House prices

Modest decline in first-time buyer numbers

The latest Halifax First-Time Buyer Review has estimated that there were 139,500 first-time buyers...

London on way to reaching new homes targets

The latest London New Homes Monitor from Stirling Ackroyd claims that many new homes have...

Levelling out of property market optimism

Optimism in the property market has slowed down, with fewer homeowners anticipating an increase...

Nationwide: monthly fall in house prices

The Nationwide Building Society has revealed that UK house prices fell by 0.2% in June. The...

No change in monthly house prices

The Land Registry's Market Trend Data for England and Wales has shown an annual...

Kensington & Chelsea is Britain’s most expensive area

Boroughs in London continue to dominate the country's list of most expensive places for...

Six out of 10 regions set new record price highs

Rightmove has reported a post-election price surge, with new seller asking prices increasing by...

Vendor instructions fall for fourth consecutive month

House prices rose once again in May, and at a quicker pace than in...

Halifax: quarterly house prices up 2%

House prices in the latest three months were 2.0% higher than in the preceding...

Nationwide: house prices up 0.3% in May

The latest House Price Index from the Nationwide Building Society has found that while...

Land Registry: house prices up 0.9% month-on-month

The Land Registry has reported an annual price increase of 5.1% in April, which...

House price confidence hit

Confidence in the housing market was dented slightly last month, despite the fact that...

31% rise in seaside house prices over last decade

House prices have risen, on average, by a third across British seaside towns over...

5.4% rise in Scottish house prices

In March, average house prices in Scotland rose by an average £9,200, or 5.4%,...

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...

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The West Brom promotes Gareth Madeley to chief customer officer

West Brom Building Society has appointed Gareth Madeley as its new chief customer officer,...

Industry leaders unite behind MIMHC Lunch

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

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...

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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