House prices

‘Frustrated middle movers” on the rise

Santander Mortgages has claimed that over four million young homeowners have little hope of...

“Clear relationship” between employment patterns and house price performance

Homeowners in the local authorities that have seen the largest rises in employment have...

Halifax: “better balance” between supply and demand

House prices in period September to November 2014 were 0.7% higher than in the...

Further slowing in annual house price growth

The Nationwide Building Society said UK house prices rose by 0.3% in November, with...

Beaconsfield the most expensive market town

Latest research from Lloyds Bank has established that house prices in market towns are...

Halifax: house prices nationally to rise by 3-5% in 2015

The Halifax has said a further moderation in house price growth is likely next...

Second Steppers biding time for family home

Those living in their first home are increasingly looking to move into bigger four...

London loses its boom town crown

October saw the South East (+10.0%) overtake London (+9.6%) as highest annual house price...

Uplift in sales outside of London

LSL Property Services has revealed that property sales rose by 9% in October. There was...

Rural homes more expensive to buy than urban homes

Latest research from Halifax shows that properties in the countryside properties are continuing to...

Halifax: smallest house price rise since December 2012

The latest house price index from Halifax found that house prices in the three-month...

Average asking prices stabilise

The third quarter of the year saw the property market stabilise as the average...

Record number of £1m+ properties

Lloyds Bank has revealed that the number of property sales worth at least a...

Nationwide: softening in annual house price growth continues

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that UK house prices rose by 0.5% in...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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