% across year in March.

ONS says UK house prices rose by an average of 9.1% in year to February 2014.

Shelter finds over quarter of Britons without savings and could not afford rent or mortgages for single month if unemployed.

Knight Frank research shows prime urban properties outside London soaring in value.