Where do I find a running overview of the trends of the real estate
(housing) market in various sectors of the UK?

Dear eolake-ga,

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has monthly reports and statistics on:
Recent housing trends 
Economic Trends
Housing Indicators
National house price inflation 
Regional house price inflation 
Mortgage interest rates
Property transactions
New Orders, Starts and Completions
Repossession activity

This link will take you to the monthly index page.
http://www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/groups/odpm_control/documents/contentservertemplate/odpm_index.hcst?n=4361&l=5

Many of the UK banks and building societies publish regular reports on
the housing market.

The Bank of England issues regular bulletins.
http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/qb/housepr.htm

The Halifax / Bank of Scotland web site has a comprehensive report on
the housing market. Use the navigation to obtain national and regional
information.
http://www.hbosplc.com/economy/nationalpressrelease.asp

Nationwide Building Society ? Monthly and Quarterly Reviews.
http://www.nationwide.co.uk/hpi/default.asp

The BBC regularly summarize reports from various banks. The main page
has links to some reports.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/business/mortgages/default.stm

Houseweb has average house price figures for each region 1996 ? 2004.
Also, it has interest rate figures which play an important part in the
price of a house in the UK
http://www.houseweb.co.uk/house/market/prices/index.html


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