House prices

House prices rise in every region

House prices rose by £1,400 in November, according to the latest house price index...

London property price growth predicted to stabilise

Estate agent Marsh & Parsons has forecast that 'prime' London house prices will rise...

RICS: demand continuing to outstrip “anaemic” supply

RICS has reported that expectations for future house price growth hit a more than...

7.7% rise in house prices

Halifax's latest house price index has reported that house prices in the three months...

House prices rise 0.6% in November

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that UK house prices rose by 0.6% in...

Nationwide reports November house price rise

House prices in the UK increased by 0.6% in November and were 6.5% higher...

Small monthly fall in house prices

October house prices saw an annual increase of 3.1% which takes the average property...

Land Registry allows free access to historic price paid data

All Land Registry’s historic price paid data of over 18 million sales is now...

6% premium for market town living

House prices in market towns are on average £14,000 (or 6%) higher than their...

Year of asking prices rises

The average asking price in Great Britain has risen every month during 2013 so...

Strong house price growth for Wales

The average price of a house in Wales in September was £152,779, according to...

Scottish housing market “being revitalised”

The average house price in Scotland rose by £952, or 0.7%, in September on...

“Modest dip” in UK house prices

The UK house price index level (184.9) has dropped back slightly from the peak...

RICS: price rises hit an 11-year high

House prices rose again last month as increasing interest from would-be buyers dwarfed the...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

Latest news

Landbay adds 11 tracker products and cuts rates by up to 15bps

Landbay has expanded its buy-to-let tracker range with 11 new products and reduced rates...

Howden expands in North Wales with Wrexham office

Howden has opened its first commercial insurance office in Wrexham as the broker expands...

UK buyers reluctant to compromise despite affordability pressures

UK homebuyers remain committed to purchasing a property but are less willing than buyers...

Keystone trims buy-to-let fixed rates by up to 15bps

Keystone Property Finance has reduced pricing across a number of its buy-to-let mortgage ranges,...

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