House prices

West Midlands has highest rate of annual house price growth

The average house price rose to £301,278 in March, up 0.5% month-on-month and 3.3%...

96% of £1m apartment sales are in London

The number of million pound apartment sales in England & Wales has grown by 196%...

Threefold rise in £1m apartment sales over past decade

The number of million pound apartment sales in England & Wales has grown by 196%...

House price growth continues to slow

Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months to March were 0.1%...

Nationwide: “softening” in house prices

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that the annual rate of house price growth...

Link between house prices and unemployment studied

Latest research from Lloyds Bank has found that areas with the largest improvements in...

Waltham Forest tops London borough FTB table

new research into first-time buyer house prices in London boroughs by Lloyds Bank has...

Housing affordability worsened for 98% of occupations

New research from mortgage broker Private Finance has found that rising house prices and stagnant wages...

House prices up 6.2% year-on-year

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported an annual price increase of 6.2% in...

The Midlands set house price pace

Rightmove has reported that the average price of newly marketed property increased by 1.3% (+£3,877)...

Scotland sees slow house price growth

Your Move has reported that house prices in Scotland increased by just 0.1% in...

Singletons think it takes two to buy first property

25% of single people believe it will be impossible to buy their own home...

Strongest house price growth in a year

Your Move and Acadata have reported that house prices grew at their fastest pace...

House prices outpace owners’ earnings in 119 local areas

New research from the Halifax has found that average house prices have increased by...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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