News Tag: Department for Communities and Local Government
March 18, 2010
The latest house price index from the Department for Communities and Local Government claims that in January, prices were up 6.2% year-on-year, having risen 2.2% since December.
The analysis puts the value of the average UK home at £207,159 in January, having shown an increase of 4.8% over three months.
The quarterly figure compares with a smaller rise of ...
Official: house prices up an annual 6.2% in January
by Gill Montia
February 17, 2010
Latest UK house price statistics from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) show the value of a typical home up 2.9% in December, compared to a year earlier.
The month saw a 0.8% increase on November, taking the average house price to £200,307 and completing a 2.9% gain for the final quarter of 2009.
However, the three-month ...
Official figures show 2.9% house price gain for 2009
by Gill Montia
August 22, 2009
House building in England has surged, with figures from the Department for Communities and Local Government showing a 63% quarterly rise in the number of new starts.
During the three months to the end of June work began on an estimated 29,980 homes although the figure fell 9% short when compared to the same period of 2008.
The second quarter of 2009 also saw ...
New housing starts up 63%
by Gill Montia
June 9, 2009
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has released housing market statistics for April, showing a 1.1% month-on-month increase in prices.
The rise left the average price of a home 13.0% down on April 2008, at £189,215.
On a regional basis, annual price falls are as follows: England -13.2%; Wales -10.3%; Scotland -8.6% and Northern Ireland -22.8%.
The English region with ...
Government figures show 1.1% rise in house prices
by Gill Montia
March 18, 2009
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has released its UK house price statistics for January, based on mortgage completions during the month.
The figures show the average cost of a home falling 11.5% since January 2008, to £195,724.
However, the decline in prices eased during the three months to the end of January 2009, with the value of ...
Government figures show 11.5% decline in house prices
by Gill Montia
March 4, 2009
MPs have slammed the government department that has responsibility for UK housing issues.
In a newly published report, a committee reviewing the work of the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has concluded that the government body lacks the skills needed to formulate the policies for which it is responsible.
The taxpayer has been let down on eco-towns, home information packs ...
MPs slam DCLG on eco-towns and Hips
by Gill Montia
February 17, 2009
Figures from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) show UK house prices falling 2.3% in December.
Detached homes were at the forefront of the decline with the average value falling by 4.1% during the month.
Meanwhile, terraced houses lost 0.8%; flats were down an average 2.4%; bungalows and semi-detached homes down by 2.3% and 2% respectively.
In December, the ...
Official figures put house prices down an annual 10.2%
by Gill Montia
September 2, 2008
The Government is today unveiling a number of measures to help kick-start the UK housing market by offering relief to homeowners in financial difficulties and first-time buyers.
Households in England earning less than £60,000 per annum will be helped into home ownership with a loan of up to 30% of a property's value.
The loan will be offered free of charge for ...
Government offers “free” loans to first-time buyers
by Gill Montia
July 9, 2008
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has published its latest house price index which puts annual house price inflation at 4.9% in April.
House prices actually rose by 0.7% during the month and the figure compares with annual inflation rates of 5.2% in March and 12.3% in July 2007, the point at which annual house price growth peaked. ...
Government house price index shows continued growth
by Gill Montia
May 15, 2008
The Department for Communities and Local Government has released statistics for housebuilding in England during the first quarter of 2008.
New housing starts were down 21% on the final quarter of last year (to 32,100) and 24% below the level recorded in the first quarter of 2007.
Meanwhile, housing completions for all dwellings in England fell to around 39,500 in the ...
Housebuilding slumps as developers delay new starts
by Gill Montia
