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Pitching up - Market town house price premium rises
Homebuyers in market towns across England face a premium of 13% on their county average, according to research from Halifax.
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January
- UK’s best place to live: The list starts with East Herts opens in a new tab. (pdf, 721.3 KB) (31 January 2020)
- First-time buyers' costs soar over last year opens in a new tab. (pdf, 643.0 KB) (25 January 2020)
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December
- House prices have trebled since the Millennium opens in a new tab. (pdf, 650.3 KB) (31 December 2019)
- Home is where the cash is for the North West opens in a new tab. (pdf, 366.9 KB) (28 December 2019)
- Holidays are coming: don’t let thieves steal your Christmas opens in a new tab. (pdf, 413.5 KB) (20 December 2019)
- Halifax UK Housing Market Outlook for 2020 opens in a new tab. (pdf, 273.2 KB) (19 December 2019)
- Piggy banks no longer the whole hog as pocket money starts moving online opens in a new tab. (pdf, 322.0 KB) (02 December 2019)
November
- Halifax goes digital to take hassle out of content insurance opens in a new tab. (pdf, 314.7 KB) (27 November 2019)
October
- Spooky sites cast a spell over local house prices opens in a new tab. (pdf, 383.9 KB) (31 October 2019)
- Beat the burglars as the clocks go back opens in a new tab. (pdf, 361.6 KB) (23 October 2019)
- Generous Generation: The giving grandparents dishing out over a tenner in pocket money every week opens in a new tab. (pdf, 400.8 KB) (21 October 2019)
September
- Bristol is the least affordable city in the South West opens in a new tab. (pdf, 468.8 KB) (17 September 2019)
- First-time buyers face highest deposit in a decade opens in a new tab. (pdf, 646.7 KB) (12 September 2019)
August
- Mini Millionaires: Kids expect to pocket £1.3m salary when they grow up opens in a new tab. (pdf, 583.0 KB) (26 August 2019)
- Don’t get into a spin with the rules of the road: top tips to avoid being caught in the headlights when driving in Europe opens in a new tab. (pdf, 346.7 KB) (16 August 2019)
- The Big Summer Bribe – parents paying kids to stay off tech opens in a new tab. (pdf, 425.4 KB) (12 August 2019)
- Not a Brum deal: homes in Birmingham soar 58% in a decade opens in a new tab. (pdf, 404.3 KB) (08 August 2019)
- Wonderwalls - Manchester homes up 50% opens in a new tab. (pdf, 403.3 KB) (08 August 2019)
July
- Halifax introduces new card freeze options for credit card customers opens in a new tab. (pdf, 381.7 KB) (15 July 2019)
- UK adults have avoided going for that new job, moving house or getting married, as it’s too stressful opens in a new tab. (pdf, 282.3 KB) (06 July 2019)
May
- Mortgage free for three – Winners announced in Halifax Mortgage Prize Draw opens in a new tab. (pdf, 420.6 KB) (12 May 2019)
- Seek to sea more: £785k to anchor down and live in Britain’s most expensive seaside town opens in a new tab. (pdf, 340.4 KB) (05 May 2019)
April
- Don’t let wet weather take the spring out of your step opens in a new tab. (pdf, 380.4 KB) (26 April 2019)
- Number of homes ‘earning more than their owners’ falls opens in a new tab. (pdf, 530.6 KB) (23 April 2019)
- When is your mortgage freedom day? opens in a new tab. (pdf, 490.1 KB) (16 April 2019)
- Halifax makes it happen with new TV advertisement opens in a new tab. (pdf, 333.6 KB) (05 April 2019)
March
- London mortgages least affordable in decade but national affordability remains steady opens in a new tab. (pdf, 445.9 KB) (30 March 2019)
- What time is it? Daylight robbery time opens in a new tab. (pdf, 260.0 KB) (26 March 2019)
- Gap between buying and renting closing but homeowners still better off opens in a new tab. (pdf, 373.4 KB) (04 March 2019)
February
- First-time buyers make up biggest part of property market for first time in 23 years opens in a new tab. (pdf, 187.1 KB) (23 February 2019)
- If you like it, then you should be insu(ring) it! opens in a new tab. (pdf, 264.3 KB) (08 February 2019)
- Mid-sixties, a woman, and living in the South East? Halifax’s luckiest savers revealed opens in a new tab. (pdf, 335.1 KB) (05 February 2019)
January
- Orkney crowned the UK’s best place to live opens in a new tab. (pdf, 927.6 KB) (26 January 2019)
- Don't forget the bite of the Beast from the East opens in a new tab. (pdf, 394.6 KB) (23 January 2019)
