House prices

House prices rise for fourth consecutive month

Halifax has reported that UK house prices rose once more in October, as the...

Price of average UK home up £30k since start of pandemic

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that annual house price growth remained elevated in...

August increase in UK house price growth

The latest house price index from the Land Registry for August 2021 show that...

Stamp Duty holiday gives over-65s a boost to property wealth

Over-65s saw their property wealth rise by more than £800 a month over the...

Strongest monthly house prices growth for 14 years

Halifax has reported that UK house prices increased by 1.7% in September, adding more...

Annual house price growth cooled in September

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that annual house price growth eased back to...

‘Business as usual’ for house prices

Halifax has reported that average house prices rose once more in August, with the...

Nationwide: UK house price growth rises to 11%

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that annual house price growth rose to 11.0%...

Halifax: small July rise in house prices

Halifax has reported that house prices increases by 0.4% in July to add £1,122...

Annual house price growth remains in double digits

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that annual house price growth slowed to 10.5% in...

Record month for estate agents

NAEA Propertymark has reported that 40% of properties sold for more than the original...

ONS reports increase in annual house price growth

UK average house prices increased by 10.0% over the year to May 2021, up...

Halifax reports 0.5% fall in house prices

Halifax has reported with June saw the first monthly fall in house prices for...

Annual house price growth at highest level since 2004

Annual house price growth accelerated to 13.4% in June, the highest level since November...

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...

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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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