The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) monthly Market Survey for August shows the number of first-time buyers increased by 36% in August.
The NAEA says first-time buyers form the basis of chains and if sustained will lead to a general improvement in the market. As predicted by the NAEA over the past two months, the [...]

 
Over a third of UK homeowners surveyed are not prepared to drop their asking price to sell their property following signs that the housing market is picking up.

Around 35% of people with a property on the market said they would not accept an offer of less than the full [...]

 
Nationwide siad that house prices rose again in August by 1.6%, taking the average UK house price to £160,224, up from £158,871 in July.
This marks the fourth consecutive month of house price increases and the lender says the year-on-year decline has slowed significantly from 6.2% in July to 2.7% in August. At £160,000, the average [...]

 
A recent survey reveals that 20% of people think that the housing market will recover by the end of the year and a further 4% think that the end of 2010 is more likely.
The research by uSwitch also reveals that 6 million consumers predict that that the UK economy will emerge from recession before the [...]

 
Rightmove, the property portal site, have reported a 2.2% fall in asking prices of properties registered by estate agents on their site. This is not unusual as the summer is traditionally a quite time in the property market with Rightmove reporting similar falls in asking prices this time last year.
However, the main reason for the [...]