House prices

Salcombe remains country’s most expensive coastal location

According to the latest analysis from Lloyds Bank, Salcombe (pictured) has retained its position...

Younger buyers expect green improvements to boost home value

74% of millennial and Gen Z buyers (18 to 34 year-olds) believe energy efficiency...

Halifax: house prices have plateaued

Halifax has reported that UK house prices increased on a monthly basis in April...

Affordability issues behind monthly house price fall

Nationwide Building Society has reported that UK house prices fell by 0.4% in April,...

Major regional differences in housing market for FTBs

There are stark regional differences in conditions for first-time buyers, according to Coventry for...

ONS reports house prices are stabilising

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has estimated that average UK house prices decreased...

Rising house prices for 74 authorities in February

E.surv has reported that confidence appears to be slowly returning to the UK housing...

Small March dip in house prices

Nationwide has reported that UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March, after taking...

House prices continue to rise, reports Halifax

Halifax has reported that house prices rose in February for the fifth consecutive month. ...

Strong start of the year for the housing market

Halifax has reported that average house prices increased by 1.3% in January, which is...

Nationwide: house prices up 0.7% month in January

Nationwide Building Society has reported that UK house prices rose by 0.7% in January,...

House prices rise for second consecutive month

Halifax has reported that UK house prices rose for the second month in a...

Sellers being more realistic with asking prices, says Rightmove

Rightmove has reported that average new seller asking prices fell by 1.7% (-£6,088) over...

House price growth returns in October

Average house prices increased by 1.1% in October, compared to a fall of -0.3%...

COMMENT

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

Latest news

The West Brom promotes Gareth Madeley to chief customer officer

West Brom Building Society has appointed Gareth Madeley as its new chief customer officer,...

Industry leaders unite behind MIMHC Lunch

HSBC UK, Virgin Money, Nottingham Building Society, Landbay and top broker firms Mortgage Advice...

Santander raises foreign national mortgage lending to 90% LTV

Santander UK has expanded its foreign national mortgage policy by increasing the maximum loan-to-value...

Keystone passes £2bn in securitisation issuance with sixth Hops Hill deal

Keystone Property Finance has completed its sixth securitisation, taking total issuance under its Hops...

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