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Renewed confidence in the housing market has prompted the biggest monthly increase in the asking price for a decade according to a recent report in the Independent.

New sellers in February helped increase average asking prices by 4.1 per cent, the highest monthly jump since April 2002. The average property asking price climbed to £233,252 in the month from £224,060 in January, according to the latest Rightmove House Price Index.

The growing optimism in the housing market last month was echoed by improving sentiment over housing finances. The latest figures from the benchmark Markit Household

The number of first-time buyers, who are currently exempt from paying stamp duty on properties up to £250.000, increased in December, according to recent data released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).

There were 18,700 loans advanced, worth £2.3 billion, up 7% by volume and 10% by value, from November. There was also an increase in the proportion of properties (from 50% to 53%) bought by first-time buyers within the price band currently exempt from stamp duty, making it likely they are beginning to rush through purchases before the concession ends in March.

Commenting on the data

Buying a home in the UK is now over a £100 a month cheaper than renting, according to recent research from Halifax. The typical monthly cost of buying a three bedroom house in the UK was £600 in December 2011: some £116 (or 16%) lower than the average monthly rent of £716 paid on the same property type.

This trend represents a significant turnaround compared with three years ago when the average cost of buying was 29% higher than the average rent paid. The monthly costs associated with buying accounted for 29% of average UK disposable income in 2011, compared to 47% in 2008.

Home buying costs

House prices dipped by 0.2 per cent in January, as analysts predicted that the market could tilt further in buyers' favour over the coming months.

The typical house price is £162,228, following the second monthly drop in a row after a 0.2% fall was also recorded in December, Nationwide's latest house price index said.

But the lack of new homes coming to market means prices are likely to drop only modestly or move sideways in the near future, the building society said. Buyers are being offered some of the cheapest ever mortgage deals, with initial mortgage payments running at their most

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The buy-to-let market has flourished of late, with an increasing number of related mortgages being released by providers.

According to new research from Moneyfacts, the amount of buy-to-let home loans currently available is standing at its highest level since the beginning of the economic crisis.

The study showed there are now 486 such agreements to choose from for landlords - a significant escalation on the 243 deals reported just two years earlier.

Louise Holmes, spokeswoman at Moneyfacts, noted the onset of the recession saw the number of buy-to-let options dwindle, adding: "Many aspiring

The cost of the fees and taxes incurred in moving home has jumped by almost 70 per cent in the past ten years to hit £9,000 and outstripped the rise in house prices, according to a new report.

And for families caught by the 3 per cent stamp duty trap, the costs involved with simply moving house have soared much higher – with those buying a property costing more than £250,000 instantly hit with a tax bill of at least £7,500. That means those in the South East pay an average of £16,500, while London home movers pay £19,500, a Lloyds TSB report said.

With mortgage lenders demanding big deposits

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Falling energy prices come with a catch – unless you supply your provider with a meter reading on or around the date of the price cut, you could be overcharged. This is because consumption is typically overestimated by providers, most of which take infrequent meter readings.

When, as now, many of them reduce their charges, they rely on estimated usage that could be out of date or inaccurate. If months go by before later meter readings are taken, showing the customer used less energy than expected over the whole period, the provider cannot tell how much to charge at what rate. Inevitably