House prices

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House prices are one of the hottest topics in the UK, but after 10 years of almost uninterrupted growth in property values is the bubble finally set to burst?

House price features

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  • Crushed by falling house prices

    There's a cold wind blowing - and it's blowing particularly hard if you happen to invest in property. And a lot of people invest in property.

  • Tougher times for first-time buyers

    Would-be homeowners are left wondering how on earth they will ever be able to afford a mortgage and move into their first home.

  • Can you still make money from your home?

    Despite the volatility in today's housing market, investing in property can still be lucrative with the right expert help.

  • Can flat pack homes save the housing market?

    If you are a first-time buyer or you earn only a modest income, you are no doubt struggling to get on the property ladder. So does the solution to your problem come in a flat-pack from Sweden?

  • Pensioners 'own £700bn of property'

    Retired homeowners are currently sitting on property worth more than £700 billion, but nearly half of this wealth is contained in London and the south east, figures have shown.

  • House price falls 'at 1990s level'

    The number of chartered surveyors reporting house price falls has reached levels last seen during the early nineties house price crash, new figures show.

  • Where will house prices go in 2008?

    After more than a decade of rapidly-escalating values, property prices finally appear to be flattening out - but where will they be at the end of 2008?

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House prices poll

  1. What needs to happen to get a healthy housing market?

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  1. What needs to happen to get a healthy housing market?
    1. Stamp duty relief for first-time buyers
      31%
    2. An interest rate cut
      34%
    3. More schemes to help new buyers
      21%
    4. More tax on landlords
      14%
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