House prices

Annual house price rise of 13.6% in London

The Land Registry's May data shows an annual price increase of 8.1% which takes...

Rightmove: small July fall in house prices

Rightmove has reported that the price of property coming to the market in July...

Modest house price rise in June

House prices in the UK increased in June despite the pending EU referendum decision, according...

Halifax: pace of house growth may be easing

Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months to June were 8.4%...

New book outlines state’s challenges ahead

Academics, parliamentarians and leading industry figures have contributed to a new publication, outlining the...

House prices up 0.2% in June

The Nationwide Building Society has reported a slight increase in house price growth in June. Prices...

Bristol house price growth outstripping London

Bristol has become the first city outside of the South East to see house...

Brexit: London housing market to remain disrupted

Richard Donnell, insight director at Hometrack, has expressed his opinion on how Brexit will...

6.2% rise in first-time buyer property prices

Rightmove has reported a May rise of 0.4% (+£1,118) in the price of property...

Young professionals flock to East Sussex coast

The BN3 postal district in Hove is once again the most desirable location to...

14.5% annual house price growth for London

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that UK average house prices increased by...

Property wealth continues to rise for retired homeowners

KeyRetirement.com has revealed that retired homeowners have seen their property wealth grow by £9.24...

Fears of property price crash following Brexit

61% of Brits who think that their house price will decrease if Britain leaves...

Housing market is slowing down

The housing market in England & Wales is slowing down, both in terms of...

COMMENT

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

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...

Mortgage industry scheme for Armed Forces leavers gains momentum

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

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...

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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