House prices

House price annual growth rate up 4%

Halifax has reported that house prices rose by 0.8% between August and September, following...

London house prices down for first time in eight years

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that in September, London was the weakest performing region...

Largest university town house price growth revealed

Halifax has reported that university towns across the UK (excluding London) recorded an increase in...

Solid growth for Scottish house prices continues

Your Move and Acadata have reported that Scottish house prices continued to grow in...

Large premiums for homes close to top state schools

Average property prices in the postal districts of the top 30 state schools in...

1.1% monthly rise in house prices

July data from Land Registry shows an annual price increase of 5.1% which takes...

Rise in annual rate of house price growth

Halifax has reported that house prices in the last three months were 0.1% higher...

New campaign promotes London house building

London has seen a record number of requests to build new homes in 2017,...

Nationwide sees house price growth slow

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that the annual pace of house price growth...

FTBs driving sales north of the border

Average house prices in Scotland increased 0.5% in June, while annual growth jumped to...

Summer slowdown for housing market

Your Move and Acadata have stated that house prices reduced by 0.2% in July,...

Household wealth grows by £3.9 trillion since 2006

The UK's total household wealth totalled an estimated £10.5 trillion in 2016, according to...

House prices fall for fourth successive quarter

Halifax has reported that house prices in between May and July were 0.2% lower...

House prices see ‘modest’ 0.3% increase month-on-month

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that annual pace of house price growth remained...

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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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House prices post strongest rise in over a year as rental growth cools

UK house prices recorded their fastest annual growth in more than a year in...

First-time buyers see glimmer of relief as home set-up costs hold steady

The cost of setting up a first home has barely changed in the past...

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries expands broker support team

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has expanded its broker support with the appointment of...

SDKA completes £1m complex bridge for family-run car business

A family business in West Sussex has secured its future growth with the help...