by Alan Lowery | Dec 12, 2016 | Housing, Latest News
House prices rise for first time since March House prices have picked up speed for the first time since March, but will slow in the next year as the market loses momentum. Halifax’s price index recorded a 6pc annual increase in house prices in the three months...
by Alan Lowery | Dec 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
Nationwide has increased the rates on some of its 10-year fixed mortgages by 0.3 percentage points as mortgage rates across the board seem likely to rise. Last week Skipton Building Society increased rates on some mortgages by 0.37 percentage points, while another...
by Alan Lowery | Nov 14, 2016 | Housing, Latest News
First-time buyers continue to be hit with higher asking prices, while values in the wider market rise at a slower rate. Asking prices fell 1.1pc in November, according to the online property portal Rightmove, which described the market as “resilient”. It...
by Alan Lowery | Nov 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
House price growth is slowing down in some of the country’s most affluent cities, including London, thanks to new property taxes, faltering confidence and stretched affordability levels, but regional cities are soaring ahead. London had the weakest property...
by Alan Lowery | Oct 31, 2016 | Latest News
2 in 5 British home-owners decided their home was the one for them before they even got past the hallway, new research by Rightmove can reveal. The research highlights the impulsive nature that many home-hunters apply to one of life’s major purchase decisions, and...