House prices

Northerners see largest relative house price rise

SunLife has revealed that homeowners over 50 typically have almost £130k in property equity. ...

House prices bounce back in July

Nationwide has revealed that UK house prices rose by 1.7% in July. This compares to...

NAEA: housing market in for busy summer

10% of properties sold for more than the original asking price in June, NAEA...

House prices fall for fourth month in a row

Halifax has reported that average house prices fell by 0.1% in June. In the latest...

Annual house price growth in negative territory

The Nationwide Building Society has revealed that UK house prices fell by 1.4% in...

Nationwide reports largest monthly house price fall in 11 years

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that UK house prices fell by 1.7% over...

Halifax reports house price fall in April

Halifax's house price index for April has found that, on a monthly basis, house...

Nationwide: annual house price growth up to 3.7%

The Nationwide Building Society has revealed that annual house price growth in April moved...

Distributor calls for house price indices’ suspension

The Brightstar Group believes there should be an "immediate and indefinite" suspension of all...

ONS: February house prices down 0.6%

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that house prices in February fell by...

Halifax reveals pre-lockdown house price data

Halifax has reported that on a monthly basis, house prices in March were flat...

Nationwide: house prices up 0.8% in March before crisis

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that annual house price growth increased to 3%...

January fall in house prices

The Office for National Statistics has reported that, on average, house prices in January...

Halifax: house prices up 0.3% in February

Halifax has reported that house prices in February were 2.8% higher than in the...

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Heavy refurbishment: structuring finance for complex property upgrades

Investors are rethinking their approach to property - heavy refurbishment is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity for unlocking value in today’s...

Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

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Gen H launches affordability-focused mortgage scheme

Residential mortgage lender Gen H has announced the launch of New Build Boost, which...

Seven out of 10 homebuyers likely to miss stamp duty deadline

Seven out of 10 (71%) homebuyers with accepted offers expect to miss the 31st...

First-time buyer mortgage sales declined in London over the past decade

First-time buyer mortgage sales in London declined significantly between 2013 and 2023, as increasing...

UTB appoints BDM for the north and Scotland

Fran Arnold has joined the sales team at United Trust Bank Mortgages as business...