House prices

Scottish house prices rise for third consecutive month

The Scottish housing market saw another increase in average house prices in June for...

House price growth remains subdued

Land Registry has reported that average UK house prices increased by 1.7% in the...

North East is top region for house price growth

E.surv has reported that annual house price growth at lowest rate since March 2012,...

RICS sees sharp downturn in buyer demand

RICS has published its UK Residential Survey for July 2023  and the trade association...

Halifax predicts “gradual” decline in house prices

Halifax has reported that average house prices fell by -0.3% in July, a fourth...

House prices down 3.8% year-on-year

Nationwide Building Society has reported that annual house price growth was -3.8% in July....

UK housing market “has entered a turning point”

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

RICS reports eight-month low in buyer demand

The June 2023 RICS UK Residential Survey has reported a renewed deterioration in sales...

Halifax reports third third consecutive monthly decline in house prices

The average UK house price fell by 0.1% in June, a third consecutive monthly...

Further slowdown in house price growth

Latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that average UK...

Majority would prefer a home with solar panels

58% of Britons think that solar panels would make a property more attractive to...

Activity holding up despite rate rises, reports Rightmove

Rightmove has reported that average new seller asking prices fell by £82 (-0.0%) in...

April rise in Scottish house prices

Scottish house prices increased by 0.7% in April, according to Walker Fraser Steele chartered...

House prices fall year-on-year for first time in over a decade

Halifax has reported that average house prices were largely unchanged in May, remaining flat...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

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...

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ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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