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Cheap money lifts UK house prices
News UK house prices have risen at their fastest pace in 17 years.
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The house price boom is all about what people can afford to pay
Editor's letter Houses may look very expensive, but ultra-low interest rates mean that on a monthly payment basis, they cost an awful lot less than they used to. How long can that last?
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Frenzied house price boom leaves buyers desperate
News House prices are rising faster than at any time since 2004. And buyers are getting desperate, says Nicole Garcia-Merida.
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House prices: from boom to even bigger boom
News UK house prices have risen to new to record highs, says Nicole Garcia Merida. Demand continues to outpace supply, but continued low interest rates, the return of 95% mortgages and the stamp-duty holiday extension all play their part.
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House price rise slows – but not by much
News The rate of increase in UK house prices slowed in the year to January. But nothing seems able to halt their determined march higher, says Nicole Garcia Merida.
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Why are house prices so high? And what could make them more affordable?
Analysis House prices in the UK are at an all-time high – but they just keep going higher. And that’s not because of rich foreign buyers or a lack of supply, says John Stepek. It’s for the same reason every other asset class is so expensive.
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Pandemic no barrier as house prices rise faster than at any time since 2014
News December saw the biggest annual rise in house prices for over seven years, as buyers rushed into the market to be sure of completion before the end of the stamp duty holiday.
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The house price boom of 2020 shows signs of slowing in 2021
News Last year’s big rises in UK house prices looks to be running out of steam, reports Nicole Garcia Merida – 2021 could see a very different picture.
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House prices in the UK's biggest cities might be set to follow rents lower
Opinion As people leave Britain's cities – whether city-dwellers upsizing to the country or foreign workers returning home – property rents have fallen hard. That could mean a fall in house prices too, says John Stepek.
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Why we won’t see a house-price crash in 2021
Opinion Lockdown sent house prices berserk as cooped up home-workers fled for bigger properties in the country. And while they won’t rise quite as much this year, they’re not going to crash, says Merryn Somerset Webb. Here’s why.
