UK house prices rising at fastest rate for eight months

UK house prices rose at their fastest rate for eight months in September as buyers shrugged off Brexit uncertainty and fears of a slowdown in consumer spending, according to one of Britain’s biggest mortgage lenders. The latest Halifax house price survey showed a 4%...

Foreign buyers in £40bn race for London property

Investors are shrugging off Brexit concerns to eye purchases of London buildings International buyers are still aiming to pump as much as £40 billion into central London property despite the shadow of Brexit and new taxes hanging over the capital, experts said on...

Why the tide could be turning for first-time buyers

First-time buyers are gaining an edge over buy-to-let investors when it comes to buying property, yet more are anxious about securing a mortgage. First-time buyers are feeling more optimistic as house price growth stalls and competition from buy-to-let investors falls...

When is the right time to buy a property?

Q I live in a university town in the south-east of England. I am contracted to stay here for two years. After that I may or may not get another job in the same town, but I’m not so attached to it that I’d want to stay if there wasn’t the compelling reason of a job. I...