Buyers and sellers of houses are eagerly awaiting today's interest rate decision and Nationwide suggests that rates could soon fall to 0.5 per cent.

New statistics have found that the south-east is the most popular goal for people when they up sticks and move home.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has suggested that the decline in transaction activity may have finally reached rock bottom.

It has been claimed that shared-equity shames make it easier for all parties.

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has revealed that the percentage of first-time buyers in the housing market has climbed for the third month in a row.

Rightmove has forecast that house prices will fall by a further ten per cent in 2009.

Next year more people will find it more affordable to buy a property than to rent, according to sales and letting agency SW19.

Buyer interest has increased to a two-year high but the average number of transactions per surveyor fell once again in November, it has emerged.

From April 6th, any homeowner that markets their property must have a valid Home Information Pack (Hip) from the start.

The Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) has voted to cut interest rates by a further one percentage point.