House prices

Euro area house prices down by 2.2%

House prices, as measured by the House Price Index (HPI), fell by 2.2% in...

All regions see house price growth over Q2

£156 billion was added to the value of British homes during the second quarter...

Housing market recovery continues: RICS

Rising house prices and increased demand indicate the UK’s housing market is continuing to...

Halifax: fifth consecutive monthly rise in house prices

House prices increased by 0.6% in June, according to the Halifax. This was the...

31% of postcodes register price increase in June

House prices increased by 0.4% during June, according to Hometrack. This increase matches May...

House prices continue to rise

House prices in the UK rose by 0.3% in June and were 1.9% higher...

Month-on-month fall in Welsh house prices

The average price of a house in Wales was £151,821 in April, an increase...

Nationwide echoes Shelter’s FTB call to action

Nationwide Building Society has backed Shelter's call for more affordable housing to be built...

London house prices continue to rise faster than UK average

In the 12 months to April 2013 house prices in the UK rose by...

15% rise in South East house prices over last six months

The national average asking price of a property coming to market is over a...

IMLA sounds warning over future homeownership

A new report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) argues that homeownership levels...

London housing market distorting national picture

The average house price in England & Wales in May is £900 (0.4%) higher...

Buying 13% more cost-effective than renting

The gap in cost effectiveness between buying and renting a property is narrowing as...

Scottish second-steppers look to Bank of Mum & Dad

16% of so-called 'second steppers' in Scotland are contemplating turning to the bank of...

COMMENT

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

What building the future means for mortgages

Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual gathering of entrepreneurs, scientists, tech CEOs and investors who are,...

Latest news

Mortgage submissions surge as advisers rush to secure rates amid market volatility

Mortgage submissions rose sharply in the wake of geopolitical tensions, as brokers moved quickly...

MorganAsh launches calculator to help firms estimate scale of customer vulnerability

MorganAsh has launched a calculator designed to help financial services firms gauge how many...

Average mortgage rate reaches 5.50% as market reprices

The average mortgage rate tracked by Moneyfacts has climbed to 5.50% for the first...

RSM UK urges action as house price growth stalls and transactions fall

RSM UK is calling for stamp duty reform and more support for first-time buyers...

PROFILES