House prices

House prices in National Parks up by £58k in 10 years

House prices in the National Parks of England and Wales in 2015 are, on...

House price growth accelerates in large regional cities

Hometrack’s UK Cities House Price Index has reported annual house price growth of 9.4% per...

Momentum rebuilds in Scotland’s property market

House prices in Scotland have accelerated 1.4% annually, more than double 0.6% annual growth...

Proximity price premiums for World Heritage Sites

Homes located near to a World Heritage Site are worth 27% more than the...

Rightmove: indications of higher house prices in 2016

Rightmove has reported the smallest drop since 2011 in new seller asking prices (-1.3%)...

Annual rate of house price growth climbing again

There has been a turnabout in the annual rate of house price growth in...

Value of UK housing stock tops £5tn

The value of UK's private housing stock in August 2015 is estimated at £5.1 trillion,...

Halifax: 2.8% quarterly rise in house prices

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

Total equity released in past three months rose 19%

Key Retirement has revealed that pensioners are boosting their retirement income by an average...

Majority fear Brexit will hit property prices

Research has suggested that 55% of British homeowners think exiting the European Union will...

Countryside living premium continues

Property prices in the countryside are, on average, £43,490 (22%) higher than in urban...

Rent rises hitting West Midlands the hardest

Those tenants who live in the West Midlands are suffering the most from rent...

Nationwide: slight increase in annual house price growth rate

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that UK house prices increased by 0.6% in...

Land Registry: 1% monthly house price rise

The Land Registry has reported an annual price increase of 5.3% for September. This...

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Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about ‘enhanced advice’ – an idea that certain customers, such as...

Take off the rose-tinted glasses and stop chasing a rate cut

Every six weeks the financial world raises its eyebrows at the prospect of a rate cut, causing celebration when the Monetary Committee duly obliges. There...

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I’ll try to make this as straight to the point as I can. The way that your prospective customers find you via online search...

Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

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Landbay increases LTV and loan limits on Limited Edition AVM range

Landbay has expanded its Limited Edition range of automated valuation model (AVM) products, raising...

Santander raises loan to income limits in boost for buyers

Santander UK is raising its loan to income (LTI) thresholds, allowing some mortgage customers...

DPT marks 25th project milestone with Signature Property Finance

DPT Monitoring Surveyors has begun work on its 25th development finance project for Signature...

KSEYE reaches £1bn lending milestone

Specialist lender KSEYE has passed the £1bn mark in total lending, crediting strong broker...