House prices

ONS sees house price growth slowing

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

Halifax: house prices up 1.3% in May

Halifax has reported that house prices reached another record high in May, with the...

Annual house price growth increases to 10.9%

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that house prices in May 2021 were up...

RICS: buyer demand remains firm

RICS UK Residential Survey for April 2021 reveals that respondents frequently highlighted the mismatch between...

April house prices 1.4% higher than in March

Halifax has reported that house prices reached a record high for the second month...

North West sees highest annual house price growth

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that average house prices in February...

Halifax: housing market resurgence in March

Halifax has reported that, on a monthly basis, house prices in March were 1.1%...

March slowdown in annual house price growth

The Nastionwide Building Society has reported that annual house price growth slowed to 5.7%...

Pandemic property hotspots revealed

The UK’s pandemic property hotspot, according to Land Registry data analysed by Andrews Property...

Small fall in annual average house price growth

The Office for National Statistics has reported that UK average house prices rose by...

Halifax: recent house price growth unlikely to continue throughout 2021

Halifax has reported that house prices in February were 0.1% lower than in January. However,...

Average Scottish house prices break £200k barrier

House prices in Scotland increased on average by 2.3% during December 2020, according to...

Average house price now £251,500

The latest ONS House Price Index for December 2020 has revealed that the year...

Biggest monthly fall in house prices since April 2020

Halifax has reported that the average UK house price fell by -0.3% in January,...

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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