House prices

Rutland found safest, most affordable place to buy

The East Midlands county of Rutland is the best place to buy property across England and...

Small fall in house prices, says ONS

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that house prices fell by 0.3% in January....

Second steppers finding it more difficult to move home

A Nationwide Building Society poll has found that people are putting their lives on...

Scotland dwarfs England & Wales house price growth

Your Move has reported that annual house price growth in Scotland is now over...

Ninth month of slowing annual house price growth

Your Move and Acadata have reported that average house prices rose again in February,...

Annual rate of house price growth continues to slow

Halifax has reported that house prices in the last three months to February were...

PM’s housing threats “unhelpful and misguided”, say councils

The Prime Minister has warned developers who are too slow to build houses that...

Nationwide: house prices fell by 0.3% last month

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that UK house price growth fell back in...

Cities to close house price growth gap on London

Large regional cities like Edinburgh, Birmingham and Manchester look set for a 20% to...

Collapse in home ownership amongst the young

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has found that today’s young adults are significantly...

ONS: small December house price rise

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has stated that in December house prices rose by...

Half a million households at risk of negative equity

Computershare Loan Services has warned that a fall in the average UK house price of...

House price falls in London, South East and North East

January 2018 saw house prices continue to fall in London, where prices have been...

Annual house price rises slowing, says Halifax

Halifax has reported that house prices in the last three months to January were...

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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