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 asking price, according to [...]

  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, [...]