House prices

House price growth continues: ONS

February saw annual growth in UK house prices of 1.9%, down from a...

Another rise in asking prices

Rightmove has reported that April has seen a 2.1% (+£4,996) rise in new seller...

House price optimism grows over past quarter

Optimism in house price prospects has increased markedly over the past three months, according...

Housing markets continues to see modest improvement

House prices in the first three months of 2013 were 1.2% higher than...

February rise in house prices: Land Registry

The February data from Land Registry's House Price Index shows an annual price increase...

March house prices? Unchanged…

March saw house prices remain the same as during February, according to Nationwide's latest...

House prices up 0.3% month-on-month

House prices were up 0.3% in March, the highest growth since March 2010, according...

Scottish city affordability improves

Home affordability for city dwellers in Scotland has improved by nearly a quarter since...

Cost of neighbours established

88% of estate agents think a well maintained home next door will increase the...

0.7% rise in Scottish house prices

The latest LSL/Acadametrics House Price Index has reported an increase of £1,028, or 0.7%...

Urban asking prices rise but fall in the country

The average asking price of properties for sale in urban areas in England is...

Still tough for ‘second steppers’

The third annual Second Steppers report from Lloyds TSB indicates that little has improved...

Average house price only 1% off its previous peak

The average price paid for a house in February rose by £1,355 (0.6%) from...

Rising economic confidence for homeowners

Increased optimism over house prices in February spurred economic confidence to its highest level...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

Latest news

Landbay adds 11 tracker products and cuts rates by up to 15bps

Landbay has expanded its buy-to-let tracker range with 11 new products and reduced rates...

Howden expands in North Wales with Wrexham office

Howden has opened its first commercial insurance office in Wrexham as the broker expands...

UK buyers reluctant to compromise despite affordability pressures

UK homebuyers remain committed to purchasing a property but are less willing than buyers...

Keystone trims buy-to-let fixed rates by up to 15bps

Keystone Property Finance has reduced pricing across a number of its buy-to-let mortgage ranges,...

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