House prices

£300,000 milestone passed, says Rightmove

Rightmove's house price index for March 2016 has revealed that the average price of a...

Highest Scottish January home sales in eight years

Average house prices in Scotland increased by £1,350, or 0.8%, in January 2016, according...

0.8% monthly rise in house prices

House prices in February 2016 rose to a new high of £289,229, up by...

Halifax: house prices see quarterly rise of 9.7%

Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months to February were 9.7% higher...

Nationwide: UK house price growth remains steady

The Nationwide Building Society has reported an increase of 0.3% in house prices in...

January sees “rocketing” house prices

The Land Registry's January Market Trend Data has shown an annual price increase of 7.1%...

ARLA sees worsening housing supply picture

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has highlighted the continuing problem of housing...

Quarter of homes earning more than their owners

Average house prices have risen by more than the average employee's net earnings in more than...

Brexit ‘could cause 5% fall in house prices’

Online estate agent eMoov.co.uk has predicted that an EU exit for the UK could...

Necessity fuelling renovation buyers

New research by Confused.com reveals that 35% of homeowners who bought a property that...

1.6m homes to be worth £1m+ by 2030

A new report from Santander Mortgages forecasts that the number of UK properties worth at least...

Brits admit to kerb side decision-making

The majority of house-hunters take just 10 seconds to decide whether they like a property...

The myth of the south-facing garden

Despite estate agents and property experts promoting the benefits of a south facing garden, this...

RICS: buy-to-let investors pushing up house prices

RICS' latest UK Residential Market Survey has reported a rise in new instructions in...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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