House prices

House prices have never been higher

House prices are continuing to edge upwards, and on a monthly basis the average...

Nationwide: house prices rise by 0.8%

The Nationwide Building Society has revealed that UK house prices rose by 0.8% in...

July slowdown in house price growth

House prices grew by 0.3% in July, down on the 0.4% growth recorded in...

45% house price growth for Olympic Park postcodes

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

Welsh house prices fall 1%

The average price of a house in Wales was £150,376 in May, a decrease...

Buyers queuing up for Prime London property

The average property in Prime Central London is now worth more than £2 million,...

Dip in Scottish house prices

There was a small decrease of £96, or 0.1%, in the average price paid...

ONS: 2.9% annual rise in house prices

In the 12 months to May 2013 UK house prices increased by 2.9%, up...

Increases in enquiries, new sellers and marketing prices

July saw a seventh consecutive monthly rise in the price of property coming to...

House price expectations continue to increase

Confidence in the housing market has risen significantly over the past three months, according...

Housing market “finally looks set on the road to recovery”

The average house price in England & Wales in June is £364 (0.2%) higher...

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...

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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