House prices

City house prices outperform UK as a whole

House prices in cities have increased by more than the UK as a whole...

Small rise for Welsh house prices

The average price of a house in Wales in November was £152,083, an increase...

Rise in asking prices

Sellers coming to market in January increased their average asking prices by 0.2% (+£440),...

House price growth remains subdued

In the 12 months to November 2012 UK house prices increased by 2.1%, up...

Struggle for second steppers

So-called 'second steppers' are continuing to bear the brunt of the stagnant housing market,...

‘Slightly positive’ outlook for house prices over 2013

The average price paid for a house in December was £12 lower than that...

House price falls for most regions last year

11 out of 13 UK regions saw annual price falls during 2012, the Nationwide...

0.1% December decline for house prices

UK house prices changed little in December, according to Nationwide's final house price index...

November house prices up 0.3%

The November data from Land Registry's House Price Index shows an annual price increase...

Welsh house prices continue to slide

Welsh house prices have fallen for a sixth consecutive month, according to the latest...

House prices up 1.5% year-on-year: ONS

In the 12 months to October 2012 UK house prices rose by 1.5%, down...

December sees 3.3% drop in asking prices

New sellers have reduced asking prices in December by an average of £7,772 (-3.3%)...

RICS foresees housing market improvement in 2013

RICS has forecast that UK house prices will rise by 2% over the course...

House prices climb by 0.2%

The LSL Acadametrics England & Wales House Price Index increased by £465, or 0.2%,...

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

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...

Clydesdale Bank raises selected residential and buy-to-let rates

Clydesdale Bank is increasing a number of residential and buy-to-let product transfer rates from...

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