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December
- Halifax UK Housing Market Outlook for 2019 opens in a new tab. (pdf, 147.8 KB) (20 December 2018)
- Don’t leave your ‘home alone’: stop the Grinch from stealing Christmas cheer opens in a new tab. (pdf, 243.4 KB) (20 December 2019)
November
- Don’t get caught out in the cold: top tips to prevent burst and frozen pipes this winter opens in a new tab. (pdf, 289.9 KB) (26 November 2018)
August
- Don’t let local laws exhaust your va va voom opens in a new tab. (pdf, 215.8 KB) (21 August 2018)
- Greater London house prices per square metre stall for first time in eight years opens in a new tab. (pdf, 330.4 KB) (18 August 2019)
- First-time buyers stumping up £209,000 to get on property ladder opens in a new tab. (pdf, 273.7 KB) (11 August 2018)
- Penny Lane: Premier League footballers could almost buy a house per game in Liverpool opens in a new tab. (pdf, 304.8 KB) (03 August 2018)
July
- Little misses get more moolah: Gender pay gap reversed when it comes to pocket money opens in a new tab. (pdf, 175.2 KB) (21 July 2018)
- Silver sitters: grandparents clock up the hours to help plug summer holiday childcare gap opens in a new tab. (pdf, 212.7 KB) (13 August 2018)
June
- Have a best-ival festival: don't let robbery ruin your rave opens in a new tab. (pdf, 196.6 KB) (29 June 2018)
- All you need is a bucket, spade and £627k to live in Britain’s priciest seaside town opens in a new tab. (pdf, 313.7 KB) (23 June 2019)
- Brits book ahead to seek summer sun, but leave it to the last minute to convert their cash opens in a new tab. (pdf, 242.2 KB) (19 June 2018)
- Halifax opens biggest UK bank branch opens in a new tab. (pdf, 239.2 KB) (14 June 2018)
May
- Down with the quids: children expect to earn over a million opens in a new tab. (pdf, 120.5 KB) (25 May 2018)
- Price of flats climbs £1,250 a month opens in a new tab. (pdf, 298.5 KB) (19 May 2018)
- Top tips for protecting your bling when getting hitched opens in a new tab. (pdf, 208.3 KB) (04 May 2018)
April
- Confidence in UK housing stuck at lowest levels for five years opens in a new tab. (pdf, 406.0 KB) (30 April 2018)
- £1,000 cashback from Halifax for first-time buyers and home movers opens in a new tab. (pdf, 148.9 KB) (30 April 2018)
- Budget conscious Brits now savvier at supermarket shop opens in a new tab. (pdf, 160.2 KB) (28 April 2018)
- Are you celebrating mortgage freedom day opens in a new tab. (pdf, 257.1 KB) (16 April 2018)
- Home is where the dough is as homes earn more than owners in 1 in 5 areas opens in a new tab. (pdf, 240.6 KB) (16 April 2018)
- Where to live Britain’s best country life opens in a new tab. (pdf, 603.6 KB) (01 April 2018)
March
- One Millionth Customer Switches to Halifax opens in a new tab. (pdf, 208.9 KB) (21 March 2018)
- Don't let daylight savings cost your wallet opens in a new tab. (pdf, 194.5 KB) (20 March 2018)
- Most affordable mortgages in a decade opens in a new tab. (pdf, 215.8 KB) (17 March 2018)
February
- Don’t get bitten by the ‘Beast from the East’: top tips for surviving Siberian shivers opens in a new tab. (pdf, 317.8 KB) (27 February 2018)
- First time buyers £27,000 better off than renters opens in a new tab. (pdf, 257.2 KB) (17 February 2018)
- Halifax £125 to switch is back opens in a new tab. (pdf, 337.3 KB) (09 February 2018)
January
- Number of first-time buyers highest since 2007 despite deposits doubling opens in a new tab. (pdf, 310.4 KB) (27 January 2018)
- Could your finances take a positive twist in 2018? opens in a new tab. (pdf, 250.6 KB) (18 January 2018)
- Brits spend almost £900 to escape on holiday this winter opens in a new tab. (pdf, 237.0 KB) (16 January 2018)
- Playing house: Next generation think property ladder is child’s play opens in a new tab. (pdf, 266.4 KB) (12 January 2018)
- Cheltenham tops the table of 2017 house price winners opens in a new tab. (pdf, 205.7 KB) (02 January 2018)
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December
- Bashful Brits reluctant to admit they hate their Christmas gifts – but are busy planning for 2018 opens in a new tab. (pdf, 207.4 KB) (29 December 2017)
- Costly kids: Almost a fifth of average salary spent on raising a child opens in a new tab. (pdf, 131.9 KB) (20 December 2017)
- Hart Takes Back the Crown as UK’s Best Place to Live opens in a new tab. (pdf, 319.6 KB) (16 December 2017)
