House prices

Second steppers stuck on the ladder

Lloyds Bank has revealed that six in 10 second steppers think it’s harder to...

ONS: annual house price growth rate increased in September

The Office for National Statistics has reported that average house prices in the UK...

Halifax maintains annual house price growth forecast

Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months to October were 1.5%...

Annual house price growth in October slows to 1.6%

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that there was a slowdown in annual house...

Capital house price falls concentrated in inner London

House prices in 63% of London local authorities have fallen year-on-year but the proportion...

Edinburgh and Glasgow continue to support Scottish house price growth

House price rises are continuing to slow in Scotland, with the annual rate down...

One hour commute can save almost £500k on house prices

New research conducted by Lloyds Bank has found that workers in Central London can...

House price growth at lowest rate in six and a half years

The latest house price index from LSL Property Services and Acadata has found that...

Average house sale value is £114k more than its rebuild cost

New analysis from Direct Line SELECT Premier Insurance has shown there is a large...

House prices fall for second consecutive month

Halifax has reported that house prices fell by 1.4% in September, the second consecutive...

Buyers need an average income of £53,000 to afford a home

The latest Hometrack UK Cities House Price Index has reported that the minimum income...

Scottish house prices down 0.4% but still showing annual growth

Your Move and Acadata have reported that Scotland is continuing to lead house price...

London driving slowdown in UK house price growth

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

Official house price measure becomes a National Statistic

The UK House Price Index (UK HPI) has been designated as a National Statistic...

COMMENT

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

Latest news

Chancellor presses lenders to expand support for borrowers ahead of rate resets

The government has secured fresh commitments from major lenders to step up engagement with...

Suffolk BS tops £800m in mortgage assets after strong 2025 growth

Suffolk Building Society has passed £800m of mortgage assets for the first time after...

UTB eases mortgage and second charge processes with criteria changes

United Trust Bank (UTB) has introduced a series of service and criteria changes across...

Foundation returns with revised buy-to-let and residential mortgage range

Foundation has returned to the market with a revised product range across both buy-to-let...

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