House prices

House prices up 5.2% annually

The LSL Property Services/Acadata house price index for January 2014 has revealed that the...

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...
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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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Skipton Group appoints group chief internal auditor

Skipton Group has appointed Caroline Dale as its new group chief internal auditor, with...
Conveyancing

DC Law passes 10,000 Trustpilot reviews with ‘Excellent’ customer rating

DC Law has exceeded 10,000 customer reviews on Trustpilot while maintaining an ‘Excellent’ rating...
Trackers

Family Building Society launches BoE tracker mortgages

Family Building Society has launched a new range of Bank of England tracker mortgages...
Repricing

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates

The Mortgage Works has reduced buy-to-let mortgage rates by up to 0.25 percentage points...

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