Arrears and repossessions continue to fall
The Council of Mortgage Lenders has reported a further fall in the number of...
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Buying £900 a year cheaper than rent
Homebuyers in the UK are £875 (10%) a year better off buying their own...
Second Steppers’ housing affordability improves
Home affordability for Second Steppers – those home owners still living in their first...
Mortgages at their most affordable for 14 years
Mortgage affordability is at its most favourable since 1999 Quarter 2, with mortgage payments...
Noisy neighbours will not help sell or rent your home
The one factor outside your control when you try to sell or rent your...
Repossessions fall during the second quarter
The number of properties taken into possession by mortgage lenders declined in the second...
House prices higher than in previous 3 months
House prices in the latest three months (May-July) were 2.1% higher than in the...
Gold run for East London as house prices rise by £1,000 per month
Homeowners in the 14 postal districts1 in East London closest to the Olympic Park...
UK’s top ten home improvements revealed
Installing a new kitchen is the most popular home renovation carried out in the...
Lifetime cost of a UK household is over £1.8 million
The average UK household will cost a total of £1,802,000 (or £29,000 a year)...
Negative equity holds back second-time buyers
Over a quarter (28 per cent) of second-time buyers could be stuck on the...
First time buyers account for two thirds of affordable housing sales
First-time buyers remain the biggest beneficiaries of affordable housing schemes, accounting for 65% of...
First time buyers locked out for over 10 years
Young people are finding themselves locked out of the property market for years –...
Is there a risk of a new house market bubble?
One in five first time buyers (20%) say that Government schemes like Help to...
House prices growing with London charging ahead
House price growth remains stable across most of the UK, although prices in London...
Women more likely to take on the packing when moving
New research from Confused.com reveals that although moving home is a joint decision for...
Green shoots:House sales hit three-and-a-half year high
The amount of homes sold in the UK over the past three months reached...
Avoidable claims add over £17 million to cost of home cover
Hard pressed British households have seen £17.4 million extra added to the cost of...
House prices increase by 0.4% in May
House prices experienced their fourth consecutive month of growth during May with a increase...
Key worker house purchase affordability improves
Latest research from Halifax shows the ability of key public sector workers to purchase...
First-time buyer activity up again in March
First-time buyer activity remained strong in March with the number of first-time buyers increasing...
250,000 over 50s say they will have to sell their home to pay off their mortgage
While most young people are struggling to get on the property ladder, some over...
Homeowners could face hefty bills for disastrous DIY
Householders embarking on a home improvement project this May bank holiday are being urged...
Sales of million pound homes at highest since 2007
The number of properties selling for over £1 million increased in 2012, reaching the...
Lending to first-time buyers increases in February
The number of first-time buyers increased by 3% in February, marking the best start...