Average house prices and mortgage approvals hit new highs during the summer months, in a positive sign for the property market. Nationwide...
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02 September 2024
From: Breaking News
Fewer sales than usual were registered by HMRC for June, official figures show. The latest property transactions statistics from the taxman - based on...
01 August 2024
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The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase fell for the third consecutive month in June but property professionals remain optimistic...
30 July 2024
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The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase fell for the second consecutive month during May, Bank of England data shows. Banks...
02 July 2024
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House prices appear to have benefited from a Spring bounce but sales and mortgage approvals have struggled. It comes after a busy...
03 June 2024
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The rate of inflation slowed to 2.3% in April, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows. It means the consumer price index...
23 May 2024
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Savills has today upgraded its five-year UK mainstream house price forecast to reflect the stronger than expected start to the year...
07 May 2024
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Inflation has eased to 3.2% down from 3.4%, official figures from the Office for National Statistics show, the lowest level since...
18 April 2024
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Mortgage approvals rose for the sixth consecutive month in February and are at the highest level since September 2022, Bank of...
03 April 2024
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Savills has claimed most of the property markets It operates in are past “peak uncertainty” after posting lower revenues and profits...
15 March 2024
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Average house prices rose for the fourth consecutive month during February, figures from Halifax show, but it is unclear how long...
08 March 2024
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The level of mortgage approvals for home-movers hit the lowest level since the 1970s amid the cost of living crisis in...
05 March 2024
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I was chatting to a genuine city gent the other day (someone who has enjoyed a career in suits, ties, shares...
02 March 2024
From: Features
Mortgage approvals increased for the fourth consecutive month in a row during January but that hasn’t fed into official sales yet, data...
01 March 2024
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The number of mortgage approvals hit a six-month high in December as falling mortgage pricing and renewed buyer confidence “breathed new...
31 January 2024
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The level of mortgage approvals hit a four-month high in November, Bank of England data reveals. There were 50,067 mortgage approvals in...
05 January 2024
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House prices may have slumped for most of the year but some areas have bucked the trend. Analysis by Halifax shows that...
28 December 2023
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House prices increased for the second consecutive month in November, according to Halifax. The lender’s latest House Price Index recorded monthly growth...
08 December 2023
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The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase has hit a three-month high, Bank of England data shows. Figures from the Bank...
30 November 2023
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It wouldn’t be sensible to jump to a firm conclusion about the prospects of the housing market this side of Christmas,...
13 November 2023
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The number of mortgage approvals for home purchase hit an eight-month low during September, Bank of England data shows. Mortgage data from...
31 October 2023
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Property sales and mortgage approvals both fell annually in August, official data shows. Figures from HMRC show UK residential transactions were down...
02 October 2023
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The number of mortgage approvals for home purchase hit a five-month low in July. Bank of England data shows there were 49,444...
31 August 2023
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It won’t come as a surprise that forecasts show mortgage approvals will fall this year. But a new analysis says the drop...
10 August 2023
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The number of mortgage approvals edged up for a second month in a row during June but remains below 2022’s monthly...
01 August 2023
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Mortgage approvals rose between April and May but are down by a quarter annually, underlining the uncertain market. Bank of England data...
30 June 2023
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Two sets of housing data have suggested a declining property market, with further price drops on the horizon. Halifax has recorded the...
08 June 2023
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The property market appears to have stalled in April and May, with official data showing a dip in house prices and...
02 June 2023
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Average UK house prices declined last month for the first time in three months, Halifax claims. The lender’s latest House Price Index...
10 May 2023
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Mortgage approvals bounced back in March but buyers are borrowing less at higher rates. The latest Bank of England data has showed...
05 May 2023
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The latest Halifax House Price Index gave estate agents renewed optimism last week amid the ongoing market crash debate after the...
11 April 2023
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The level of mortgage approvals for home purchases bounced back in February, Bank of England figures show, but buyers are borrowing...
30 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Listings are down, mortgage rates are high, regulations are becoming even more complex and already stretched tenants are feeling the effects...
