Latest mortgage news - House Prices


31 Dec 2019

House prices have tripled since the Millennium

The average house price has increased 207% in the UK since the start of the century outstripped by first time buyer homes rising 264%.

23 Dec 2019

Leading city house prices rise 54pc over the last decade

Over the last decade house prices in the UK twenty cities have increased by 54% with London leading up 74% since 2009.

16 Dec 2019

High value home sales surge across UK but fall in London

Properties sold in the UK worth more than one million pounds have increased five percent but sales fall in London with fewer buyers.

26 Nov 2019

Property asking and sold price gap narrows to 5% in London

The difference between the asking and sold property price in London is more realistic reducing to 5% from over 20% four years ago.

14 Nov 2019

Sellers are deterred by looming election as house prices fall

The looming election deters sellers with property listings down 15% while lower house prices tempt buyers looking for bargains.

29 Oct 2019

Time taken to sell your property at three year high across UK cities

For homeowners the time it takes to sell your property of 12 weeks is at a three year high increasing from 8 weeks in 2016.

26 Oct 2019

Home movers will pay £127,000 premium to live in a national park

The national parks are known as Britain’s breathing spaces and home movers pay £127,000 more to live there than surrounding counties.

14 Oct 2019

Urban green spaces can raise nearby house prices by £2,500, says ONS

Urban homes near public parks, gardens and playing fields are more expensive adding 1.1% premium to the value of your property.

16 Sep 2019

Lower London house prices help speed up time to secure a buyer

House prices coming to the market in London have reduced by more than £13,000 this month helping to move property more quickly.

12 Sep 2019

First time buyer deposits rise to the highest level in a decade

Deposits for first time buyers to purchase their first home have increased by 52% over the past decade according to the Halifax.

23 Aug 2019

London remains the least affordable UK city with slow improvement

Affordability levels in London are slowly starting to improve with average earnings rising at a faster pace than house price growth.

19 Aug 2019

London house prices rise for the first time in two years

Homes in Greater London have risen year-on-year for the first time in two years with new seller asking prices 1.3% higher.

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