House prices

Oxford is the UK’s least affordable city

Lloyds Bank has found that city house prices in the UK have outpaced earnings...

Nationwide expects low house price growth – if economy grows

The Nationwide Building Society has rooted that annual house price growth almost ground to...

Transactions fell 2.4% in 2018: Your Move

Your Move has reported that house prices rose again in December for the fifth...

House price growth slowdown continues: ONS

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

House price growth remains moderate

Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months to December were 1.3%...

House prices fell 0.7% in December: Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society's latest house price index shows that house price growth slowed...

Most affordable commuter towns for London revealed

Online mortgage broker Trussle has published a list of what it claims to be...

Halifax expects stronger house price growth in 2019

Halifax has said that the housing market performed in line with its expectations over...

House prices “continue to flatline”

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

New Forest tops national park house price poll once again

House prices in UK national parks are on average £121,383 more expensive than similar...

Annual house price growth rises slightly to 1.9%

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that house prices increased by 0.3% between October...

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%...

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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