House prices

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...

1.8% house price growth for third consecutive month

Monthly prices rose modestly in August, according to the latest house price index from...

Halifax: quarterly house price growth at 3.7%

Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months to August increased by...

Coventry is top university city for house price growth

Average property prices in the UK’s top 50 university towns and cities have risen...

House prices grow by 35% in areas with top performing state schools

Lloyds Bank research has established that house price growth in areas with top performing...

£27k house price premium for top state schools

Living in the catchment area of one of England’s top 100 state secondary schools...

House prices still recovering from financial crisis

The latest UK Cities House Price Index House from Hometrack has found that prices...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Latest news

ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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