House prices

Market town premium continues

People seeking to buy a home in one of England’s most picturesque market towns will...

ONS: 1.3% monthly rise in house prices

The Office for National Statistics' (ONS) UK House Price Index for August 2016 has shown...

93% of London properties sold for over £200k

In 1995, 87% of properties sold in London were for less than £150,000, according...

House price inflation and transactions continue to slow

House prices rose up by the narrowest of margins in September, with the average...

Easing in annual rate of house price growth

House prices in the three months to September were 5.8% higher than in the...

IHT to hit home for 585,000 UK millionaires in 2020

NFU Mutual has calculated there was a 27% rise in the number of millionaires...

Nationwide: softening in annual house price growth

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that the pace of annual house price growth...

Investec to hold broker event on Brexit and London market

Investec Private Banking is holding a broker insight event on the evening of 13 October, to provide...

Huge house price saving from one hour’s commute

Those people working in London could save themselves almost £450,000 (60%) on the cost of...

London asking prices down 3% since mid-June

The UK housing market remains "alive and active", according to analysis of the UK...

House prices up 8.3% year-on-year

The Land Registry's July data shows an annual price increase of 8.3%, which takes...

Halifax: easing in annual house price growth

Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months to August were 0.7%...

Record number of people falling into IHT net

The proportion of properties sold in England and Wales above the £325,000 Inheritance Tax...

Parents spending £50k+ to live near top state school

Parents are willing to pay an average of £53,000 more to live in an...
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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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