Gross lending up 30% in November!
Gross lending rocketed 30% year-on-year in November, according to figures published today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders. There was an estimated £17bn of gross ... Read more
Lending at five-year high in the third quarter!
Mortgage lenders advanced more money in the third quarter than they have in any other quarter for five years, according to figures released today by ... Read more
House prices rocket 6% year-on-year!
Nationwide’s November house price index shows property values are up 0.6% on October but annually have now risen 6.5%. The price of an average property ... Read more
House prices set to increase 24% in five years!
Knight Frank is predicting that house prices will increase by 24% in the next five years. In its UK housing market forecast for Q4 2013, ... Read more
Average house value rises £9,500 in a year!
House prices have risen 5.8% since October 2012, according to the latest house price index from Nationwide Building Society. This month, prices reached £173,678, meaning ... Read more
32% Jump in quarterly gross mortgage lending!
Gross mortgage lending for the third quarter of 2013 was 32% than the same time period in 2012, according to the Council Mortgage Lenders’ latest ... Read more
House sales up 17% year-on-year!
There were 69,140 house sales in July, up 17% from 59,141 in July 2012, according to figures published today by the Land Registry. The number ... Read more
First-time buyer lending up 33%!
The volume of mortgages taken out by first-time buyers in August was up by 33% from twelve months previously, according to data released today by ... Read more
House prices up 6.2% year-on-year in Q3!
House prices rose 6.2% year-on-year in the third quarter, according to the latest Halifax house price index. Prices also rose 2.1% compared to the second ... Read more
Mortgage approvals up 32% in August!
Mortgage approvals in August were up 32% year-on-year at £9.3bn according to the latest figures from the British Bankers’ Association. The seasonally adjusted figures show ... Read more
Buy-to-Let watch!
As the market has improved one particular trend has come to light, that is that more and more homeowners are choosing to enter the landlord ... Read more
Buy-to-Let lending up 11% in July!
Lenders advanced £2bn to landlords in July, an 11% increase on the £1.8bn advanced in June, according to new monthly buy-to-let data published by the ... Read more
