House prices

House price growth maintains trend

House prices in the latest three months were 1.9% higher than in the preceding...

Slowdown in house price growth

House prices increased 0.3% in January, according to Hometrack. This, the firm said, represented the...

Annual house price increase of 4.4%, says Land Registry

December house prices were up 1.1% on the previous month, the Land Registry has...

8.8% year-on-year house price growth

House prices recorded their 13th successive monthly increase in January, rising by 0.7% on...

House prices down by 1.3% in euro area

House prices, as measured by the House Price Index, fell by 1.3% in the...

Large rise in mortgage market confidence

Confidence about the mortgage market’s prospects has significantly increased in the last six months...

Scottish property market “like a freight train”

The average house price in Scotland rose by £2,146, or 1.5%, in November on...

Regions playing catch-up with London

In the 12 months to November 2013 UK house prices increased by 5.4%, down...

House price growth helping those already on the ladder

337,500 people have moved up the housing ladder in 2013, as rising house prices...

Average house price growth of £12,000 in 2013

Latest LSL/Acadata index shows the average price of a home in England & Wales...

Strong finish to 2013 for house prices

House prices in the final three months of last year were 1.9% higher...

RICS predicts further house price rises in 2014

Chartered surveyors have predicted that house prices in the UK will see an increase...

Quarterly rise in Welsh house prices

The average price paid for a house in Wales in October was £154,696, LSL...

Fall in house prices north of the border

The average house price in Scotland fell by £206, or 0.1%, in October on...

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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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