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UK house prices rose by 1.7% in September from August, the biggest monthly increase since February 2007

UK house prices see biggest jump since 2007 - Halifax

British house prices rose by the most in almost 15 years in September ahead of the end of a tax break for house-buyers and they were expected to continue their climb to new record high levels, mortgage lender Halifax said today.

Business • 07 Oct 21

UK house prices rose by 0.7% in August, the biggest month-on-month rise for three months, new figures from Halifax show

UK house prices jump as market strength persists

British house prices rose sharply last month in a further sign of strong momentum in the market even after the partial withdrawal of tax breaks on property purchases, a survey from mortgage lender Halifax showed today.

Business • 07 Sep 21

In annual terms, UK house prices stood 8.8% higher than in June 2020 after rising by the most in 14 years in May

UK house prices fall for first time since January

Britain's housing market boom showed some signs of cooling in June as prices fell in monthly terms for the first time since January ahead of the scaling back of a tax break for buyers, mortgage lender Halifax said today.

Business • 07 Jul 21

Halifax said UK house prices dropped 0.3% on the month in January after holding steady in December

UK house prices fall for first time since May - Halifax

British house prices fell last month for the first time since May as a boom in activity late last year started to lose steam, mortgage lender Halifax said today, echoing similar data from rival Nationwide earlier this week.

Business • 05 Feb 21

UK house prices rose 7.5% in October compared with a year earlier, the latest Halifax figures show

Average UK house price breaks through £250,000 barrier

The average UK house price has topped a quarter of a million pounds for the first time, according to the latest index from Halifax.

Business • 06 Nov 20

UK house prices were 5.2% higher in August than the same time last year, Halifax said today

UK house prices hit new high after Covid lockdown

UK house prices jumped by the most since 2016 in August to hit a record high, mortgage lender Halifax said.

Business • 07 Sep 20

Halifax said average UK house prices dropped by 0.1% in June after a 0.2% fall in May

UK house prices fall for longest period since 2010

UK house prices fell for a fourth month in a row in June as Covid-19 restrictions continued to depress the market, the longest run of monthly declines since 2010, mortgage lender Halifax said today.

Business • 07 Jul 20

The Halifax call centre employs 1,000 people

Halifax call centre closed in the North on virus case

Halifax has shut a call centre in Northern Ireland that employs 1,000 people after a member of staff tested positive to coronavirus.

Business • 10 Mar 20

UK house prices rose by 1.7% last month from their level in November, the biggest monthly increase since February 2007

UK monthly house price growth hits nearly 13-year high

UK house prices jumped in December by the most in monthly terms in nearly 13 years but the market is likely to show only a modest recovery, mortgage lender Halifax said today.

Business • 08 Jan 20

The cause of the fire was not immediately known

Seven children from same family die in Canada fire

Seven children from a family said to be Syrian refugees died in a fire that swept through their house in the Canadian city of Halifax, according to police.

World • 19 Feb 19

New Halifax figures show that house prices in the UK dropped 1.4% on the month in September after a 0.2% fall in August

UK house prices see biggest fall since April - Halifax

UK house prices fell at the fastest pace since April last month, figures from mortgage lender Halifax showed on Friday, six months before Britain is due to leave the European Union.

Business • 05 Oct 18

Annual house price growth in the UK is now running at around a quarter of the levels seen in March 2016

UK house prices see lowest rate of growth in four years

UK house prices increased at the lowest annual rate seen in more than four years in June, a new survey shows today.

Business • 07 Jul 17

Halifax predicts that house price growth in London will slow more sharply than elsewhere

Rate of UK house price rises expected to slow

UK house prices will continue edging upwards across 2017 - but the rate of growth will slow as households see their spending power squeezed, according to a new forecast.

Business • 28 Dec 16

New Halifax figures show that UK house prices dropped 0.2% in August after a 1.1% decline in July

UK house prices extend losses in August

British house prices fell for a second consecutive month in August, taking the annual growth rate to its lowest in more than a year, figures from Halifax showed today.

Business • 07 Sep 16

The average price of a house across the UK in December was £208,286 - a new record

UK house price average reaches record £208,000

UK house prices reached a record high of £208,000 on average in December after leaping by 9.5% during 2015, according to Halifax.

Business • 07 Jan 16

UK house prices fell 0.2% between October and November

UK house prices slipped by 0.2% in November

UK house prices eased back during November and the quarterly rate of growth fell to its lowest level for a year, Halifax reports.

Business • 08 Dec 15

UK house prices jumped by 2.7% in August compared to July

UK house prices rise strongly in August on demand

British house prices rose strongly in August, pushed up by a lack of property coming onto the market, according to two surveys published today.

Business • 10 Sep 15

New Halifax figures show that UK house price growth slowed again in the three months to November

UK house prices rise at slowest rate in 9 months

British house price growth slowed again in the three months to November as prices rose by 8.2% compared with the same time last year.

Business • 04 Dec 14

UK house prices dropped 0.4% in October, in contrast to economists' forecasts of a 0.4% rise

UK house prices show surprise fall in October

British house prices unexpectedly fell last month and recorded their smallest quarterly increase in nearly two years, figures from mortgage lender Halifax showed today.

Business • 06 Nov 14

Two reports are the latest in a string of recent evidence which points to the UK housing market pausing for breath

Pace of UK house price rises slowing

UK house prices are set for a "far more subdued" period of growth in the coming months following the flurry of activity seen earlier this year.

Business • 08 Oct 14

UK house prices up by 1.4% in July, according to Halifax figures

UK house prices rise more than expected in July

Halifax said today that UK house prices in the three months to July were more than 10% higher than a year earlier after a sharp rise on the month.

Business • 06 Aug 14

UK house prices see their strongest monthly uplift since 2002 in May

UK house prices jump by 3.9% in May - Halifax

British house prices have recorded their strongest monthly increase since 2002, with a 3.9% jump taking average values to £184,464.

Business • 05 Jun 14

UK house prices finish 2013 on a weak note, according to new Halifax figures

UK house prices show first monthly fall

British house prices fell unexpectedly last month in their first drop since the start of 2013, easing some pressure on a fast-rising market.

Business • 08 Jan 14

Average UK house prices in the three months to November were 7.7% higher than a year earlier

UK house prices rise at fastest rate in 6 years

British house prices rose at their fastest pace in more than six years in November but could slow as weak wage growth puts pressure on personal finances.

Business • 06 Dec 13

HBOS would have failed even without the 2008 financial crisis, new report states

Report criticises former HBOS executives

Bailed out British lender HBOS would have failed even without the 2008 financial crisis, a panel of UK lawmakers said in a report.

Business • 05 Apr 13