House prices

Nationwide: softening in annual house price growth continues

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

Land Registry: house prices fell in September

The Land Registry has reported an annual price increase of 7.2% in September, which...

Hometrack unveils Cities House Price Index

House prices in London and Cambridge have increased by over £60,000 and £53,000 respectively...

London has room to meet house building requirements

London could see up to 570,000 new homes being built over the next decade,...

Prime London house price growth plateaus

Prime house prices in London will remain stable until the end of the year,...

Haart: small slowdown in house price growth

Estate agency group Haart has reported that the average house price in the UK...

ONS: rate of house price inflation unchanged

The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) House Price Index to August 20014 has...

Lack of affordable housing causing disenfranchisement

Research from Gocompare.com Mortgages has revealed the effect that the gap between housing supply...

Property not top for price rises in past 40 years

Online estate agent eMoov.co.uk has matched property prices against a number of other costs...

Media behind Brits overestimating their homes’ value

Media reports of housing bubbles and rising property prices in the last six months...

Possible slowing down of house price inflation

The average price paid for a home in England & Wales last month was...

RICS confirms house price growth slowdown

House price momentum in September slowed to the same level it was 16 months...

Slump in house price growth confidence

The latest Zoopla Housing Market Sentiment Survey has reported that homeowner confidence in the...

New Forest the most expensive National Park

New research from Lloyds Bank suggests homebuyers must pay over £125,000 extra to live...

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 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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