House prices

Highest annual growth in four years for Scottish property

Average house prices in Scotland rose on a seasonally adjusted basis by £1,800 in...

Market shifting in favour of buyers

Estate agency firm Haart has said that the number of new homes coming to...

A “more prudent” housing market is emerging

The average price paid for a house in England & Wales increased during July...

Halifax: house prices up 10% year-on-year

House prices in the latest three months were 3.6% higher than in the preceding...

Costs of dodgy DIY revealed

10% of homeowners have had a DIY or large scale home improvement project go...

Average deposit grows for fourth successive month

Mortgage Advice Bureau says its latest data show that homebuyers are increasingly taking full...

Slowdown in pace of house price growth

UK house prices recorded their fifteenth successive monthly increase in July, the Nationwide has...

12% house price growth predicted for 2014

CBRE's latest Regional Land report has said that the significant rebound in house prices...

Land Registry: no monthly change in house prices

The June data from Land Registry's House Price Index shows an annual price increase...

Major growth in Olympic house prices

Homeowners in the 14 postal districts in East London closest to the Olympic Park...

Split between buyer and seller confidence

The latest quarterly Halifax Housing Market Confidence tracker suggests confidence in the housing market...

House price growth slowdown continues

House prices increased by 0.1% in July, according to Hometrack's July National Housing Survey....

Average home to be in 3% stamp duty band soon

Haart’s National Housing Market Monitor July 2014 has concluded that at the current rate...

10% rise in viewings in London and South West

Properties in Greater London and the South West are currently receiving the highest number...

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FCA’s mortgage rule changes: it’s time to raise the advice bar, not drop it

The FCA’s move to relax some of the rules around mortgage switching and term changes might sound sensible on paper—cutting admin, giving borrowers quicker...

Tom Bill: Unintended consequences

Former Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduced a brick tax in 1784 to pay for the American War of Independence. Manufacturers were charged by...

U.S. Market: lower rates are needed to help unlock the market

When Donald Trump was reelected and took office at the start of this year, we knew it was going to be interesting! The property market...

A home shouldn’t be out of reach for those who keep the UK running

In a housing market that has grown steadily more selective, it is often those who arguably help keep the country running who are quietly...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers, this must seem like a pretty decent gig to be...

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LiveMore reduces selected standard and RIO rates

Specialist later life lender LiveMore has announced a package of interest rate reductions across...

Hope Capital unveils lower-rate loan for commercial-to-residential conversions

Hope Capital has launched a new specialist commercial loan aimed at developers seeking to...

Government unveils decade-long infrastructure strategy

A 10-year infrastructure strategy pledging at least £725 billion in long-term funding has been...

Keychain implements bridging and commercial upgrade

Digital client platform Keychain has launched a suite of specialist workflows tailored to the...