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SKY new reports a leap in price rises as there is a return to cities post-COVID. To read the full article, click the link below: Read More

OakNorth Bank – the UK bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs – has provided a £2.7M investment facility to Martin Homes for its new residential development on Buckingham Road in Brighton. To read the full article, click the link below: Read More

Prices recorded their second-biggest month-on-month rise for 15 years and are now 13% higher than pre-pandemic levels according to lender Nationwide. House prices staged a surprise surge in August despite the winding down of Britain’s stamp duty holiday, according to new figures. To read the full article, click the link below: Read More

HSBC UK has cut rates across its mortgage range by up to 0.15% and is now offering its lowest ever fixed mortgage rate at 0.89%. Michelle Andrews, HSBC UK’s Head of Buying A Home, said: “Remortgaging, buying a home or getting additional lending with us has never been cheaper. And now, with improvements to our

The development finance market has grown by more than 50% in the last five years. This influx of new lenders has given a welcome boost to small housebuilders across the UK who could be on track to build 70,000 more homes a year in the coming decade as the competition heats up. To read the

During the past year, average house prices in Britain have increased 8.2%, from £234,540 in January 2020 to £253,702 in April 2021, but nowhere have prices increased more than in Britain’s most historic towns.  In Britain’s beloved seaside towns prices have experienced annual growth of 10%, rising from £281,397 in 2019, to £309,539 in 2020.

One of the few sectors to have come through the pandemic in positive territory, property values were 6.5% higher than a year ago. Across the UK, property values were 6.5% higher than in March 2020, Halifax said. This means the average price is around £15,000 higher than it was since the start of the national coronavirus