House prices

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...

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...

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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