House prices

January property prices up 1%

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

Scottish market remains quiet

In the three months ending January 2013, the quarterly price index for the average...

Welsh house prices continue to stand still

December saw a fall of £597 or -0.4% in the average price of a...

London prices continue to rise

This month has proved to be another record for London, with new sellers coming...

0.2% rise in house prices

The average price paid for a house in December was £480 more, or 0.2%...

Nationwide reports rise in house prices

UK house prices increased by 0.5% in January, but was unchanged compared with January...

Annual house price rise of 1.7%: Land Registry

The December data from Land Registry's House Price Index has shown an annual price...

House prices unchanged in January

Following price falls over the second half of 2012, house prices were unchanged in...

City house prices outperform UK as a whole

House prices in cities have increased by more than the UK as a whole...

Small rise for Welsh house prices

The average price of a house in Wales in November was £152,083, an increase...

Rise in asking prices

Sellers coming to market in January increased their average asking prices by 0.2% (+£440),...

House price growth remains subdued

In the 12 months to November 2012 UK house prices increased by 2.1%, up...

Struggle for second steppers

So-called 'second steppers' are continuing to bear the brunt of the stagnant housing market,...

‘Slightly positive’ outlook for house prices over 2013

The average price paid for a house in December was £12 lower than that...

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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