House prices

Slight slowing in annual rate of house price growth

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that UK house prices increased by 0.1% in...

New Forest is least affordable National Park

House prices in the 12 National Parks surveyed are, on average, £118,711 – or...

‘Brexit effect’ to have less impact on the North?

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) is expecting a particularly buoyant market in the North of England...

Britons turning a blind eye to crime

Latest research from Direct Line Home Insurance has found that 8% of Britons say they have been a...

Posh west London feel Stamp Duty effect

Analysis by London estate agent Stirling Ackroyd of data before and after Stamp Duty reforms...

10.9% annual rise in London house prices

September data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows an annual price increase...

“General cooling” in housing market

The average house price in England and Wales is now £294,351, according to the...

House price optimism at lowest level since June 2013

The latest Halifax Housing Market Confidence Tracker has revealed that confidence in the UK...

Halifax: house prices largely unchanged

Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months from August to October...

‘Only’ one million pound town in UK

The number of million pound house sales in the country in the first half of...

House prices unchanged month-on-month

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that, after 15 successive monthly increases UK house...

Cemetery proximity has grave impact on house prices

Living next door to a cemetery could potentially knock almost 25% off the value...

Rickmansworth the most expensive M25 town

Halifax has revealed that, since opening 30 years ago this week, the average house price...

Land Registry reveals September price paid data

The latest Price Paid Data from the Land Registry includes details of over 95,300 residential...
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COMMENT

Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

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

Buy-to-let

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...
News

Mortgage industry scheme for Armed Forces leavers gains momentum

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

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...
Appointments

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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