House prices

0.4% monthly fall in house prices

House prices in the three months to September were 0.5% lower than in the...

Third quarter house price falls for most regions

Average UK house prices fell by 0.5% in the third quarter, after allowing for...

Property prices are lower since 2007

The value of Britain's detached properties has increased by an average of £642 per...

Rural Scotland becoming less affordable

Latest research from Bank of Scotland shows that house prices in rural Scotland have...

Scottish FTBs bucking UK trend

In July 2012, the average price paid for a house in Scotland fell by...

Decline in the cost of buying a home

The cost of buying a home is now almost a fifth lower than renting,...

Slight rise in asking prices

The latest LSL Acad England & Wales House Price Index shows a marginal rise...

Fall in prime property values

Prices of the UK's most expensive homes have fallen for the second month in...

People looking to improve rather than move

Homeowners are increasingly choosing to improve their existing property rather than move home, according...

Halifax: house prices treading water

House prices in the three months to August were 0.3% lower than in the...

Surprise rebound in house prices

UK house prices rose by 1.3% in August, the largest monthly increase since January...

Land Registry: monthly rise in house prices

July house prices were up 0.8% on the previous month, according to July Market...

Home affordability at best for 15 years

Mortgage payments for a new borrower are at their lowest as a proportion of...

UK’s most affordable housing is north of the border

Mortgage payments for a new borrower in Scotland are at their lowest as a...

COMMENT

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

AI for brokers: the three lines you should never cross

Most AI advice aimed at advisers is either breathless hype or vague caution. Here is something you can actually act on: a practical way...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

Latest news

Gen H and Just Mortgages tool to help shared ownership borrowers move to full ownership

Just Mortgages and Gen H have introduced a new calculator designed to help shared...

Advice boosts women’s confidence in long-term financial planning

Women are more likely to manage household finances than longer-term wealth decisions, although financial...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated...

Mortgage rates have surged since Brexit vote, says L&C

The cost of borrowing has risen sharply in the decade since the UK voted...

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