House prices

Scottish housing market “now back in smoother waters”

House prices in Scotland increased by £4,331 in June, according to Your Move. Its house...

Housing market momentum getting stronger

Connells Survey and Valuation has reported that housing market activity showed rapid annual growth...

RIghtmove: strongest August market since credit crunch

The Seasonal August fall is house prices has been more muted than usual, with...

Strongest July for home sales in eight years

The average price paid for a home in July 2015 was £279,515, a marginal...

RICS: rising house prices not dampened interest

The latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey has fond that growing demand and contracting...

Properties on lanes top property value poll

New research by Barclays Mortgages has found that homes sited on ‘lanes’ are worth over...

Halifax: house prices fall month-on-month

House prices fell by -0.6% between June and July, the Halifax has reported. The average...

Investors extending influence over prime central London

The proportion of 'prime' central London house purchases made by investors has jumped 8%...

Nationwide: rise in annual house price growth

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that UK house prices increased by 0.4% in...

Wannabe first-time buyers compromising on quality

The proportion of tenants expecting to buy by the end of the year has...

Balearics dominate Spanish hotspot list

New research has shown that five of the top 10 most expensive Spanish property...

One hour’s commute can save £450k on house price

Latest research by Lloyds Bank has found that commuters with up to an hour's...

House prices up 5.4% year-on-year

The Land Registry has said that June saw an annual house price increase of 5.4%. This...

Demand at highest level for over a decade

June saw an 11-year high in the number of house hunters registered per branch...
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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...

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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,...
MIMHC

Industry leaders unite behind MIMHC Lunch

HSBC UK, Virgin Money, Nottingham Building Society, Landbay and top broker firms Mortgage Advice...
News

Santander raises foreign national mortgage lending to 90% LTV

Santander UK has expanded its foreign national mortgage policy by increasing the maximum loan-to-value...
Buy-to-let

Keystone passes £2bn in securitisation issuance with sixth Hops Hill deal

Keystone Property Finance has completed its sixth securitisation, taking total issuance under its Hops...

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