The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the average house price in the UK reached £224,000 in October 2017. This is apparently £10,000 higher than in October 2016 and £1,000 lower than last month. 

New private tenancy laws are now in force that the Government says will give tenants more security and stability whilst also providing better safeguards for landlords, lenders and investors. 

November’s edition of the UK Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) found that the UK housing market has remained flat at a headline level in the run up to Christmas. 

New research by Halifax has revealed that the total value of privately owned UK housing stock has surpassed £6 trillion for the first time. 

The latest House Price Index from Halifax has revealed that UK house prices over the last three months (August-October) were 2.3% higher than in the previous three months (May-July).