UK property facts and figures
House prices in every area of Britain have broken through the 100,000 pounds mark for the first time,
according to the country's largest mortgage lender.
* Yahoo UK News - Friday January 19 2007
The Bank of England surprised markets on Thursday by raising interest rates to a 5-1/2-year high of 5.25
percent due to concerns about higher prices, raising speculation inflation could soon exceed three percent.
* Yahoo UK News - Thursday January 11 2007
Property prices up 1.4 per cent month-on-month, 9.6 per cent year-on-year. A
big increase in November from last month's rise of 0.7 per cent, with the market showing "significant momentum".
* Nationwide HPI - Monday December 11 2006
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said its house price balance rose to +48.1 in October 2006
from +45.7 in the three months to September -- the strongest reading since September 2002 and more
than double the long-run average of +21.
* Yahoo UK News - Thursday November 16 2006
The Department for Communities and Local Government, formerly the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister,
said the average house price stood at £197,631 pounds in August 2006 compared with £194,454 in July 2006.
* Yahoo UK News - Monday October 9 2006
89% of UK house hunters use the internet to search for their new home.
* House Beautiful Magazine - September 2006
The average UK house price on August 25th 2006 was £199,184.
* BBC News - August 2006
UK consumers spend around £10 BILLION each year on moving home.
* House Beautiful Magazine - September 2006
UK estate agents pocket around £3 BILLION per year.
* House Beautiful Magazine - September 2006
The average house price in Windsor And Maidenhead on August 25th 2006 was £350,590, the highest in the UK.
* BBC News - August 2006
The average house price in Cheshire on August 25th 2006 was £197,345.
* BBC News - August 2006
The average house price in Scotland on August 25th 2006 was £130,681, the lowest in the UK.
* BBC News - August 2006