Residential Bulletin - key items you may have missed 20 February 2012
Welcome to the latest issue of Residential Bulletin, a selection of freely available online items relating to residential issues.
UK house prices
UK rents
Private sector rents rose by 1.4% in January (LSL Property Services Buy to Let index)
UK housing market
Consumer confidence in the housing market continues to decline as Knight Frank/Markit House Price Sentiment Index reveals that property values are perceived to have fallen in all regions.
Price balance least negative since July 2010 as rush to beat stamp duty holiday boosts activity (RICS UK HousingMarket Survey)
Housing stock
Halifax estimates that the 2011 value of UK private housing stock is £3.9 trillion
Residential lettings
Metropolitan Police have warned about rise in lettings fraudsters Letting Agent Today