House prices

Convergence in city level house price growth

UK house prices increased by 0.4% in December to 8.3% year-on-year (4.5% in 2013)...

Top property price growth in ‘gateway to the south’

Property prices in the London area of Balham outgrew the rest of the capital...

Widening divide between London and rest of the country

The latest annual London Factor report from Halifax has shown that the London economy...

ONS: 10% year-on-year growth in UK house prices

UK house prices increased by 10.0% in the year to November 2014, down from...

London & South East constraining house price growth

December saw the average house price reach £278,997, according to the latest house price...

Government reveals latest Help to Buy stats

Over 73,000 homes have been bought under the government’s Help to Buy schemes. Latest figures...

Halifax: weakening in house price growth continues

House prices in the three months to December were 7.8% higher than in the...

RICS outlines its market predictions for 2015

House prices in the UK will see an average increase of 3% over the...

December discounts for home buyers available

33% of all UK properties currently on sale have seen their asking price lowered...

Fall in consumer confidence over house prices

The latest Halifax Housing Market Confidence Tracker has found that consumer confidence in the...

Majority earned less than the average home over past year

The average house in the UK earned more than the average worker in the...

November house sale completions down year-on-year

LSL Property Services and Acadata have reported that in November, the average price paid...

‘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...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Latest news

PMS reports double-digit growth in mortgages and protection

PMS Mortgage Club says it is on course for its strongest performance in five...

Property firms urged to engage early with digital home-moving reforms

Property professionals have been urged to start testing digital home-moving processes now rather than...

DPMSG launches consumer guide to Smart Property Data

The Digital Property Market Steering Group has launched a consumer-focused video explaining how Smart...

Together joins Equity Release Council as later life market broadens

Together has become a member of the Equity Release Council as the specialist lender...

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