House prices

ARLA sees worsening housing supply picture

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has highlighted the continuing problem of housing...

Quarter of homes earning more than their owners

Average house prices have risen by more than the average employee's net earnings in more than...

Brexit ‘could cause 5% fall in house prices’

Online estate agent eMoov.co.uk has predicted that an EU exit for the UK could...

Necessity fuelling renovation buyers

New research by Confused.com reveals that 35% of homeowners who bought a property that...

1.6m homes to be worth £1m+ by 2030

A new report from Santander Mortgages forecasts that the number of UK properties worth at least...

Brits admit to kerb side decision-making

The majority of house-hunters take just 10 seconds to decide whether they like a property...

The myth of the south-facing garden

Despite estate agents and property experts promoting the benefits of a south facing garden, this...

RICS: buy-to-let investors pushing up house prices

RICS' latest UK Residential Market Survey has reported a rise in new instructions in...

Average house price breaks £290k barrier

House prices in January 2016 rose by an average £688, or 0.2%, to a...

Investec event to analyse London property market

Investec Private Banking is to hold a broker insight event on the evening of 3 March. It...

Halifax reports monthly house price rise of 2.2%

Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months to January were 2.2%...

£500k+ property prices for 51% of London postcodes

The majority of London neighbourhoods now have property prices beyond half a million pounds,...

Continued confidence in UK property market

The annual Housebuyers Research from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks has revealed that half of...

12.4% annual house price growth for London

The Land Registry has reported an annual price increase of 6.4% in December 2015. This takes...

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Trump’s crazy tariffs could actually be good news for UK landlords

In an unexpected twist, Donald Trump’s return to the global stage with a fresh wave of tariffs could end up doing UK landlords a...

The business case for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been part of the daily news agenda for a couple of years now and there are tremendous opportunities for the...

Rise of AI: from virtual assistants to strategic value

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries. It’s streamlining operations, creating new possibilities. The shift is no longer theoretical, even in the mortgage industry; it’s now...

Imposter syndrome & anxiety: how nutrition and lifestyle can help

Have you ever felt like a fraud, despite your achievements? Like you don’t truly deserve your success, and at any moment, someone will find...

Don’t knock 100% mortgages – they’re viable and necessary

I’ve read a lot of commentary over the past few weeks on the return of 100% mortgages – most of it filled with doom-laden...

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West One reduces residential mortgage rates by up to 30bps and introduces £1,000 cashback remortgage product

Specialist lender West One Loans has implemented a series of rate reductions across its...

Household credit creeps up as lenders point to more optimism… but at a cost

British households are borrowing more – and lenders are increasingly willing to let them...

Newcastle cuts shared ownership rates by up to 55bps

Newcastle for Intermediaries has announced rate reductions of up to 55 basis point s...

Paragon Bank promotes Tim Sweetman to national account role

Paragon Bank has appointed Tim Sweetman as its new mortgages national account manager, marking...