House prices

House prices see early summer slowdown in May

Latest May data from the Office for National Statistics shows that, on average, house...

All regions saw annual house price growth in June

Your Move has reported that average prices in England and Wales were slightly down...

Annual house price growth remains flat

Halifax has reported that house prices continue to remain broadly flat, with the annual...

House growth in London reaches nine-year low

The latest Hometrack UK Cities House Price Index reveals house prices are rising faster...

Nationwide: UK annual house price growth weakens to 2%

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that annual house price growth fell to its...

Sandbanks maintains seaside town top spot

Sandbanks in Poole is Britain’s most expensive seaside town for the third year running,...

Scottish house prices continue to rise

Monthly price growth in Scotland slowed to 0.3% in April from 0.9% in March...

Work driving UK property market

Britons are seven times more likely to be moving home because of a change...

UK narrowly avoids full year of slowing house price growth

The latest house price index from LSL Property Services and Acadata has reported that...

House prices nearly treble since Scotland last in World Cup

The average house price since Scotland last took part in the World Cup has...

ONS: house prices up 1.2% month-on-month

The Office of National Statistics has reported that in April, house prices rose on...

Aldi and Lidl drive up property prices

Living near a local supermarket can push up your property’s value by £21,500 compared...

Halifax sees softening in annual house price growth

Halifax has reported that house prices grew by 1.5% on a monthly basis, in...

4m homes could move out of stamp duty relief threshold by 2028

Following the announcement in the 2017 Autumn Budget that first-time buyers will pay zero stamp...

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Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

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Tuning into later life lending conversations

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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...

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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...

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LendInvest launches fee-free BTL options and product transfers

LendInvest has expanded its buy-to-let range with the introduction of fee-free options for both...

The Monmouthshire reports 61% rise in profits

Monmouthshire Building Society has reported a sharp rise in annual profits. The Newport-headquartered mutual saw...

Value of rental arrears falls for first time since 2021 amid easing rent growth

The average value of rent arrears has fallen year-on-year for the first time since...

Clydesdale Bank cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Clydesdale Bank is making widespread reductions across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges this...