Mortgages and Property News

The price of terraced houses in London rose by 5% a year in the 2010s, more than any other type of residential property.The much-coveted Victorian and Edwardian terraces that fill the capital’s inner...

After a year in which UK house prices have been subdued due to political and economic uncertainty, 2020 is predicted to be a brighter one for the country’s housing market. After the result of...

Average property prices in the UK will rise by 2% over the course of 2020, property website Rightmove has predicted. Rightmove, the biggest online estate agent in the UK, said the recent General...

Political uncertainty due to the General Election and Brexit is causing UK house prices to fall, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics). The latest Rics survey, which...

Average house prices in the UK grew at their fastest rate for seven months in November but was below 1% for the twelfth month in a row, according to Nationwide. The latest housing index from the...

As developers saddle new build properties with uncapped and escalating estate management fees, high street banks are refusing mortgages for some of them. Santander has refused to lend on new-build...

The amount of properties entering the UK housing market is falling at its fastest rate in ten years, as sellers are being put off by the upcoming General Election. According to Rightmove, the number...

UK properties close to haunted houses and spooky sites have seen massive price rises over the last decade, according to Halifax. Figures from the country’s largest mortgage lender has revealed that...

The financial regulator has relaxed affordability checks that have kept homeowners trapped in expensive mortgages for years, unable to switch to a cheaper deal. These “mortgage prisoners” often...

Even if house prices remain in their Brexit slump and never rise again, you’ll still come out ahead by owning a home rather than renting, new research has revealed. The research, from trade body...