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‘No revival until 2012’ as output falls again

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Mood is optimistic despite a new fall in UK house prices

30.04.09

Nationwide, the country’s biggest building society, says house prices partially reversed last month’s surprise mini-jump... more

UK consumer confidence stays low in March

08.04.09

Consumer confidence in the UK remained low in March, according to a survey... more

‘No revival until 2012’ as output falls again

08.04.09

Hopes of a spring bounce in the economy were dented today after a report showed the UK will not recover until 2012... more

UK house prices fall 1.9 percent in March

03.04.09

House prices in Britain fell 1.9% in March compared to February, dampening the optimism over a separate report earlier this week which said property values had edged higher... more

British house prices in record annual fall in February

27.02.09

Property: British house prices fell at their biggest annual rate since 1952 during February, despite some tentative signs that massive interest rate reductions from the Bank of England are beginning to stoke interest in the market ... more

House prices fall again but signs point to buyer return

26.02.09

Property: The slump in house prices accelerated this month, dashing hopes that the decline was coming to an end... more

Nationwide rules out forecast as UK house prices plunge

06.01.09

Economy: Nationwide, Britain’s biggest building society, today said house prices crashed by 15.9% in 2008 and refused to predict where they will end up at the end of this year... more

Gleam of cheer as pace of fall in house prices slows

27.11.08

Property: A rare glimmer of light has emerged for the housing market as Nationwide, the country's largest building society, said that prices fell much less sharply in November than October ... more

House prices fall for 12th month in a row

30.10.08

House prices plummeted again this month as sellers were forced to accept far less than they hoped for... more

House prices plunge by Ł30,000

02.10.08

The storm clouds over the economy darkened today with grim figures from the housing market and the high street... more

Currys and PC World see sales take a dive

03.09.08

Retail: Currys and PC World owner DSG International reported a sharp downturn in sales at both chains and in its Continental European arms as consumer confidence slumps... more

Worst house prices fall for 18 years

28.08.08

The property market faces a full-scale collapse with house prices tumbling by more than 10 per cent a year for the first time since 1990... more

Record fall in house prices

31.07.08

Britain's biggest building society reported a record fall in house prices as another leading mortgage lender predicted an even bigger 20 per cent slump in values... more

Bonfire of the building jobs

09.07.08

Two more leading housebuilders have announced job losses - taking the total to 5,000 in a week... more

House prices plunge for eighth month in a row

01.07.08

House prices are falling at their fastest rate since the depths of the early Nineties housing crash, according to the latest property market survey... more