A monthly look at UK property prices as published by Nationwide - one of the UK's largest mortgage lenders. A small uptick of 0.5% in January, taking the 12 month increase to 1.9%,  The average house price according to Nationwide's measure now stands at £215,897.

Whilst we would never argue against a well structured pension plan, we firmly believe that property should form part of any retirement strategy. Here's how to get the biggest bang for your buck.

Online property portals experienced a big rise in website visitors towards the end of last year. Well, they're not just browsing. They're buying, with mortgage approvals at their highest level for years.

Over recent years, the regional cities have been the highest performers for property price growth, comfortably exceeding the national averages. Will it be the same this year and, if so, which will be the ones to watch?

With an average house price growth of 3.9% over the last 12 months, the UK's major cities are performing more strongly than the national average. Here is the city-by-city breakdown -

Rightmove have just issued their January House Price Index and it's caught everyone on the back foot with an increase of 2.3% in the month to 15th January. The previous month saw Nationwide and Halifax diverge with figures of 0.1% and 1.7% respectively. Commentators suggested that Halifax's methodology had somehow overstated the rise. Perhaps not.

There was a time when Londoners regarded anywhere north of Watford Gap as the back of beyond. Not any longer, with many heading north for the job opportunities and affordable lifestyle on offer.

Property prices end 2019 with a bang. Or was it a whimper? Conflicting figures from two of the main mortgage providers leaves us wondering - was there a Boris Bounce or not? A brief look at the latest data from Nationwide.

Yes, it's that time of year when the newspapers phone their favourite property pundits for their predictions for the year ahead. With so many blaming political and Brexit uncertainty for the rather sluggish 2019, surely 2020 is the year when property takes off? Well... no.