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Five major lenders - NatWest, Barclays, Accord, Leeds Building Society and HSBC - have all announced rate increases so far this...

Mortgage approvals jumped 7.7% in February to 60,383, and were 40% higher than they were a year ago, new figures from...

Recent economic data was reassuringly predictable. We learned that core inflation fell by fractionally more than expected while services inflation proved slightly...

A Knight Frank survey of 50 house builders shows a staggering 70 per cent support for Labour to win the next...

The number of mortgages offered to home buyers went up from 49,300 in November to 50,500 in December, against the normal...

Leading agency Knight Frank says demand for new homes is generally robust, dependent upon the location and pricing.  It says its regional...

Latest Bank of England data released in recent days shows net mortgage approvals for house purchases rose from 47,900 in October...

Knight Frank says a reduction in mortgage costs as early as February - or perhaps more likely in Q2 next year...

The interest rate on the average five-year fixed mortgage has dropped below 6.0 per cent for the first time in nearly...

The latest sentiment survey by Knight Frank saw the demand for electric vehicle charging points continue, and 35% of respondents rating...

Knight Frank Finance has launched a later life finance team, making it the first major player in the property sector to...

The latest House Price Sentiment Index (HPSI) from Knight Frank and IHS Markit has revealed that households throughout the UK perceive...

Housing market sentiment remains strong with most owners optimistic about the future despite market uncertainties, new research shows. Households in all UK...

Tottenham Hotspur may have missed out on the Premier League title but the local property market has claimed the house price growth...

Transactions in prime central London picked up in March due to falling asking prices and the buy-to-let stamp duty surcharge. Latest research...

The North/South divide in house price expectations has now widened to record levels, new figures show. Households in all UK regions perceive...

Chancellor George Osborne's stamp duty reforms are proving expensive for the Treasury wiping £620 million off its revenues last year, new figures...

House price growth in prime central London is grinding to a halt as higher stamp duty on expensive properties hits growth. Annual growth...

Price growth in prime central London looks set to slow further as the property market faces a number of headwinds. Knight Frank has cut...

Changes to the stamp duty system introduced at the end of last year have led to a slowdown in sales of...

The prime central London property market has endured a "subdued summer" after the excitement of recent years. Annual price growth of 1.7%...

Property sales in prime central London property sales have been hit by stamp duty reforms with no sign of an immediate recovery. In...

The house price sentiment index in positive territory for 28th consecutive month with households in all UK regions saying property prices...