House prices

House prices up 2% on previous quarter

House prices in the three months to September were 2.0% higher than in the...

Welsh house prices fall but some signs of improvement

The LSL/Acadametrics House Price Index shows that in July the average price of a...

London house prices up 9.7% year-on-year

In the 12 months to July 2013 UK house prices increased by 3.3%, up...

London fuels high price rises of flats

Flats in Britain have increased in value by an average of £394 per month...

RICS’ proposals “would create a postcode lottery”

Charles Haresnape has dismissed RICS' proposals to cap house price rises at 5% per...

RICS calls for cap on price growth

The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee should consider limiting annual house price inflation...

Highest annual rate of house price growth since June 2010

The Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months to August were...

August sees modest rise in house prices

UK house prices increased by 0.6% during August, according to the Nationwide Building...

London sees 6.3% increase in house prices

The July data from Land Registry's House Price Index has shown an annual price...

Prime London two-bed prices to hit seven figures?

Estate agent Marsh & Parsons has claimed that the average price of a two-bedroom...

Help to Buy threatened by house price bubble: IMLA

Mortgage brokers and intermediary lenders both believe that inflated house prices are the...

Fewer discounted prime properties on the market

The likelihood of finding a bargain on a UK prime property for sale is...

Asking prices continue to rise

The average asking prices in Great Britain have increased every month this year mostly...

RICS: housing market on road to recovery

The housing market in the UK looks to have finally turned a corner as...

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

Family Building Society launches BoE tracker mortgages

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

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...

Nationwide cuts mortgage rates for third time this month

Nationwide Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 0.25 percentage points across...

TRM Network promotes Amy Wilson to new propositions role

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has promoted Amy Wilson to the newly created...

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