http://www.inthenews.co.uk The latest news from www.inthenews.co.uk en-gb Sun, 18 May 2008 00:13:26 GMT Copyright: (C) www.inthenews.co.uk, http://www.inthenews.co.uk http://www.inthenews.co.uk New house building in England is down by almost a quarter over the last three months, putting the government's target of two million new homes by 2016 at risk. http://www.inthenews.co.uk/News/news/property/house-building-down-24-per-cent-$1222883.htm Housing minister Caroline Flint has accidentally revealed her true concerns about the state of the UK property market. http://www.inthenews.co.uk/News/news/property/minister-accidentally-reveals-housing-concerns-$1222564.htm The sale of properties valued at more than £1 million in the UK is continuing to flourish despite the credit crunch, Halifax claims. http://www.inthenews.co.uk/News/news/property/rise-1-million-property-$1222211.htm The average house price in England and Wales fell by 0.2 per cent in April, the Financial Times has claimed. http://www.inthenews.co.uk/News/news/property/house-prices-dip-slightly-in-april-$1222135.htm The number of mortgage possession claims in Britain has soared, the government has revealed. http://www.inthenews.co.uk/News/news/property/dramatic-increase-in-uk-repossessions-$1222082.htm British homebuilder Bovis has given a further indication of the continuing impact of the credit crunch by issuing a profit warning. http://www.inthenews.co.uk/News/news/property/profit-warning-from-homebuilder-bovis-$1221648.htm A member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee has warned house prices in the UK could be set to fall by a third. http://www.inthenews.co.uk/News/autocodes/countries/united-states-america/33-per-cent-house-price-fall-warning-issued-$1220858.htm Annual house price inflation in the UK has fallen for the first time in 12 years, the latest index has shown. http://www.inthenews.co.uk/News/news/property/annual-house-price-growth-falls-first-time-in-decade-$1220847.htm The Bank of England has admitted that UK mortgage lending has fallen to a 15-year low. http://www.inthenews.co.uk/News/news/property/bank-puts-mortgage-approvals-at-15-year-low-$1220690.htm Official house price data from the Land Registry has shown house prices in England and Wales fell by 0.4 per cent in March. http://www.inthenews.co.uk/News/news/property/government-statistics-confirm-march-house-price-dip-$1220542.htm The number of repossessions in the UK property market could rise by 25 per cent because of the continued impact of the credit crunch. http://www.inthenews.co.uk/News/news/property/credit-crunch-repossession-warning-issued-$1220528.htm A 0.6 per cent dip in house prices in England and Wales was felt during April, Hometrack said on Monday. http://www.inthenews.co.uk/News/news/property/house-prices-slip-06-per-cent-in-april-$1220515.htm Alistair Darling has met with some of Britain's biggest mortgage lenders today in a bid to the ease the burden on homeowners caused by the credit crunch. http://www.inthenews.co.uk/News/news/property/chancellor-holds-crisis-talks-with-mortgage-lenders-$1219749.htm Average asking prices for residential property in England and Wales fell by 0.1 per cent in March, according to property website Rightmove. http://www.inthenews.co.uk/News/news/property/teetering-house-prices-stagnated-in-march-$1219600.htm Wavering future demand for office space in Britain should be viewed with concern, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) says. http://www.inthenews.co.uk/News/news/property/drop-in-demand-offices-worrying-rics-says-$1219419.htm