House prices set for a rise November 18, 2009 SIGNS of a tentative economic recovery have given a boost to consumers’ confidence in the housing market, a survey from property website Rightmove has shown. Rightmove said yesterday that 56 per cent of consumers now expect average house prices to be higher in 12 months time, marking a sharp upturn in confidence since January, when [...]
House prices fall in run up to Christmas November 15, 2009 ASKING prices for homes in England and Wales are expected to see three months of price falls as sellers postpone moving until after the Christmas period, property website Rightmove will say today. The 1.6 per cent monthly fall in November marks an end to the buoyancy that has characterised the property market during the autumn [...]
Rightmove in sales boost November 4, 2009 RIGHTMOVE yesterday posted growth in revenue and earnings in the past quarter as the UK’s biggest property search website reported a 40 per cent increase in year-to-year traffic levels since August 2008. The property portal, which saw nearly 600m page impressions in August 2009, also reported a five per cent increase in the number of [...]
Oil and drugs dominate in UK as third quarter results begin October 25, 2009 FOCUS will turn away from economic data and bank profits this week, with the spotlight now on oil titans, who will dominate the corporate reporting this week. FTSE 100 life assurance group Friends Provident kicks the week off today with a trading update, but industry giants BP, BG Group and Shell will be the big [...]
Shortage tips house prices 2.8pc higher October 18, 2009 AVERAGE asking prices in the UK are now higher than they were a year ago as a shortage of stock pushed up property prices by 2.8 per cent, the biggest October rise in six years, according to recent data from Rightmove. London asking prices also surged by 6.5 per cent to a record high of [...]
Shortage tips house prices 2.8pc higher October 18, 2009 AVERAGE asking prices in the UK are now higher than they were a year ago as a shortage of stock pushed up property prices by 2.8 per cent, the biggest October rise in six years, according to recent data from Rightmove. London asking prices also surged by 6.5 per cent to a record high of [...]
Sellers raise asking prices September 20, 2009 THE average asking price for a UK property rose 0.6 per cent in September on the previous month, trimming the annual decline to 1.5 per cent as a shortage of stock boosted sellers’ expectations. According to figures from property website Rightmove published today, sellers are now asking an average of £223,996 for their homes as [...]
Rio Tinto to dominate week amid thin corporate calender August 16, 2009 Many heavyweight companies have reported and there are signs of things tailing off as we head towards August bank holiday. However, that is not to say that the corporate calendar will not give the market plenty to digest. Car dealers Pendragon and Lookers will give some insight into the effectiveness of the government’s car scrappage [...]
Asking prices fall despite lack of stock August 16, 2009 AVERAGE asking prices slipped back in August despite a scarcity of fresh stock and record search activity, according to property website Rightmove. Rightmove figures showed a 2.2 per cent fall in new sellers’ asking prices as summer sellers price more realistically, putting the average property asking price at £222,762. The yearly decline remained at 3.1 [...]
Asking prices fall despite lack of stock August 16, 2009 AVERAGE asking prices slipped back in August despite a scarcity of fresh stock and record search activity, according to property website Rightmove. Rightmove figures showed a 2.2 per cent fall in new sellers’ asking prices as summer sellers price more realistically, putting the average property asking price at £222,762. The yearly decline remained at 3.1 [...]