House prices

Month-on-month fall in Welsh house prices

The average price of a house in Wales was £151,821 in April, an increase...

Nationwide echoes Shelter’s FTB call to action

Nationwide Building Society has backed Shelter's call for more affordable housing to be built...

London house prices continue to rise faster than UK average

In the 12 months to April 2013 house prices in the UK rose by...

15% rise in South East house prices over last six months

The national average asking price of a property coming to market is over a...

IMLA sounds warning over future homeownership

A new report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) argues that homeownership levels...

London housing market distorting national picture

The average house price in England & Wales in May is £900 (0.4%) higher...

Buying 13% more cost-effective than renting

The gap in cost effectiveness between buying and renting a property is narrowing as...

Scottish second-steppers look to Bank of Mum & Dad

16% of so-called 'second steppers' in Scotland are contemplating turning to the bank of...

Small increase in house prices, reports Halifax

House prices increased by 0.4% in May, according to Halifax's latest House Price Index....

Prime sellers have become more bullish over asking prices

The number of prime properties on the market that have seen a cut in...

House prices up and repossessions down

The April Market Trend Data from Land Registry shows that house prices were up...

Nationwide: further rise in house prices

House prices rose by 0.4% in May, according to the latest house price index...

Seaside towns 17% more affordable on average

The average house price in seaside towns grew by 63% over the past 10...

House prices rise 0.4% month-on-month

House prices grew by 0.4% in May, the highest increase in a single month...

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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