House prices

RICS: trends suggest “a very real housing crisis”

The latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey has revealed that house sales and buyer...

Slowing in house price growth

UK house prices rose by 7.2% in the year to February 2015, down from...

House price rises on Boat Race route analysed

Of all properties overlooking the route of Saturday’s annual Boat Race, homes around Hammersmith...

Halifax: growth in quarterly house prices

House prices in the first quarter of 2015 were 2.6% higher than in the...

Local supermarkets boost house prices

The average house price in areas which offer residents easy reach of a local...

Land Registry: London prices up 13.1% year-on-year

The February Market Trend Data from Land Registry shows an annual price increase of...

Marginal rise in house prices, says Nationwide

UK house prices increased up by 0.1% in March, the Nationwide Building Society has...

House price optimism back on the rise

The Halifax Housing Market Confidence Tracker saw house price optimism rebound last month as...

Annual house price growth at slowest rate for a year

UK house prices increased by 8.4% in the year to January 2015, down from...

Earnings-house price divide on the rise

Over the past two years average house prices have increased by more than the...

House prices £34k above pre-crunch high

The average price paid for a home in England & Wales was £273,528 in...

Majority ignorant over IHT threshold

62% of UK adults aged over 45 with assets above the individual inheritance tax...

Halifax: annual house price growth continues to ease

House prices in the latest three months were 2.6% higher than in the previous...

0.1% fall in house prices

The Nationwide Building Society's house price index for February reported that there was a...

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Navigating a changing buy-to-let landscape in 2025

The buy-to-let market has long been a cornerstone of the UK property sector, but recent trends and upcoming policy changes are reshaping the landscape. For...

Heavy refurbishment: structuring finance for complex property upgrades

Investors are rethinking their approach to property - heavy refurbishment is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity for unlocking value in today’s...

Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

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