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Nationwide says UK house prices fell by 0.2% month on month in August, after taking account of seasonal effects, but the...

April Mortgages has improved its capital raising criteria, to make it easier for borrowers looking to raise additional capital for gifting...

April Mortgages, the lender seeking to introduce Dutch-style longer-term products, has reduced the interest rates on its range of five to...

There’s speculation that there could be two more base rate cuts announced before the end of the year, following last week’s...

UK house prices increased by 0.3% month on month in July, after taking account of seasonal effects.  This resulted in a slight...

Analysis by an estate agency shows that since the 1980s, house prices have climbed by an average of 5.4% in the...

This accounts for some of the big rise seen recently in the supply of homes for sale - 20% up on...

Savills has today upgraded its five-year UK mainstream house price forecast to reflect the stronger than expected start to the year...

Higher mortgage rates are a drag on house price growth says Zoopla - and it’s produced startling figures to prove it. The...

Large gaps remain between Mortgage Approval Prices and Asking Prices - even though there is some evidence of vendors and agents...

UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...

A property software business says its research shows that the housing market revival is driven by the premiums levied on new...

The average volume of UK properties listed for sale month-on-month rose by 58% in 2023 compared to a year previously, underscoring...

Downsizers across England and Wales could unlock an average £305,090 by moving from a four bed to a two bed home,...

The Nationwide wants greater government support for first-time buyers as rising costs delay owning a home. As one of the UK’s biggest...

Contributors to a quarterly specialist finance publication have reported a 15.3 per cent increase in bridging loan transactions, totalling £191m, during...

Research from eXp UK, the network of personal estate agents, has revealed that in 22 UK cities, house prices are continuing to...

As a result of the current high rates of upward house price growth, research by property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has...

Mortgage broker, Henry Dannell, recently conducted a market analysis which reveals the most expensive postcode districts in London. As England's capital city, it...

If you’re on the lookout for some new prime property around the UK, then you’re in luck because the latest research...

An interesting notion to contemplate has recently been dissected by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, which looked at what the...

Inflation has been a hot topic and research from London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed just what...

Homebuyers and professional property investors hoping to make a good return on investment might want to consider new build homes. New data...

Since seeing a pandemic inspired boost back in 2019, the latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that...

Despite the London market trailing the rest of the UK where the pandemic house price boom is concerned, research from London...

The Commonwealth Games begin this week and will be hosted in Birmingham. Sprinters, swimmers, and more sporting sensations will take part...

Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk recently analysed annual house price growth across all the major UK music festival locations. Up 44% in...

The long-awaited Crossrail line is finally set to launch on 24 May 2022. It will connect the east and west of...

Despite a strong start of the house price growth this year, the latest analysis from specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital,...

Recently a study was done and revealed by Stipendium, the platform that simplifies life’s complex events such as home moving, that...

After 37 years on air, popular Australian soap opera Neighbours is due to come to an end, but a positive for...

Demand for chain-free homes has skyrocketed as buyers continue to pay a significant premium for a fast, efficient purchase, research from...

A study by GetAgent.co.uk has shown how the nation’s property sellers could be left with a particularly sweet taste in their...

The latest Nationwide house price index, released yesterday morning, reveals that January has seen the strongest start to the year since...

Contemporary estate agent, Nested, recently carried out research about estate agent business expansion in 2022. The research involved a survey with 961 estate agents...

New-build sales optimisation platform, Unlatch, recently revealed that over the last year the new-build property stock currently listed on the market...

2021 proved to be one of the most hectic years to buy and sell a home. We witnessed prices soaring to...

Market analysis has revealed where house price growth could stutter should monthly interest payments start to climb as a result of...

A study by MoveStreets, the property portal designed for the mobile generation, has uncovered how much current home sellers are likely...

In July 2020 the stamp duty holiday was kickstarted by chancellor Rishi Sunak. It gave first-time buyers and home movers up...

Research by GetAgent has revealed how asking prices across many areas of the property market tumbled in the wake of the...

The latest mortgage search activity data from Legal & General Mortgage Club (L&G) shows signs that the market is beginning to...

Last week Thursday (May 13) marked one year since the property market in England reopened after being hit with lockdown restrictions. Ascend...

Some areas of the UK market have seen house price growth slow substantially, suggesting they could be in for a rough...

Brexit has caused UK house price growth to half since June 2016, according to property management company Apropos. The digital platform, designed...

The time it takes to sell a home across UK cities has hit a three-year high, according to Zoopla. Its September UK...

First-time buyers (FTBs) saw their completion rate for mortgage offers through intermediaries reach a three-year high of 89% in Q4 2018. That...

Average property prices in the three months to October were 1.5% higher than in the same three months a year ago,...

First-time buyers and others with small deposits took a greater share of the market last month than in August, according to...

A slow but steady start was recorded at the beginning of 2018, in line with numerous industry predictions on how the...

