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An analysis of government house price data by business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown suggests the typical mortgage term for a first time...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Diverse views have emerged from financial services figures in response to last week’s news that the headline rate of inflation remained...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Global intelligence company Pepper Advantage, which has a portfolio of over 100,000 UK residential mortgages, says there’s been a dramatic increase...
07 February 2024
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There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...
22 January 2024
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There is speculation that the recent spate of figures from the UK economy may prompt a war between mortgage providers as...
21 August 2023
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A leading analyst is warning that a remortgage nightmare lies await in the second half of 2023. Sarah Coles of business consultancy...
06 June 2023
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The value of the nation’s spare rooms is estimated at around £791.5 billion, and that’s just those of homeowners that admit...
25 January 2022
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In a new report put forward by Shawbrook Bank, it was revealed that landlord confidence is at a high level. Covid-19 continues...
23 December 2021
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Across the UK property demand continues to outweigh supply. To overcome this issue house building targets have recently been revealed. During...
11 November 2021
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House prices have continued to rise throughout the year, making it increasingly challenging for first-time buyers to join the property ladder. UK...
09 September 2021
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The past year has seen many people experience a change in their financial circumstances. The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in work-life changes...
04 June 2021
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Workers who received a festive bonus and are looking to purchase a property in 2020 could boost their borrowing power by...
16 January 2020
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Six in ten parents can afford to financially support their children to buy their first home, while only 5% can pay...
24 October 2017
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UK house prices rose 7.6% in the year to February and property experts expect the "unrelenting" growth to continue. This marked a...
13 April 2016
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House prices have risen 47,000% since the Queen was born 90 years ago this month, new research shows. In 1926 the average...
04 April 2016
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UK house prices continue to accelerate increasing by 7.9% in the year to January, up from 6.7% in December. Prices were driven...
23 March 2016
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Property experts have welcomed steady growth in private rents as a sign that the buy-to-let market is shrugging off the Government's tax...
29 February 2016
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Almost one in three "millennials" still with live with their families and almost one in 10 say they will never own a...
23 February 2016
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UK house prices leapt by 7.7% in the year to November after rising at the fastest rate for eight months. This compares...
20 January 2016
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Homeowners aged over 55 are sitting on £90,000 more property wealth than they realise thanks to soaring house prices. This extra housing wealth...
04 December 2015
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UK house prices increased by 6.1% in the year to September 2015 with London and the South once again leading the...
18 November 2015
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Latest figures show UK house prices slowed in the year to August with annual growth of 5.2%. That is unchanged from July,...
14 October 2015
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UK house prices increased 5.7% in the year to June but London is trailing as the capital's property market continues to...
19 August 2015
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The average property in England and Wales cost a record 8.8 times local earnings last year, new official figures show. And it topped 10...
06 August 2015
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Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by...
03 August 2015
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Official figures showing GDP rose a robust 0.7% in the second quarter will add to pressure on the Bank of England...
29 July 2015
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House prices in the UK climbed solidly in May as a result of the certainty provided by the General Election result,...
15 July 2015
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A fall in the number and value of mortgage deals taken out by first-time buyers in May is a sign this...