House prices

House prices little changed from start of 2011

UK house prices in March 2012 were 0.4% lower than a year earlier, according...

Upbeat outlook for house prices

House price optimism is at its highest for seven quarters, Rightmove’s latest quarterly Consumer...

We do like to be beside the seaside

During the past decade house prices have more than doubled in half of the...

£2.9bn knocked off asking prices

The number of properties for sale in Britain that have been reduced in price...

House prices across UK continue to fall

House prices in April edged lower, according to the latest UK Housing Market survey...

2.4% monthly fall in house prices

On a monthly basis, house prices fell by 2.4% in April, the Halifax has...

House prices down 0.2% in April

The price of a typical UK home fell by 0.2% in April, following a...

March rise in mutual mortgage lending

Gross mortgage lending by building societies and other mutual lenders rose 58% in March...

Monthly house price fall of 0.6%

March saw an annual house price fall of 0.6% according to Land Registry. It...

Divide in housing markets continues to grow

House prices rose by 0.1% in April, down on the 0.2% rise recorded in...

Scottish housing market “has plateaued”

According to the latest Scottish House Price Monitor from Lloyds TSB Scotland, in the...

House prices “remarkably stable”: Halifax

House prices in the three months to November were 0.6% lower than in the...

House prices have “stagnated” for the two months

The average price of a home in England & Wales increased by only £20,...

Housing market to remain flat “at best”

Housing market transactions increase for second consecutive month, rising by 11% in July from...

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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...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

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Clydesdale to withdraw from new mortgage lending market

Clydesdale has confirmed it will no longer offer new mortgage lending, marking the end...

Sort Group podcast sees industry figures joining conveyancing debate

Sort Group says its new podcast series is attracting strong interest from across the...

New first-time buyer ISA proposed as replacement for Lifetime ISA

The government has launched a consultation on a new First Time Buyer ISA, which...

AR market consolidates as revenues rise despite fewer principal firms

The UK's appointed representative market is becoming more concentrated, with fewer principal firms overseeing...

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