House prices

Nationwide: house prices down in September

The Nationwide has reported that UK house prices fell by 0.2% in September, following...

Continued rise in pensioner property wealth

The property wealth of retired homeowners has grown by over £20.3 billion in the...

London “unhealthily overheated”

A new survey, carried out by United Trust Bank, found that 48% of...

HTB1 customers paying a quarter less

Recent data from Mortgage Advice Bureau shows that the typical Help to Buy equity...

Rates cut by the Mortgage Works

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has reduced rates by up to 0.60 percentage points on...

Haart: London house prices up 2.4% month-on-month

Estate agent Haart has reported that average UK property price growth remains strong, up...

Small rise in Scottish house prices

Average house prices in Scotland rose on a seasonally adjusted basis by £375 in...

Yes vote could push up high-end London property prices

Property lawyers Moore Blatch have warned that a vote for Scottish independence on Thursday...

Rare September rise for asking prices

Rightmove has revealed that the asking prices of property coming to market in September...

UK property market “a game of two halves”

Last month, the differential between the housing markets in the South East of England,...

MMR adding 2-4 weeks onto transaction times

House price momentum in August slowed to the same level it was a year...

Latest Halifax price data “good news for buyers”

Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months from June to August...

CML unveils pre-election ‘manifesto’

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has published a housing market manifesto aimed at...

House prices up 1.7% since June – Land Registry

The Land Registry's House Price Index for July shows an annual price increase of...
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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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