08 March 2023
From: Features
Annual house price growth has fallen for the first time since June 2020 and is now at its weakest level since...
02 March 2023
From: Breaking News
House prices could drop by almost 25% ‘start-to-trough’ or by as much as 40% in severe circumstances, Lloyds Banking Group has...
23 February 2023
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The motivation of ‘needs-based buyers’ shouldn’t be underestimated despite the current negative market data, Knight Frank claims. Official data in recent weeks...
07 February 2023
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Falling mortgage rates are a “false positive” for the health of the property market, analyst Davy Research has warned. A housing research...
06 February 2023
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Lenders approved the lowest number of mortgages since May 2020 in December. The latest Bank of England data shows mortgage approvals for...
01 February 2023
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Tracking mortgage rates may be more fruitful for buyers than following house price data, a property expert claims. Tom Bill, head of...
10 January 2023
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Mortgage approvals for home purchase hit their lowest level since June 2020 during November, the latest Bank of England data has...
05 January 2023
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New mortgage lending data from the Bank of England has indicated a slowdown in property market activity during October but agents...
30 November 2022
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The housing market isn’t definitely facing a 2008-style cliff-edge moment, Knight Frank claims. New commentary from the agent has asked if October’s weak...
07 November 2022
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The Bank of England has prompted new warnings of a housing market slowdown after revealing a ‘significant decrease’ in mortgage approvals...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Let’s be completely honest - as challenges go, estate agents are up against it trying to persuade reluctant vendors to take...
06 October 2022
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House price growth slowed in August but remains in double digits, Nationwide figures have revealed. The lender’s August House Price Index shows...
02 September 2022
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A property expert has claimed that it remains to be seen where housing will feature in the upcoming political agenda. Nicky Stevenson,...
12 August 2022
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The property market is unlikely to see forced sales but buyers are becoming more price sensitive, Zoopla warns. The property portal’s latest...
01 July 2022
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A property lender claims to have identified signs that the property market is slowing. Analysis of Bank of England mortgage approval data...
17 May 2022
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The property market could be set for further upheaval when the Bank of England makes its latest interest rate decision today. The...
05 May 2022
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The level of house price growth is at a 17 year high at 11.2 per cent according to the Nationwide. The annual...
02 February 2022
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The latest figures for mortgage approvals show demand as being relatively unchanged - a development welcomed by agents. House purchase mortgage approvals...
05 January 2022
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House prices in the UK have ended the year of yet another record high. The Nationwide says annual house price growth increased...
31 December 2021
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The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...
15 September 2021
From: Features
The value of mortgage lending hit a record high in the final months of the stamp duty holiday. Figures from the Bank...
15 September 2021
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Mortgage approvals declined over the last month as the tapering stamp duty holiday deterred home purchases, according to data from the...
01 September 2021
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If you were hoping for a summer lull during August, think again. That’s the messages from Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine...
05 August 2021
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The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...
05 June 2021
From: Features
Mortgage lending has shown the biggest net increase on record according to the Bank of England. Mortgage borrowing in March rose by...
05 May 2021
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Bank of England figures reveal that in February there were 87,700 mortgage approvals - down from a peak of 103,700 in...
30 March 2021
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The latest house price index from the Halifax suggests the market has softened ahead of the original scheduled end of the stamp...
08 March 2021
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Mortgage approvals declined slightly in January as the market braces itself for the end of the stamp duty holiday - currently...
02 March 2021
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Mortgage approvals decreased slightly in December but remain well above pre-Covid levels thanks to the continuing incentive of the stamp duty...
02 February 2021
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The stamp duty holiday should be extended to include properties that have exchanged but have yet to complete, a leading accountancy...
26 January 2021
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New figures from the Bank of England show that mortgage approvals rose 7.0 per cent in November to reach 105,000 -...
06 January 2021
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Another day, another house price record as the bull market continues. The latest Halifax index shows prices surging 7.6 per cent to...
