Home energy efficiency advice needed for tenants?


Tenants need more support to reduce bills and waste less energy, according to a new survey.

Marketiers found that just over four in ten people felt that energy suppliers offered little or no assistance in helping customers cut their carbon emissions.

Nationwide June HPI: “House Prices rise again in June”….Really???


Nationwide June House Price Index (HPI) has just been released, only a day after the Land Registry’s May figures. They report that house prices have risen, but in reality they have only ‘inched’ up by 0.1%

Land Registry HPI confirms static House Prices


The Land Registry House Prices index, which reports prices of purchases either with Cash and Mortgage, has reported a very small monthly fall, -0.2%, in the prices of houses.

DCLG: ‘Official’ April house prices up 10.1%


The Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) today reported at 10.1% annual increase in it’s House Price Index for April 2010

Let’s be honest….House prices are flat – “Latest Halifax HPI -0.4%”


Halifax reported house prices to have fallen by -0.4% in May. However yesterday Nationwide reported a rise in house prices by 1.7%! “The mixed pattern of monthly price rises and falls so far this year is consistent with a slowing market…”

Nationwide: Prices still rising (0.5%), yet out of double digits for yearly growth


Nationwide reports House Prices still rising though by only 0.5% as opposed to 1.0% last month. Yearly growth now at 9.8%, out of double digits.

Halifax HPI: April sees static prices but 6.6% on last year.


April was static for house prices with a very small drop of -0.1% according to the latest House Price Index from Halifax. The figures do show an increase however on last year with a 6.6% growth, the highest since October 2007.

Nationwide HPI reached double digits 10.5% for the year


Nationwide believe that as of their April House Price Index, that House Prices have reached double figures increases with a 10.5% growth over the last year. The monthly increase was 1% on Mar 2010 and now places the average house price at £167, 802.

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Nationwide HPI increased by 0.7% – “House Prices reverse February’s dip”


Nationwide today announced a 0.7% increase in House Prices during March, as compared to February.