House prices

Investors extending influence over prime central London

The proportion of 'prime' central London house purchases made by investors has jumped 8%...

Nationwide: rise in annual house price growth

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that UK house prices increased by 0.4% in...

Wannabe first-time buyers compromising on quality

The proportion of tenants expecting to buy by the end of the year has...

Balearics dominate Spanish hotspot list

New research has shown that five of the top 10 most expensive Spanish property...

One hour’s commute can save £450k on house price

Latest research by Lloyds Bank has found that commuters with up to an hour's...

House prices up 5.4% year-on-year

The Land Registry has said that June saw an annual house price increase of 5.4%. This...

Demand at highest level for over a decade

June saw an 11-year high in the number of house hunters registered per branch...

City house price inflation outpacing UK as a whole

House price inflation across the 20 largest cities in the UK was 6.4% in...

Premiership property table revealed

Online estate agent eMoov.co.uk has studied the Premiership 'property table' before the start of the 2015/16 season.  The...

Modest monthly increase in asking prices

July has seen the price of property coming to market hit a new record high...

Rise in house price optimism continues

Confidence in the outlook for house price growth hit its highest level in four...

ONS: house price up 5.7% year-on-year

UK house prices increased by 5.7% in the year to May 2015, up from...

8.3% rise in number of UK property millionaires

The number of homeowners in Britain whose property is worth £1m or more –...

House prices up by 0.9% in the euro area

House prices, as measured by the House Price Index (HPI), rose by 0.9% in...

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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...

URGENT! AI Is coming for you. Or maybe not…

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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Tembo launches Lifetime ISA bonus to boost first-time buyers’ deposits

Tembo has introduced a new incentive for first-time buyers, offering a 1% bonus on...

The Coventry trims mortgage rates after Bank cut

Coventry for intermediaries is cutting mortgage rates across its residential and buy-to-let ranges, with...

Atom bank backs UK’s only zip maker with £950k loan

Atom bank has provided a commercial mortgage of more than £950,000 to Zipex, the...

Redwood strengthens North East presence with senior promotion

Redwood Bank has strengthened its position in the North East with the promotion of...