House prices

Bristol tops 2026 Japanese knotweed hotspots

Bristol has retained its position as England’s Japanese knotweed capital, recording more than twice...

Higher-value homes account for one in six lifetime mortgages

One in six lifetime mortgages completed during the second quarter of 2026 was secured...

Northern house price growth slows as regional divide narrows

Northern England remains Britain’s strongest-performing housing market, although growth in the leading regions is...

Affordability blocking housing recovery

Improving confidence is encouraging buyers back into the housing market but affordability remains the...

House price growth slows to 0.1%: Lloyds

UK house prices remained unchanged in July as higher mortgage rates and global economic...

Negative equity fears persist despite confidence in property values

Nine in 10 recent homebuyers are concerned that housing market changes could reduce their...

House price growth slows as market uncertainty weighs on buyers

Annual UK house price growth eased to 1.8% in July as economic uncertainty and...

Bank of England holds rate at 3.75% as energy risks cloud outlook

The Bank of England has kept Bank Rate at 3.75% amid concern that higher...

Mortgage costs push sales 9% lower

Higher mortgage rates have contributed to a sharper-than-usual summer housing slowdown, with sales agreed...

Zoopla signs Manchester Super Giants shirt deal

Zoopla has become the first official front-of-shirt partner of Manchester Super Giants for the...

House price rise puts mortgage resilience in sharper focus

Homebuyers should consider how they would meet mortgage payments if illness or injury affected...

House price growth slows to 2.7%

Annual UK house price growth slowed to 2.7% in May, down from 3.9% in...

Just one in seven homes records five years of growth

Fewer than one in seven UK homes increased in value during every year of...

World Cup, heatwaves and politics cool housing market

Political uncertainty, higher mortgage rates and a summer dominated by holidays, heatwaves and the...

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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