House prices

ONS: house prices up nearly 7% on January 2013

UK house prices increased by 6.8% in January 2014 compared with a year earlier,...

IFAs expect continued house price rises

New research from Castle Trust reveals that 86.4% of IFAs expect UK house prices...

Scottish house prices rise again

The housing market in Scotland continues its upward trajectory, the latest LSL/Acadata house price...

Oxford is UK’s least affordable city

Rising property prices in the last 12 months mean that cities in southern England...

2.1% quarterly rise in house prices

House prices in the latest three months were 2.1% higher than in the preceding...

27% year-on-year rise in Scottish property transactions

In December 2013 there were 9,050 property transactions in Scotland, according to the latest...

Average UK house price reaches £250k mark

UK house prices increased by 5.5% in December 2013 compared with a year earlier,...

Urban house price growth revealed

PrimeLocation.com has reported that asking prices for properties in urban areas have risen much...

House prices up 5.2% annually

The LSL Property Services/Acadata house price index for January 2014 has revealed that the...

House price growth maintains trend

House prices in the latest three months were 1.9% higher than in the preceding...

Slowdown in house price growth

House prices increased 0.3% in January, according to Hometrack. This, the firm said, represented the...

Annual house price increase of 4.4%, says Land Registry

December house prices were up 1.1% on the previous month, the Land Registry has...

8.8% year-on-year house price growth

House prices recorded their 13th successive monthly increase in January, rising by 0.7% on...

House prices down by 1.3% in euro area

House prices, as measured by the House Price Index, fell by 1.3% in the...

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Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

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More2life unveils Tailored Interest Reward lifetime mortgage

More2life has launched its latest lifetime mortgage, Tailored Interest Reward, designed to provide later...

Pivot provides complex multi-loan deal for Denby Dale development

Pivot has completed a funding package consisting of three loans for a residential development...

HREF reports record month for lending

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has recorded its strongest month to date, completing three...

Mortgage advisers failing over-50s on later life lending, Key warns

Mortgage advisers are not doing enough to support over-50s with later life lending options,...