House prices

£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...

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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