House prices

£33k premium for most popular market towns

Those looking to buy a home in one of England’s popular market towns are...

Halifax: modest monthly increase in house prices

Halifax has reported that house prices in January were 4.1% higher than in the...

House prices up 0.5% month-on-month

The Nationwide Building Society has reported a "modest pick-up" in house price growth in...

Burnley is most affordable area for first-time buyers

Halifax has revealed that the cost challenge facing first-time buyers increased significantly over the...

Rightmove predicts 2% house price growth in 2020

Rightmove has predicted that the price of property coming to market in Britain will...

Midlands and North properties good for mid-term investment

Post Office Money has revealed the locations which have seen the greatest house price...

December house prices up 4% year-on-year

Halifax has reported that house prices in December were 4.0% higher than in the...

Housing market remains subdued

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that house prices have fallen on...

Nationwide: annual house price growth remains below 1%

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that annual house price growth remained subdued at...

Expectation of London property price stability

Bridging & Development Lender Affirmative has released its Mortgage & Market Overview report with...

Halifax: “glacial” rate of house price growth

October saw house prices fall by 0.1% on a monthly basis, according to Halifax. In...

0.2% month-on-month rise in house prices

The Nationwide Building Society has reported little change in UK house price growth in...

Average house prices almost triple in 20 years

The number of prime residential housing transactions have increased rapidly in the past 20...

Rightmove sees no Autumn bounce in house prices

Rightmove has reported that the price of property coming to market has fallen by...

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Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of a client’s life. Later life lending sits firmly in that...

Economic uncertainty weighing on business borrowers

Taken as a whole, Atom bank’s SME Pulse for Q2 shows the current robust health of demand in the commercial market. Around 95% of the...

Right of Light risks: a looming shadow over construction projects

Gone are the days when a Right of Light infringement could be swiftly dealt with by simply taking out an indemnity insurance policy. Specialists used...

Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about ‘enhanced advice’ – an idea that certain customers, such as...

Take off the rose-tinted glasses and stop chasing a rate cut

Every six weeks the financial world raises its eyebrows at the prospect of a rate cut, causing celebration when the Monetary Committee duly obliges. There...

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Lloyds ad banned over misleading £19.5bn housing claim

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that a Lloyds Banking Group advertisement overstated...

Reeves mulls Capital Gains Tax on high-value homes as Treasury seeks £40bn

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering ending the capital gains tax (CGT) exemption on high-value...

Landbay unveils new free valuation options and cuts rates on two-year fixes

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has expanded its Summer Special range with the launch of four...

Commuter hotspots offer affordability lifeline as office returns pick up

With more employees heading back into the office commuting is once again shaping homebuying...