The latest ‘bubble alert’ from One 77 Mortgages found lending in March 2017 was in decline compared to March last year...

The latest House Price Sentiment Index (HPSI) from Knight Frank and IHS Markit has revealed that households throughout the UK perceive...

Annual house price growth slowed in October, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index. It fell from 5.3% in September...

House prices in the three months to May were 9.2% higher than in the same three months a year earlier, according...

House prices in British seaside towns have increased by an average £440 every month for the last decade, new figures show. Prices...

Tottenham Hotspur may have missed out on the Premier League title but the local property market has claimed the house price growth...

The price of the average home in London broke through the £600,000 price barrier in April for the first time, Home values in...

UK house price growth slowed more than expected in the three months to April, further evidence of a slowing property market. House prices in...

Two sets of industry data published yesterday suggest that house price growth is finally starting to slow. Nationwide's figures showed annual house price...

UK house prices rose 7.6% in the year to February and property experts expect the "unrelenting" growth to continue. This marked a...

House price inflation has hit double digits for the first time in almost two years with prices rising more than £20,000 in the...

Buy-to-let investors were racing to beat the new 3% duty surcharge right up to midnight on 31 March as a frantic first quarter drew...

UK house prices continue to accelerate increasing by 7.9% in the year to January, up from 6.7% in December. Prices were driven...

The pace of house price growth has doubled due to a boom in buy-to-let sales ahead of April's stamp duty surcharge, new...

Two new sets of figures show house prices continue to power upwards but property experts warn a slowdown could be in sight. The...

House prices leapt by 2.5% in January to mark the biggest monthly upswing for 14 years, Land Registry figures show. The average...

Chancellor George Osborne's stamp duty changes saved homemovers more than £4,500 on average last year, new figures show. The Chancellor cut stamp...

The collapse in the supply of houses for sale has forced prices to new highs with an average increase of £3,500...

London property prices rose at double the pace of the rest of the UK last year, new figures show. Prices in the capital...

Construction industry output fell by 0.5% in November to put even greater pressure on the UK housing market. The shortage of properties...

2016 will be a critical year for the property market as we see the impact of the global economic slowdown and...

Continuing property growth will push prices beyond the reach of low to middle earners next year. 2016 will prove a growing struggle...

House price inflation in UK cities hit 10% in 2015 led by London, where the average property jumped 13.3% to £52,900. Buyers need...

House prices in England and Wales jumped £16,446 in the last year to hit a new record high of £290,640. This is...

House price growth will slow in 2016 as buyers struggle to get on the housing ladder and interest rates potentially rise,...

House price growth in prime central London is grinding to a halt as higher stamp duty on expensive properties hits growth. Annual growth...

UK house prices rose 9.7% in the year to October and should continue climbing over the coming year, according to the...

There is further evidence of a slowdown at the top of the market as the pace of house price growth in...

House prices fell by nearly 1% in September as the annual pace of growth starts to ease off, new figures show. This...

Figures published yesterday by Nationwide Building Society show the widening gap between in property values in London and the South-east and...

UK house prices rose 9% in the past year after a strong summer that saw prices leap 3% between June and August,...

Two new surveys published today show that the property market scaled new highs yet again in August. The RICS UK Residential Market...

House prices now cost six times income even in the most affordable regions of England and Wales as the affordability crisis worsens. In...

UK house prices increased 5.7% in the year to June but London is trailing as the capital's property market continues to...

Last month was the strongest July for home sales since 2007 with a rise of 13% on June to 90,000. This is the first time...

Banks are set to launch a new clampdown on buy-to-let in a bid to stop the boom getting out of control. They are looking...

Buy-to-let rental income has surged ahead of both inflation and house price growth to hit an average of £977 a month. The...

Chancellor George Osborne's crackdown on buy-to-let tax relief is set to curb lending and temper house price growth. Despite this short-term setback, 2015...

Mortgage regulators have given buy-to-let investors an unfair advantage over residential buyers and the balance needs to be redressed, a broker has claimed. Independent...

House prices in England and Wales hit a post-crisis high in June with the average price rising to £181,619. That finally tops...

The house price sentiment index in positive territory for 28th consecutive month with households in all UK regions saying property prices...

House price growth in the UK's leading cities is set to hit 10% this year as the market recovery continues. The Hometrack UK...

Confidence in the outlook for UK house price growth slipped back in June, according to the Halifax Housing Market Confidence Tracker. This...

House prices in the UK climbed solidly in May as a result of the certainty provided by the General Election result,...

A lack of supply of homes has translated into rising housing market values according to the latest Halifax House Price Index. The...

Brokers remain confident that house prices will continue to rise this year despite new figures showing a fall of 0.2% in June. The surprise price...

Record low interest rates couldn't prevent a decline in lending and house prices in April. UK house prices increased by 5.5% in...

The property market shrugged off pre-election jitters to jump 1% in April, according to Nationwide. Experts say the housing market is now "a...