House prices

House price falls for most regions last year

11 out of 13 UK regions saw annual price falls during 2012, the Nationwide...

0.1% December decline for house prices

UK house prices changed little in December, according to Nationwide's final house price index...

November house prices up 0.3%

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

Welsh house prices continue to slide

Welsh house prices have fallen for a sixth consecutive month, according to the latest...

House prices up 1.5% year-on-year: ONS

In the 12 months to October 2012 UK house prices rose by 1.5%, down...

December sees 3.3% drop in asking prices

New sellers have reduced asking prices in December by an average of £7,772 (-3.3%)...

RICS foresees housing market improvement in 2013

RICS has forecast that UK house prices will rise by 2% over the course...

House prices climb by 0.2%

The LSL Acadametrics England & Wales House Price Index increased by £465, or 0.2%,...

House prices unchanged in November

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that the price of a typical home unchanged...

Marginal fall in house prices – Land Registry

October house prices were down 0.3% compared to the previous month, according to latest...

Fifth consecutive monthly house price fall in Wales

The average price of a house in Wales in September was £150,163, down by...

London asking prices highlight two-speed market

November has seen a fall of 2.6% (-£6,407) in the asking prices of properties...

Small fall in Scottish house prices

In the three months ending October 2012, the quarterly price index for the average...

FTB costs for Londoners established

The average first time buyer deposit in Camden, at £145,148, is over five times...

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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