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Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned this October’s Budget will be “painful.” Speaking as MPs return to Parliament next Monday, he warned...

Fewer than 50,000 mortgages have been completed with the support of the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, official figures show. The scheme was launched...

The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase fell for the third consecutive month in June but property professionals remain optimistic...

House prices dipped on a monthly basis during March but annual growth improved, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index...

The number of mortgage approvals hit a six-month high in December as falling mortgage pricing and renewed buyer confidence “breathed new...

Inflation rose unexpectedly in the 12 months to December 2023, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data has revealed. The latest ONS figures...

Inflation fell to its lowest level in two years during November, raising hopes that interest rate cuts and lower mortgage pricing...

House prices are set to fall further next year, two major lenders claim. The house prices indices of Halifax and Nationwide have...

The value of gross mortgage advances increased during the third quarter but future lending commitments have dropped, Bank of England data...

The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase has hit a three-month high, Bank of England data shows. Figures from the Bank...

Mortgage arrears and claims for repossession are on the rise as official data shows how much homeowners are still struggling in...

The number of mortgage approvals for home purchase hit an eight-month low during September, Bank of England data shows. Mortgage data from...

House price growth fell to its lowest annual rate since 2012 in August, official data shows. The latest Land Registry House Price...

It is just over one year since former Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ill-fated mini-Budget and homeowners and...

Alarm bells are ringing in the new build sales sector after figures have been released by a major house builder. Bellway says...

House prices dipped at their fastest rate since 2009 last month, new data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index revealed average...

HMRC has recorded the lowest level of UK property sales for the month of June since 2020. The latest property transaction data...

Only the top 10% of income earners can afford an average house with less than five years of income in England,...

The number of people taking out mortgages with terms of 35 years or more hit a high of 88,059 in 2022,...

A mortgage expert has expressed concern about the level of borrowers still taking out high loan-to-value government-backed home loans despite falling...

Almost half of adults who currently pay rent or a mortgage have seen their payments increase over the past six months...

The average rate for a two-year fixed rate mortgage has passed the “devilish” 6.66% point, figures show. Moneyfacts yesterday revealed the average...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has secured promises from banks to be more flexible with mortgage borrowers amid concerns about rising rates. Average mortgage...

The value of mortgage lending has slumped to its lowest level since the second quarter of 2020, Bank of England data...

Great story this week about the estate agent in St John’s Wood who found a purse in the back of a...

Annual house price growth slowed for the fifth consecutive month during March and remains negative on a monthly basis, Land Registry...

Mortgage approvals bounced back in March but buyers are borrowing less at higher rates. The latest Bank of England data has showed...

Annual house price growth dropped for the fourth month in a row in February and dropped further into negative territory on...

The level of mortgage approvals for home purchases bounced back in February, Bank of England figures show, but buyers are borrowing...

Average house prices have declined by their largest level on a monthly basis since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty...

Sellers resistant to cutting asking prices may soon be left with little choice if the mortgage market remains depressed, a broker...

Halifax has recorded the lowest level of annual house price growth for three years. Its latest House Price Index for January 2023...

Property sales are yet to decline amid higher mortgage rates and the cost of living crisis but there are signs of...

The end of last year’s Stamp Duty holiday has given a temporary boost to house price data for October 2022. The latest...

Home repossessions have begun to rise but remain below pre-Covid levels, Government figures show. The number of mortgage possession claims increased by...

The Bank of England has prompted new warnings of a housing market slowdown after revealing a ‘significant decrease’ in mortgage approvals...

A third of adults are struggling to pay their monthly rent or mortgage payments, new data shows. The figures from the Office...

Annual house price growth returned to double digits in July, Land Registry data reveals. The figures will reignite the debate over the...

Annual house price growth has dropped to its lowest level this year and is back to single digits, official data shows. The...

The Bank of England has confirmed plans to withdraw the requirement for lenders to conduct interest rate stress tests on mortgage...

The Bank of England raised interest rates for the fifth consecutive month yesterday. The cost of borrowing is now at a 13-year...

Rising house prices boosted HMRC’s coffers during the previous tax year. Analysts suggest the booming housing market has meant HMRC has attracted...

House price growth hit a five-month high in February, according to Land Registry data but there are warnings that this will...

The stamp duty holiday last year has caused a surge of borrowers taking on mortgages with terms of more than 35...

Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...

Stamp duty statistics show that the introduction of a two per cent surcharge on residential properties by overseas buyers, means HM...

Government data shows the average UK house price increasing by 10 per cent on an annual basis in November. On a monthly...

Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

A leading market commentator is warning that transactions and prices will fall without the stimulus of the stamp duty holiday. Karen Noye,...

A leading tax expert is advising investors to “plan your disposals” after new Capital Gains Tax figures have raised speculation of...