the Mail online: 'House prices could plummet 20%' A leading economic thinktank has warned house prices may fall by 20% over the next few years but said this would not derail the economy.
Find a Property - Ten Things Tenants Hate Competition in the London lettings market is fierce, but the most successful landlords are adept at picking the right properties in the right places and presenting them in the right way.
BBC NEWS | Business | Manufacturing growth slows down The UK's manufacturing sector showed an unexpected slowdown in September, easing pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates again.
Freelance UK: UK house prices set to tumble First time house buyers are on high alert over fresh fears that a steep decline in property prices could be next for the UK economy.
Scotsman.com Property - Property News - Graduates fail to make grade in overheated housing market A survey found that nearly 63% of people with a university degree cannot afford to get on the property ladder because paying of debts while accrued as students has to be priority.
This is London: House crash fears ease Fears of a housing crash in London eased today with a survey showing the property market on course for a soft landing.
NATIONWIDE: Second consecutive month of subdued price growth (PDF) House prices rise 0.2% during September as annual rate of ouse price inflation slows to 17.8%
Guardian: Warning of big fall in house prices The International Monetary Fund last night issued a double warning on the UK economy, urging house buyers to beware a sharp fall in property prices and predicting that higher taxes may be needed to plug the hole in the government's budget deficit.
BBC NEWS | Business | Why I'd like a house price crash One of the more striking features of the recent housing bubble has been the proliferation of house price measures.
BBC NEWS: Mortgage lending at 12-month low Mortgage lending slowed to its lowest level in a year in August, figures from the Bank of England have shown.
Sky News - MORTGAGE LENDING SLIDES Mortgage lending in August rose at its slowest level for a year. And the number of new loans for house purchase fell to its lowest in nearly four years, said the Bank of England.
ic Wales - Who said the housing boom was over? ANXIOUS property buyers are camping out to guarantee the home of their dreams.
Hometrack: House prices fall across the whole of London (PDF) No London boroughs report price increases as prices fall by -0.7% this month.
Independent: Plunge in mortgage deals 'points to end of the UK housing boom' The number of mortgage approvals for homebuyers suffered a sharp fall for the second successive month in August, according to figures from leading high street banks.
BBC NEWS | Business | World oil prices hit new highs World oil prices broke fresh records on Monday, with US light crude closing in on the $50 a barrel mark, and Brent crude topping $46 in London.
Moneyextra - Mortgage day - will it impact on you? With just over a month to go until Mortgage Day - the date on which the Financial Services Authority (FSA) takes over the statutory regulation of mortgages - the Council of Mortgage Lenders is advising consumers to check that any adviser they plan to use to arrange their mortgage will be appropriately registered to introduce mortgage business in the future.
The Move Channel: Excess house supply points to further falls The Hometrack September survey of the national housing market reports a –0.3% fall in average national house prices. Over the last seven months house price inflation has steadily reduced from a peak of +0.9% in February.
ThisisLondon: House prices fail to bounce back
House prices fell across the whole of London this month - a time which traditionally sees the market coming back to life after the summer lull.
More gloom for housing market Fresh evidence that Britain's housing market has ground to a halt will emerge this week as Nationwide reveals that estate agents saw little pick up in business in September.
Guardian: Surplus land scheme to aid first-time buyers John Prescott today promised to make £60,000 homes available to first-time buyers under a scheme to release surplus public land.
