House prices

Slight fall in Scottish house prices

The average price paid for a house in Scotland in September 2012 fell £463,...

Less pressure to reduce asking prices

The proportion of properties on the market across the UK that have seen their...

House prices remain stable

There was a very small rise of £270 or 0.1% in the average price...

Nationwide sees house price rise

UK house prices increased by 0.6% in October, more than offsetting the 0.4% decline...

Seven-figure homes on the rise in London

The proportion of properties worth a million pounds in prime London has risen by...

Strong Q3 performance for London house prices

Average house prices across London grew by 3.1% during the third quarter of 2012,...

Brits more confident about house price rises

More Britons expect house prices to rise than fall over the coming 12 months,...

Welsh house prices fall for fourth consecutive month

The average price of a house in Wales in August was £151,004, according to...

1.5% rise in value of average UK home in past year

The value of the average home in Britain has risen by £3,373 (1.5%) over...

Most expensive cities revealed

 Properties in the South East are amongst the most expensive in the UK per...

House prices continue to fall

The latest LSL/Acadametrics England and Wales House Price Index has revealed a marginal fall...

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...

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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