House prices

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...

Halifax: fifth consecutive monthly rise in house prices

House prices increased by 0.6% in June, according to the Halifax. This was the...

31% of postcodes register price increase in June

House prices increased by 0.4% during June, according to Hometrack. This increase matches May...

House prices continue to rise

House prices in the UK rose by 0.3% in June and were 1.9% higher...

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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