House prices

Vendor instructions fall for fourth consecutive month

House prices rose once again in May, and at a quicker pace than in...

Halifax: quarterly house prices up 2%

House prices in the latest three months were 2.0% higher than in the preceding...

Nationwide: house prices up 0.3% in May

The latest House Price Index from the Nationwide Building Society has found that while...

Land Registry: house prices up 0.9% month-on-month

The Land Registry has reported an annual price increase of 5.1% in April, which...

House price confidence hit

Confidence in the housing market was dented slightly last month, despite the fact that...

31% rise in seaside house prices over last decade

House prices have risen, on average, by a third across British seaside towns over...

5.4% rise in Scottish house prices

In March, average house prices in Scotland rose by an average £9,200, or 5.4%,...

Affordable housing hire at Marsh & Parsons

Marsh & Parsons has appointed Matt Bird as its new head of affordable housing. He will...

Shortage of stock cited as largest market stumbling block

The housing market is being constrained by a shortage of houses for sale, according...

Rightmove: brakes removed from housing market

May has seen an unseasonal drop in new seller asking prices, down by 0.1%...

Low unemployment areas see large house price rises

Homeowners in local authorities with the lowest levels of unemployment have seen the value...

12% value boost from roof terrace

Having a roof terrace or a balcony adds an average of 12% to the...

London loses regional house price growth top spot

House prices in England and Wales continue to rise, albeit at a slowing rate...

RICS sees fall in new instructions

The latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey found that house prices were driven up...

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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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International landlords drive surge in buy-to-let company formations

One in five buy-to-let companies incorporated in the UK this year has at least...

The Tipton & Coseley widens expat residential mortgage range

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has expanded its offering for expat residential borrowers by...

The Right Mortgage launches ‘Opportunity Insights’ podcast series

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has unveiled a new podcast series aimed at...

Fleet Mortgages adds new products alongside rate and fee cuts

Fleet Mortgages has announced a raft of changes to its fixed-rate buy-to-let range, including...