House prices

First monthly fall in house prices since July 2021

There was a sharp slowdown in annual house price growth last month, to 7.2%...

Rightmove: little sign of downwards price pressure on existing properties for sale

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

E.surv reveals September house price data

E.surv's September House Price Index has revealed that annual house price growth stood at...

Rising mortgage rates to hit household buying power by up to 28%

Zoopla believes that the housing market is slowly transitioning to a buyers market as...

Scotland’s house price growth continues

Walker Fraser Steele has reported that annual Scottish house price growth is currently running...

Annual house price growth back in double digits

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that UK average house prices increased...

E.surv: annual price growth up to 12.2%

E.surv has reported that annual price growth increases to 12.2% in England & Wales. It...

Halifax reports likely slowdown in market activity

Halifax has reported that the typical house price reached another record high in August...

Annual house price growth remains in double digits

Nationwide Building Society has reported that annual house price growth softened in August. That said,...

Rightmove reports ‘traditional’ August fall in house prices

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

Halifax reports first house price fall of 2022

Halifax has reported that house prices fell marginally by -0.1% in July, the first...

Twelfth successive monthly increase in house prices

Nationwide Building Society has revealed that there was a modest increase in the rate...

Bank of Mum & Dad threatened by cost of living crisis

The cost of living crisis is impacting family members’ ability to financially support their...

ONS reports May rise in annual house price growth

The latest house price data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for May...

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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