House prices

Terraced house sells for £16.2m

The Land Registry has revealed that there were over 87,600 residential and commercial land and property...

Londoners three times more likely to gazump

New research by bridging lender Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has revealed that property buyers...

Huge rise in house prices near Crossrail stations

Average house prices  near stations along Crossrail have increased dramatically since the South East...

House prices see strong finish to 2016

LSL Property Services and Acadata have reported that house price growth of 0.4% in...

Q4 recovery in house prices

UK house prices rebounded in the final quarter of 2016, according to the latest...

Halifax: strong 2016 finish for house prices

Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months to December were 6.5% higher...

Luton tops house price growth poll

Luton recorded the biggest percentage rise in house prices among major UK towns and...

Land Registry reveals latest price paid data

The Land Registry has published Price Paid Data for residential and commercial land and property sales in...

Winchester ‘best place to live’ in UK

The 2016 Halifax Quality of Life Survey has revealed that Winchester has been named...

London house prices beginning to cool

Average house prices in the UK increased by 6.9% in the year to October...

51% rise in housing stock value over past decade

Halifax has revealed that the total value of privately owned housing stock in the UK...

Rightmove forecasts 2% house price growth next year

Rightmove's December House Price Index has revealed that the price of property coming to...

Cooling of house price inflation continues

Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months to November were 0.8%...

Crossrail already creating house price boost

Homes close to stations serving London’s new Crossrail route are already seeing an increase...

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 Mortgage Works cuts switcher rates for existing landlords

The Mortgage Works has reduced rates across selected buy-to-let and limited company buy-to-let switcher...

Mortgage industry scheme for Armed Forces leavers gains momentum

A new initiative designed to encourage Armed Forces personnel into careers across the mortgage...

Hot weather prompts homeowners to rethink cooling costs and property choices

Rising temperatures are prompting more UK homeowners to invest in cooling measures, while growing...

The West Brom promotes Gareth Madeley to chief customer officer

West Brom Building Society has appointed Gareth Madeley as its new chief customer officer,...

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