Mr Shipside said there were indications that potential buyers are in a more "positive mindset" this year, with six out of 10 people in a recent study believing the market favours buyers. The study measured asking prices for homes advertised on...

It also provides a variety of homes for British expats in Spain. The variety is large, to say the least. Its recent HPI showed a jump of 4.1% in prices in February, and a yearly rise of 1.4%. Has the sector bottomed out? In its report, Rightmove...

Britain’s two-tier housing market. Even more apparent over recent months is the two-tier nature of the British housing market. In London, house prices have been rising, whereas in the North, West and in Northern Ireland prices have been falling. ...

Financial Times: Britain’s Council of Mortgage Lenders said gross mortgage lending totalled £10.5 billion in January, up 10% from levels in January 2011. Daily Mail: Last month, the average property asking price in London was £233,252, compared to...

German central bank said in its February report that the country’s economy will make a rapid return to growth this year, despite the debt crisis in the euro zone. The greenback was also lower against the pound, with GBP/USD advancing 0.11% to hit 1.5845.

This can only be good news for the housing market further down the track." Rightmove director Miles Shipside added: "There are also indications that those who are able to buy but had previously lacked the confidence to take the plunge are of a more...