A housing market bust is likely within the next few years because house price growth has been grounded in unrealistic expectations of double-digit annual rises, a report by a prominent economist and former adviser to Gordon Brown will warn on Wednesday.

Throwing cold water on the current housing market euphoria, ...   more »

Activity in the housing market has been "unseasonably strong" this month, forcing prices higher as the number of properties for sale dwindles, a report released today shows.

Hometrack, the housing information business, says that house prices rose on average in November by0.6 per cent compared with the previous month, picking ...   more »