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| More than 17 million people can not afford or do not want to own a property, research has suggested.
Lack of cash was the predominant reason given for renting rather than owning a home, followed by a desire not to financially over-commit.
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| The housing market is continuing to get stronger, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) says.
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| House price inflation across the UK slowed slightly in the year to February, according to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM).
The annual inflation rate was 3.6% in February, down from 4.3% in January.
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| House price inflation has continued to rise in March, according to the latest survey from the Halifax bank.
It says prices rose by 0.9% during the month, pushing up the annual rate of house price inflation to 6.2%.
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| House price inflation has continued its recent pick up, according to the latest survey from the Nationwide. more... |
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| The housing market recovery gathered pace in February, according to the latest survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics).
It found that 17% more of its estate agent members in England and Wales saw house prices rise last month, compared to those that reported a fall.
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| UK house prices are accelerating, according to figures from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM).
Its latest monthly survey of new mortgage loans shows that prices rose by 4.3% in the year to January.
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| House prices are continuing to pick up, according to the latest survey from the Halifax bank.
It says prices rose by 1.4% in February, pushing up the annual rate of house price inflation to 5.5%.
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| The average asking price of a home in England and Wales has broken through the £200,000 barrier due to renewed demand from, a report has said.
Overall, the asking price of property rose 2.7% in the past month - the fastest pace of increase for two years, property website Rightmove said.
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| Struggling farmers are deserting the countryside and causing the price of land to drop, according to a survey.
The cost of farmland has been falling for over a year, with sales down 50% since 1998, said the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
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| House price inflation across the UK picked up pace in the year to December, according to a report from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM).
The annual rate of house price growth was 2.9% in December, up from a revised 2.2% in the previous month.
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| Nationally, home prices have jumped an average 50% in the past five years, doubling in California and rising about 80% in Nevada and Hawaii, according to the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO).
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| House price inflation was steady across the country in January, according to the latest survey from the Halifax.
Prices dropped slightly from their December level, marking the first monthly fall the UK's biggest mortgage lender has recorded since May 2005.
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| House prices in England and Wales fell by 2% in the last three months of 2005, according to authoritative figures from the Land Registry.
The figures seem to contradict surveys from mortgage lenders which had claimed that prices started to accelerate as 2005 drew to a close.
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| One in three UK homeowners will now be subject to a 40% inheritance tax, research suggests.
The survey by Scottish Widows bank claims 8.2m people - 34% of homeowners - have assets worth more than the £275,000 threshold for the tax.
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| The UK housing market made a "strong start" in 2006, with prices rising 1.4% in January, the Nationwide has said.
The increase - the biggest monthly rise since July 2004 - took the annual rate of house price growth to 4.4%.
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| The number of first-time buyers in Scotland has reached a record low, according to new research.
A report revealed that the number of people entering the housing market in 2005 was estimated to be 9% lower than in 2004 and 58% lower than in 2002.
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| The housing market will slow in 2006 but will not crash, according to an economic think tank.
The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) forecast house prices would rise by 4.4% in 2006, compared to 5.1% growth in 2005.
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| Property owned by pensioners has topped the £1 trillion mark after values rose by nearly £50 billion in 2005, a retirement housing group says.
The average retired homeowner has seen the price of their home rise by £3,360 during the past three months, up to £174,495, Economic Lifestyle said.
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| House price inflation across the UK has picked up pace in the year to November, according to a report from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM).
The annual rate of house price growth was 2.5% in November, up from 1.8% in the previous month.
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| House prices fell or remained flat in all eastern seaboard capital cities but continued to rise in Darwin and Perth in the September quarter.
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| WASHINGTON - Pamela Harness has never seen the housing market this hot. The Phoenix-area real estate agent's clients include a couple who made a $150,000 profit by reselling a house they held for just six months, an investor who paid more than $300,000 for a home he plans to put back on the market by year's end, and buyers facing months-long waiting lists at area home builders - if they can even get on a list. more... |
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| UK house prices rose by 2.1% in the final three months of 2005, confirming a "modest recovery" in the latter part of the year, the Halifax has said.
During December house prices rose by 1%, the bank said. This meant prices increased by 5.1% over the whole year - the smallest annual rise for 10 years.
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| The average house price in Scotland has risen by 2% to £117,626, according to the latest official figures.
Data from the Registers of Scotland showed that Lothian region again had the highest average price at £153,669.
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