08 December 2020
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Annual house price inflation is now running at 6.5 per cent according to the latest Nationwide index after a 0.9 per...
02 December 2020
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The housing market may be slowing as we enter December but the latest snapshot suggests there’s still momentum with mortgage approvals...
01 December 2020
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Watching the government’s surprise press conference a couple of weekends ago the message was clear; we were heading into a gruelling...
14 November 2020
From: Features
House prices by the end of October were running 7.5 per cent above their level a year ago - but the...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News
The housing market boom looks set to continue for some months yet as mortgage approvals for home purchases hit their highest...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Agents have universally welcomed new Nationwide data showing annual price growth picked up to 5.0 per cent last month - the highest rate...
01 October 2020
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Mortgage approvals for house purchases have soared to a 13 year high according to Bank of England figures up to the...
30 September 2020
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The strong house price growth experienced in recent months could soon be 'marred' by oversupply, according to Home.co.uk. The property website says...
16 September 2020
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Mortgage approvals - a key indicator of short-term activity in the housing market - beat expectations in June according to Bank...
30 July 2020
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Agents have remained calm in the light of Nationwide’s house price index which shows the first annual fall for eight years...
02 July 2020
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Business consultancy TwentyCi is the latest to try to put a value on the potential losses to the property industry and...
29 April 2020
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Mortgage lenders approved the highest number of loans for house purchase in nearly four years in January, according to Bank of...
03 March 2020
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The number of mortgage approvals rose 1.9 per cent in the final month of last year according to e.surv’s mortgage data...
17 January 2020
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House prices rose 4.0 per cent in 2019 according to Britain’s biggest mortgage lender Halifax, as a December bounce - some...
09 January 2020
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Analysts are putting a surprise surge in mortgage approvals from banks down to a spike in applications ahead of the General...
02 January 2020
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The number of new mortgages approved by banks fell to a six-month low in September - but the annual figure shows...
25 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Although property transactions have, unsurprisingly, recently seen a decline which is almost certainly in part due to the ‘B-word’, this doesn’t...
28 September 2019
From: Features
Data from UK Finance, which represents most of the country’s lenders, shows that gross mortgage lending across the residential market in...
25 July 2019
From: Breaking News
The latest house price index shows very little happening in the market, with analysts expecting little significant movement until Brexit is...
03 June 2019
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The number of mortgages approved by High Street banks increased 5.4 per cent to 44,000 in April. Data from trade body UK...
29 May 2019
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On the same day as one of the most optimistic Rightmove market snapshots of recent months, the latest mortgage monitor from...
16 April 2019
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Agents appear to be speaking with one voice in response to the latest house price index, saying that once Brexit is...
01 April 2019
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The latest Bank of England mortgage figures suggest that approvals for home buyers are running at more than a fifth below...
08 January 2019
From: Breaking News
Mainstream bank lending for house purchases grew by 3.6 per cent in October compared to the same month last year. However the...
27 November 2018
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Mortgage approvals fell again in September - this means that every month of 2018 so far has seen a drop against...
25 October 2018
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One estate agent has described the latest price fall announced by the Halifax as “quite a retreat” for the housing market...
08 October 2018
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The EY ITEM Club, regarded as one of the most influential groups of economists in the UK, says it’s still “dubious”...
09 August 2018
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In a surprise announcement, house prices picked up in July with the annual rate of growth rising from 1.8 per cent...
08 August 2018
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Total mortgage approvals by the main High Street banks increased three per cent in May over the same month last year...
27 June 2018
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The housing market “is clearly currently struggling to gain traction” and any real upturn ”will remain elusive over the coming months”...
20 June 2018
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House prices in the three months to the end of April were 2.2 per cent higher than in the same period...
09 May 2018
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...
03 May 2018
From: 60 Second Interview
Fewer mortgages were approved for home buyers last month than in the same month a year ago according to figures from...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News
The latest mortgage snapshot from e.surv has reinforced recent claims from other sources that London’s housing market remains the most difficult...