House prices

Over-65s ‘earn’ £6,000 in a year from homes

Analysis from equity release adviser Key has shown that over-65s saw their property wealth...

“Unprecedented” demand on housing supply post-lockdown

Legal & General Mortgage Club has warned that housing supply in the UK could...

Rightmove reports “unexpected mini-boom” in July

Properties coming on to the market are doing so at a new record average...

RICS: surveyors cautious about medium-term outlook

RICS' latest UK Residential Survey has found that the housing market gained momentum in...

Lockdown and stamp duty move making homeowners think about change

80% of homeowners who have thought about moving home since lockdown began, say they...

Northerners see largest relative house price rise

SunLife has revealed that homeowners over 50 typically have almost £130k in property equity. ...

House prices bounce back in July

Nationwide has revealed that UK house prices rose by 1.7% in July. This compares to...

NAEA: housing market in for busy summer

10% of properties sold for more than the original asking price in June, NAEA...

House prices fall for fourth month in a row

Halifax has reported that average house prices fell by 0.1% in June. In the latest...

Annual house price growth in negative territory

The Nationwide Building Society has revealed that UK house prices fell by 1.4% in...

Nationwide reports largest monthly house price fall in 11 years

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that UK house prices fell by 1.7% over...

Halifax reports house price fall in April

Halifax's house price index for April has found that, on a monthly basis, house...

Nationwide: annual house price growth up to 3.7%

The Nationwide Building Society has revealed that annual house price growth in April moved...

Distributor calls for house price indices’ suspension

The Brightstar Group believes there should be an "immediate and indefinite" suspension of all...

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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