House prices

Major growth in Olympic house prices

Homeowners in the 14 postal districts in East London closest to the Olympic Park...

Split between buyer and seller confidence

The latest quarterly Halifax Housing Market Confidence tracker suggests confidence in the housing market...

House price growth slowdown continues

House prices increased by 0.1% in July, according to Hometrack's July National Housing Survey....

Average home to be in 3% stamp duty band soon

Haart’s National Housing Market Monitor July 2014 has concluded that at the current rate...

10% rise in viewings in London and South West

Properties in Greater London and the South West are currently receiving the highest number...

Greater proportion of higher-end properties up for sale

The latest figures from Experian’s Property Index show that between April and June 2014,...

Scottish house price growth continues

Average house prices in Scotland rose on a seasonally adjusted basis by £884 in...

House prices fall in some London boroughs

For the 12th month in succession, the LSL Property Services/Acadata house price index has...

Huge savings from commuting one hour to London

Rail commuters to London are now seeing large financial benefits by catching the train,...

Halifax: monthly fall in house prices

After recording an increase in May, monthly house prices fell by -0.6% in June,...

Halifax offers FTB insurance refund

Halifax is offering to refund a year’s insurance premium for first time buyers when...

Rent rises not keeping up with purchase prices

Increasing property prices are causing an about-turn in rental yields, according to the latest...

House prices surpass 2007 peak

UK house prices increased by 1% in June and were 11.8% higher than June...

Kensington & Chelsea tops square metre chart

Kensington & Chelsea is Britain's most expensive area to buy a house with an...

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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