Pockets of Britain have seen property prices surge despite the pandemic, with some areas seeing double-digit percentage growth, according to latest data from Halifax. Homes in parts of London, as well as Yorkshire, the West Midlands and northern Scotland have seen the biggest percentage increases over the past 12 months, according to one of Britain’s biggest … Read more
Pockets of Britain have seen property prices surge despite the pandemic, with some areas seeing double-digit percentage growth, according to latest data from Halifax. Homes in parts of London, as well as Yorkshire, the West Midlands and northern Scotland have seen the biggest percentage increases over the past 12 months, according to one of Britain’s biggest … Read more
Halifax will pay off the mortgage of 10 customers next month in a prize draw: What do you need to do to take part? Halifax offers a monthly prize draw that pays off a home loan The competition launched in November 2018 and relaunched in May this year In January, it will pay off 10 … Read more
Average house prices have risen by more than £15,000 since June and £3,000 in the last month alone, ‘far outweighing’ stamp duty savings on some cheaper properties, mortgage lender Halifax said today. Its latest monthly house price index – which is based on mortgage approvals rather than actual sales prices – shows the price of … Read more
House prices soar 6.5% since June as stellar property gains outweigh stamp duty savings on some homes, Halifax says Average house prices rose 1.2%, or around £3,000, in the month of November Annual growth at 7.6%, the fastest rate since June 2016 Stamp stamp duty saving of £2,500 on a home costing £250,000 are now … Read more
An aspiring midwife who ‘just wanted to be a mother’ died hours after giving birth, her heartbroken family have revealed. Chelsea Pearce, 29, from Halifax, West Yorkshire, died on November 27 after suffering a fatal blood clot following the birth of her son, Roman. Ms Pearce, who worked as a health visitor, was described as … Read more
I have an account with Halifax in Chesterfield. My niece registered Power of Attorney (POA) over my financial affairs in April. She needed a debit card as she was taking care of my shopping during the first lockdown. All subsequent correspondence and papers were issued in the name of J. Jones, which is neither her … Read more
House prices have leapt 7.5 per cent over the past year as the lockdown property mini-boom has driven the cost of the average home above £250,000, Britain’s biggest mortgage lender said today. Halifax said that property inflation had hit its highest level since the middle of 2016 on its long running house price index, with … Read more
House prices rocket 7.5% in a year to add £18,000 to the cost of the average home, says Halifax, but is the lockdown mini-boom already slowing? Average house price reaches a new record high of £250,457, on Halifax index Property inflation at 7.5% is the highest it has been since mid-2016 October saw a monthly … Read more
The average home now costs nearly a quarter of a million pounds with mortgage approvals hitting their highest level since the month the financial crisis began to erupt. Rising activity in the housing market pushed the price of the average home up 7.3 per cent in the last 12 months to £249,870, according to the … Read more