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Buyers still pay a pandemic premium for houses over flats, Bank of England research finds

Four more years of sales data show the 'race for space' left a lasting mark on prices, while London's slide began well before Covid. The findings help explain why London flats are now the weakest part of the market

Buyers still pay a pandemic premium for houses over flats, Bank of England research finds

This one region is tipped to outpace UK house price growth to 2031, but new homes are drying up

Savills expects values to rise 21% by the end of 2031, against 15.8% for the rest of the UK. Planning consents, housing starts and social housing delivery are all running below what it needs

This one region is tipped to outpace UK house price growth to 2031, but new homes are drying up

UK housing sales weaken further as mortgage rates climb

October survey points to worsening sales outlook and deepening pessimism among surveyors

UK housing sales weaken further as mortgage rates climb

UK economy grows 0.7% in Q3, but the housing market tells a different story

Services lead Q3 growth, but private housing new work falls 4.7%, complicating the mortgage outlook for brokers

UK economy grows 0.7% in Q3, but the housing market tells a different story

First-time buyers are borrowing more against smaller deposits

Average mortgage loan-to-value hits a new milestone as first-time buyers borrow bigger against shrinking downpayments

First-time buyers are borrowing more against smaller deposits

Nearly half of portfolio landlords set to refinance over the next year

Pegasus Insight's latest landlord trends report points to the biggest buy-to-let remortgage pipeline in years

Nearly half of portfolio landlords set to refinance over the next year

Santander Mortgage Rates

114 mortgage products listed in our database and is currently offering moving home fixed rates starting at 4.03% with a £999 product fee for its 5 year products

Santander Mortgage Rates

HSBC Mortgage Rates

328 mortgage products listed in our database and is currently offering moving home fixed rates from 3.86% with a £999 product fee for their 5 year products. They also offer an existing customer rate for Buy to Let from 3.96% with a £1,999 product fee for a 5 year product.

HSBC Mortgage Rates

Lloyds Mortgage Rates

44 mortgage products listed in our database and is currently offering a Club Lloyds First Time Buyer fixed rate at 4.10% with no product fee for a 5 year product.

Lloyds Mortgage Rates

Scottish mortgage payments top £1,200 a month as rates bite

Payments have risen by more than £100 since late 2025, as analysts describe a functioning but slowing market

Scottish mortgage payments top £1,200 a month as rates bite