House prices

House prices fall by 0.3%

Nationwide has reported that January saw annual house price growth slowing for the first...

ONS: November house price rise of 1.2%

The Office for National Statistics has revealed that house prices in the UK increased...

House prices rise for six months in a row

Halifax has revealed that house prices in December 2020 were 0.2% higher than in...

Islington the top area for 2020 house price growth

2020 saw some lucky homeowners see the value of their property rise by an...

Halifax: expect house prices falls next year

Halifax has warned that it expects house prices to fall by between 2% and 5%...

ONS: London house prices down 1.2% month-on-month

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

E.surv sees slowing down in house price growth

E.surv's latest Chartered Surveyors’ House Price Index found that, on average, house prices across...

House prices up 7.6% year-on-year

Halifax has revealed that house prices in November were 1.2% higher than in October,...

Nationwide: 0.9% November rise in house prices

The Nationwide Building Society's House Price Index for November has revealed that prices up...

3% average annual increase in Scottish house prices

Fraser Steele Chartered Surveyors' Scottish House Price Index has reported data for September 2020. This...

The South still dominates for long-term BTL investment

Aldermore’s new Buy to Let City Tracker has studied 50 cities across the country to...

South West sees largest house price rises

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that house prices in September 2020...

E.surv reports 0.9% rise in house prices

e.surv Chartered Surveyors’ House Price Index for October has revealed that the average house...

House price growth to slow despite record highs

Halifax has revealed that house prices in October were 7.5% higher than in the...

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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