Halifax

House price growth in England and Wales continues to show resilience amongst recent reports of a cooling market and higher interest rates.

October saw house prices fall by 1.1% on average as the market continued to move towards a more historical growth trend, according to the latest figures from Halifax.

There is still a rise in the number of properties being sold in the UK which are worth over £1m, the bulk of which are still sold in London, according to the latest £1m property Halifax survey.

Halifax and investment bank Merrill Lynch have produced separate reports suggesting the UK housing market may be heading for the freezer rather than the fridge.

A 0.6% fall in the average house price last month does not signal a market crash, says lender Halifax.

Properties in seaside towns are likely to have risen higher in value compared with the regional average over the last three years, suggests research by Halifax.

Parents are increasingly buying property in university towns when their children go into higher education courses, reveals a Halifax Estate Agents survey.

Britain's bursting property market finally seems to have cooled down after latest findings by Halifax suggest house prices in June rose by the slowest pace in seven months.

Britain's housing boom is still going strong as house prices continued to rise last month, the latest survey by Halifax reveals.

The Bank of England's base interest rate is likely to be increased tomorrow, suggests Halifax's monthly update, as house prices rose confidently again in April and there are no signs of a slowdown in the residential property market.