Helpful articles and advice on buying and selling a property, as well as useful updates on changes in the property market and mortgage interest rates.
The property market may well be picking up – Rightmove saw an increase in the number of properties going onto the market for sale in December 2023 when compared to the previous year. The number of homeowners who put their properties up for sale on Boxing Day increased...
The property market has outperformed expectations and seen an increase in house prices in the last month, according to Halifax. UK house prices have risen for the third month in a row. Halifax says that average house prices went up by 1.1% in December and that prices...
The Bank of England reviewed the base rate on 14 December and chose to keep it the same for the third consecutive time. The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has today voted to keep the base rate at 5.25%. The rate increased 14 times between December...
The lender has published its House Price Index, showing another month of price growth, and optimism in the property market has also improved. House prices went up by 0.5% in November, according to Halifax’s House Price Index. Last week, we reported that Nationwide’s...
UK house prices increased for the third consecutive month in November. Want to know more about what's happening in the property market? Read on… House prices rose by 0.2% in November, which was the third consecutive monthly increase, according to the latest Nationwide...
Make your forthcoming house move as smooth as possible with our handy checklist of things to take care of before you head for your new abode… Moving home can be both an exciting and daunting experience. Whether moving to a new city, downsizing or upgrading to a bigger...
The government’s new 95 Per Cent Mortgage Guarantee Scheme launched on Monday 19 April 2021. The aim of the scheme is to make more 95 per cent mortgages available to those with smaller deposits. First-time buyers can apply but you don’t have to be one to be eligible.
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