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02 Feb 2019

Homeowners in Chichester record highest five year house price growth

City house prices have outpaced the country with Chichester recording a 62% rise in property values over the last five years.

01 Feb 2019

Older homeowners have more choice as lenders relax mortgage age limits

The number of residential mortgages for older homeowners has increased as lenders relax maximum ages to 80 years and over.

30 Jan 2019

House prices across London expected to fall two percent in 2019

London house prices to fall two percent during 2019 whereas half of regional cities recorded double digit growth post Brexit.

28 Jan 2019

Lloyds Bank launches 100% mortgage for first time buyers

First time buyers can have a 100% mortgage from Lloyds Bank but requires parents to make a 10% savings account deposit.

24 Jan 2019

New highs for equity release as homeowners access property wealth

Homeowners use equity release to access almost £4 billion of wealth from their homes up for the seventh consecutive year.

21 Jan 2019

London house prices fall below £600,000 for first time since 2015

Asking prices from sellers in London have seen the largest fall with the average under £600,000 for the first time since 2015.

03 Jan 2019

Best value commuter hotspots within an hour to London revealed

Britain's oldest recorded town Colchester offers the cheapest combined annual mortgage and season ticket commute to London.

02 Jan 2019

First time buyer numbers reach the highest levels in over a decade

The number of first time buyers taking the first steps on the property ladder are half of all mortgaged purchases in 2018.

26 Dec 2018

Londoners buy £30 billion worth of property outside the capital

Homeowners leaving London bought property outside of the capital worth £30 billion, the highest level since 2007.

22 Dec 2018

First rise in 30 years of young families owning their own home

For the first time in thirty years there has been an increase in home ownership for young families according to think tank.

19 Dec 2018

London negative growth is dragging down the UK property market

Property values in London continue to fall dragging down UK house prices to the lowest annual growth levels in five years.

12 Dec 2018

Homeowner remortgaging reaches highest level in a decade

Remortgaging has reached its highest level for a decade as homeowners lock into attractive deals ahead of Brexit uncertainty.

10 Dec 2018

First time buyer mortgage rates reach record lows

Mortgage rates for first time buyers with small deposits have reached a record low despite rise in base interest rates.

01 Dec 2018

Living in a national park costs £121,000 more to buy your home

Properties in the New Forest are the most expensive in national parks and more than double the cost of the county average.

30 Nov 2018

Mortgage deal from Darlington offers six times your salary

Darlington Building Society is offering a new mortgage deal with six times your annual salary if you work in the right industry.

28 Nov 2018

Slough tops hotspot where renovating can increase property values

Homes in Slough are three times more likely to benefit from modernising to add property value than anywhere else in Britain.

28 Nov 2018

Property price growth in regional cities rising at fastest rate

Impact of Brexit is not holding back regional cities benefiting from over 6% growth in house price and high level of market activity.

21 Nov 2018

First time buyer mortgages in London at three year high

Mortgages completed by first time buyers in London during the third quarter reached the highest level in three years.

06 Nov 2018

Homeowners access record £1bn equity release from their homes

Buoyant market for homeowners sees £11m of equity released each day from property and a record £1bn in the third quarter.

01 Nov 2018

UK house price growth is the slowest for five years

An uncertain economic outlook from Brexit and squeeze on household budgets sees house prices at slowest growth since May 2013.

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