House prices

August sees modest rise in house prices

UK house prices increased by 0.6% during August, according to the Nationwide Building...

London sees 6.3% increase in house prices

The July data from Land Registry's House Price Index has shown an annual price...

Prime London two-bed prices to hit seven figures?

Estate agent Marsh & Parsons has claimed that the average price of a two-bedroom...

Help to Buy threatened by house price bubble: IMLA

Mortgage brokers and intermediary lenders both believe that inflated house prices are the...

Fewer discounted prime properties on the market

The likelihood of finding a bargain on a UK prime property for sale is...

Asking prices continue to rise

The average asking prices in Great Britain have increased every month this year mostly...

RICS: housing market on road to recovery

The housing market in the UK looks to have finally turned a corner as...

House prices have never been higher

House prices are continuing to edge upwards, and on a monthly basis the average...

Nationwide: house prices rise by 0.8%

The Nationwide Building Society has revealed that UK house prices rose by 0.8% in...

July slowdown in house price growth

House prices grew by 0.3% in July, down on the 0.4% growth recorded in...

45% house price growth for Olympic Park postcodes

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

Welsh house prices fall 1%

The average price of a house in Wales was £150,376 in May, a decrease...

Buyers queuing up for Prime London property

The average property in Prime Central London is now worth more than £2 million,...

Dip in Scottish house prices

There was a small decrease of £96, or 0.1%, in the average price paid...

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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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Third of SMEs forced to pause business activity due to lack of finance

Nearly one in three UK small and medium-sized enterprises have been forced to stop...

Cost of setting up a home ‘falls below inflation’

The cost of establishing a new home has risen at a significantly slower pace...

Santander cuts mortgage rates across the board

Santander has reduced interest rates on a wide range of its residential mortgage products...

Accord lowers buy-to-let mortgage rates

Accord Mortgages is reducing rates across its buy-to-let product range, as part of a...