House prices

Rightmove reports “summer buying spree”

Rightmove has reported that the average price of property coming to market in August...

Nationwide: annual house price growth remains subdued at 0.6%

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that annual house price growth remained below 1%...

Halifax reports second month of slight house price falls

Halifax has reported that house prices in July fell by 0.2% on a monthly...

Nationwide: house prices remain subdued

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that July saw a 0.3% month-on-month rise in...

Intervention needed to keep homeownership dream alive

Santander Mortgages has warned that the dream of homeownership for middle-income Britain, individual buyers...

Available housing equity now totals over £380 billion

There is now £382 billion worth of equity available within older homeowner’s properties, due...

“Punishing drop” in London house prices

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that UK house prices grew by...

RICS reports “steadier” residential market in June

The latest RICS Residential Market Survey has reported a "very modest" rise in buyer...

Nationwide reports annual price falls in London and South East

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that UK annual house price growth remained below...

Million-pound home sales falter

The number of properties sold for a million pounds or more in Great Britain...

Land Registry publishes May property sales data

HM Land Registry has revealed that the most expensive property sold in May was...

ONS: UK annual house price growth slows

Average house prices in the UK increased by 1.4% in the year to April...

17 places to buy homes under £80k revealed

There are 17 towns and cities in the UK where it is possible to...

House-building continuing to be outpaced by population growth

House building is failing to keep pace with population growth in Britain’s fastest growing...

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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