- Avoid a nightmare before Christmas: Protect your ho ho home opens in a new tab. (web) (08 December 2017)
November
- Total value of UK housing stock passes £6 trillion mark opens in a new tab. (pdf, 507.1 KB) (29 November 2017)
- Tooth fairy economy worth £450 million opens in a new tab. (pdf, 295.6 KB) (17 November 2017)
- Halifax joins forces with Google to help crack puzzling property terms opens in a new tab. (pdf, 339.3 KB) (15 November 2017)
- Winter is coming: Is your home storm-proof? opens in a new tab. (web) (03 November 2017)
October
- Halifax reveals Britain’s top spots for bringing up the kids opens in a new tab. (pdf, 568.9 KB) (14 October 2017)
- ‘Tis the season to start saving for Christmas or face a ho-ho-hole in your finances opens in a new tab. (pdf, 173.6 KB) (09 October 2017)
September
- Country life costs Brits £44,000 opens in a new tab. (pdf, 382.1 KB) (30 September 2017)
- First for Halifax as Bank scoops AbilityNet Seal of Approval opens in a new tab. (pdf, 229.7 KB) (14 September 2017)
August
- Brits busy building as basements are in and conservatories are ou opens in a new tab. (web) (23 August 2017)
- Canny Brits pay off holiday credit – before setting foot abroad opens in a new tab. (pdf, 207.8 KB) (11 August 2017)
July
- Teenage tantrums as kids demand mum and dad bankroll their digital lives opens in a new tab. (pdf, 93.4 KB) (22 July 2017)
- Halifax turns to YouTube stars to help teens manage their money opens in a new tab. (pdf, 473.0 KB) (21 July 2017)
June
- First time buyers, homemovers and remortgage customers benefit from Halifax £750 cashback opens in a new tab. (web) (30 June 2017)
- 9 in 10 millennials choose to use cash abroad opens in a new tab. (pdf, 208.2 KB) (29 June 2017)
- Halifax brings back £125 switching offer opens in a new tab. (web) (20 June 2017)
- Key worker house purchase affordability doubles over past decade opens in a new tab. (pdf, 317.3 KB) (17 June 2017)
March
- Thunderbirds help launch biggest ever Halifax Savers Prize Draw opens in a new tab. (pdf, 413.1 KB) (26 May 2017)
- Kids keen to cash in on new coin as pocket money hits nine-year high opens in a new tab. (pdf, 216.0 KB) (21 June 2017)
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December
- Is your home smarter than you? opens in a new tab. (pdf, 211.5 KB) (22 December 2016)
September
- If you want to avoid a Christmas cash hangover...'tis the season to start budgeting opens in a new tab. (pdf, 86.5 KB) (19 September 2016)
- Britain’s best place for bringing up kids holds top spot opens in a new tab. (pdf, 508.7 KB) (13 September 2016)
July
- Money worries felt by one in three children opens in a new tab. (pdf, 239.4 KB) (22 July 2016)
- Halifax most switched to bank on the high street opens in a new tab. (pdf, 152.9 KB) (20 July 2016)
June
- Home and Away: Brits taking a break, but staying close to home opens in a new tab. (pdf, 155.0 KB) (27 June 2016)
- See how your spending and lifestyle stacks up with Halifax’s ‘People Like You’ opens in a new tab. (pdf, 378.1 KB) (21 June 2016)
- Footie fans on target to spend £322m at Euro 2016 opens in a new tab. (pdf, 404.7 KB) (11 June 2016)
- The Flintstones are back from Bedrock to front the new Halifax advert opens in a new tab. (pdf, 375.7 KB) (07 June 2016)
- Ker-ching! Children’s pocket money hits nine-year high opens in a new tab. (pdf, 233.4 KB) (03 June 2016)
May
- Last chance to win up to £500,000 in biggest ever Halifax Savers Prize Superdraw opens in a new tab. (pdf, 152.9 KB) (04 May 2016)
April
- Halifax brings Top Cat back to TV screens for new advertising campaign opens in a new tab. (pdf, 190.5 KB) (22 April 2016)
- Halifax makes money management even easier with Balance Extra opens in a new tab. (pdf, 532.8 KB) (18 April 2016)
March
- Halifax announces bumper £3million Halifax Savers Prize Superdraw opens in a new tab. (pdf, 152.9 KB) (15 March 2016)
- Generation Save: The future is bright for savvy young savers opens in a new tab. (pdf, 255.9 KB) (10 March 2016)
February
- Halifax Digital Dashboard: Rise of the device opens in a new tab. (pdf, 215.9 KB) (15 February 2016)
January
- Halifax is one of the most switched to banks on the high street, according to latest data opens in a new tab. (pdf, 248.5 KB) (21 January 2016)
- Halifax Champions Digital Skills in First Libraries Partnership opens in a new tab. (pdf, 467.9 KB) (20 January 2016)