Economic uncertainty continues to hold Northern Ireland’s housing market back from any meaningful recovery, according to the latest RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) and Ulster Bank Housing Market Survey. Indeed, house prices continued to fall, the November survey suggests, with a net balance of -36% of respondents reporting that prices fell in the last three months (9% saying that prices...

Northern Ireland surveyors are split between those who say house prices are falling and those who say they are stable, according to the latest RICS and Ulster Bank Housing Market Survey. There is better news with regard to transaction volumes, with almost 90% of respondents saying that the number of house sales in the past three months was either up or...

According to the latest private rental report from the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE), in partnership with PropertyNews.com and the University of Ulster the first half of 2010 saw a decrease in the number of lettings secured and a moderate decline in the average monthly rent compared with the second half of 2009 particularly for detached properties. The report is based on...

Landlords and letting agents in the private rented sector – make a date in your diary for one of our awareness events. Events have been arranged for:- Omagh - Thursday 30 September, Tara Centre, 11 Holmview Terrace, Omagh BT79 0AH Dungannon -Thursday 21 October, Ballysaggart Business Complex, 2 Beechvalley Way, Dungannon, BT70 1BS Newry - Thursday 11 November, Bagenal’s Castle, Castle Street, Newry,...

House prices in Britain recovered by 0.6% during July as the property market reversed all of the slump seen in the previous month. The Halifax today said the mixed pattern of monthly rises and falls in the year to date was consistent with a slowing market. It expects that house prices will be broadly unchanged across 2010 and said low interest rates...

There was a marginal improvement in most Northern Ireland housing market indicators during May, according to the Ulster Bank-sponsored RICS housing market survey. The surveys' price balance improved slightly in the month, and there was an indication that enquiries from potential buyers increased. Expectations for prices and transactions in the three months ahead (June, July, August) also improved marginally, the study says. However,...