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Fewer people are concerned about paying their mortgage and fewer believe mortgage affordability is a barrier to home buying. That’s the verdict...
20 March 2024
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Rightmove says the housing market needs a more innovative mortgage initiative than the 99 per cent idea floated by the government. The...
06 March 2024
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A building society has launched a pilot project banning mortgage lending on holiday lets in two tourist areas for 12 months. Leeds...
06 March 2024
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The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...
04 March 2024
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The Financial Conduct Authority is working with 12 lenders and administrators to probe the interest-only mortgage market. The number of IO and...
28 February 2024
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Some 42 per cent of regulated firms are reporting a rise in financial crime attempts, while more than a quarter say...
28 February 2024
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A unique system of returning rent to tenants to allow them to save for a deposit on a property has been...
21 February 2024
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Average mortgage rates on the overall two- and five-year fixed rate deals have now been falling for six consecutive months. The overall...
19 February 2024
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After reaching the milestone of £250m in 2022, specialist lender Cohort Capital increased originations by 60 per cent in 2023 to...
19 February 2024
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The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association reveals that confidence has returned to the mortgage market,...
14 February 2024
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There were 12,000 first time buyers over the age of 50 in the UK in 2022, the latest figures available. This means that...
14 February 2024
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High street bank Virgin Money UK says there is light at the end of the tunnel for mortgages and the housing...
14 February 2024
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Global intelligence company Pepper Advantage, which has a portfolio of over 100,000 UK residential mortgages, says there’s been a dramatic increase...
07 February 2024
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Almost two thirds of first time buyers mortgage completions are in joint names (with two or more people), according to the...
05 February 2024
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The number of mortgages with over 30-year terms sold to UK borrowers jumped 13 per cent in the year to end...
29 January 2024
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The negative effects of higher mortgage rates on affordability were overestimated throughout 2023 with house prices having dropped one one to...
29 January 2024
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Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...
24 January 2024
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One of the UK’s biggest house builders, the FTSE 250-listed Persimmon, says its 2023 sales were better than expected - but...
15 January 2024
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A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...
10 January 2024
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Awareness of green mortgages is dipping among buyers, according to new research. Almost two thirds of mortgage advisers say their clients have...
10 January 2024
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The number of Londoners leaving the capital to move elsewhere in Britain dropped back sharply in 2023, following two years of...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Crystal Specialist Finance has conducted its Annual Survey with over 10,000 brokers for the second year running. The point is to see...
20 December 2023
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UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 In...
20 December 2023
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Two-year fixed rate mortgages have dipped below six per cent for the first time since June this year. Back in June there...
18 December 2023
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Cases of buy-to-let arrears have doubled in a single year, according to a new analysis. The research, from Octane Capital, analysed quarterly...
13 December 2023
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A growing appetite amongst buyers for family homes is helping to drive London’s high value prime market, an agency claims. Benham and...
06 December 2023
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Online Mortgage Advisor has conducted a research by looking at how much property prices have outgrown local wages during the past...
04 December 2023
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The Office for Budget Responsibility - part of the Treasury but operating independently of government - is forecasting house prices to...
29 November 2023
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Just Refer, a new referral portal for national brokerage Just Mortgages and financial services arm Just Wealth, has supported brokers in...
27 November 2023
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The research chief at lettings agency Hamptons says it’s likely that landlords have been hit harder by high interest rates than...
22 November 2023
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Moneyfacts is reporting that there’s what it calls a “thriving choice” of mortgage options. Its latest UK Mortgage Trends Treasury Report shows the number...
22 November 2023
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The share of homes sold by a landlord in Great Britain fell from 15.7 per cent in 2022 to 14.0 per...
22 November 2023
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The nation’s landlords are responding to higher levels of mortgage interest rates by cutting their borrowing. The research comes from specialist property...
15 November 2023
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UK mortgage holders are repaying record amounts of mortgage debt, according to the Equity Release Council. But the ERC claims high levels...
25 October 2023
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Landlords in the UK are paying 40 per cent more mortgage interest than in August 2022, which equates to an extra...
23 October 2023
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Two prominent UK house builders have warned of sharply reduced volumes in the next year or so as buyers struggle to...
23 October 2023
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A new analysis of the UK’s buy to let mortgage market shows just how much it’s grown over the past decade,...
18 October 2023
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New analysis of personal guarantee requests from lenders for Limited Company Buy to Let mortgage, has found that the average personal...
18 September 2023
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First Direct has crunched market data to give an insight into FTB activity over the summer just gone. There are three...
13 September 2023
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Belvoir - fast becoming as big a force in financial services as in property - has snapped up a regional mortgage...
11 September 2023
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Mortgage-related fraud has increased by 32.8 per cent in the past year, it’s been claimed. Apex Bridging has analysed the number of...
11 September 2023
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UK Finance’s latest Household Finance Review - for the second quarter of this year - lifts the lid on mortgages. The headlines...
06 September 2023
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High interest rates are worsening the affordability issues at play in the housing market, the Halifax admits. It says that downward pressure...
28 August 2023
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LSL resumes its acquisition trail by snapping up TenetLime, subject to FCA approval. TenetLime operates a network providing services to 231 mortgage...
28 August 2023
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UK mortgage customers are turning to fixed rates and lump-sum payments as interest rates rise, according to new research by Butterfield...
23 August 2023
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The latest Mortgage Market Tracker from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association shows surprisingly upbeat market sentiment among advisers during the second...
21 August 2023
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Plans to ban cold calls for financial products are the subject of a consultation marking the next step in delivering the...
16 August 2023
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A new analysis suggests that mortgage approval levels will decline by 11 per cent annually come the end of 2023. Octane Capital...
14 August 2023
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A financial service trading statement by a major player this week highlights the issues facing the industry. LSL is one of the...
08 August 2023
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A new analysis shows that the UK's mortgage brokerage market is projected to grow this year despite ongoing economic insecurity. Octane Capital...
08 August 2023
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New Freedom of Information data from the FCA - gathered by Quilter, the wealth manager and financial adviser - reveals that...
01 August 2023
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The latest house price index - this one from the Halifax - has triggered a huge wave of concern about the...
11 July 2023
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Research published by the Home Builders Federation shows that the new homes owners will save an average of £135 on monthly...
11 July 2023
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Pepper Advantage, a global credit intelligence company with over $60 billion in assets under management, has published a gloomy report on...
27 June 2023
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The latest monthly criteria index from Knowledge Bank highlights the pressing financial difficulties for many in the UK - and with...
27 June 2023
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Nationwide Building Society has returned to lending at 95 per cent loan to value on non-new build flats. The society reduced its...
13 June 2023
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There’s a growing optimism about the outlook for the mortgage market, according to the latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the...
16 May 2023
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It’s turning into a buyers’ market as sellers are accepting on average £14,000 or 4% less than their asking price, according...
25 April 2023
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The latest market analysis by bridging finance specialists, Apex Bridging, has shown that £4.94bn was lent via bridging loan completions in...
18 April 2023
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Mortgage interest rates increased by 2.56% in 2022, with a sharp increase from 1.51% in January to a record 4.07% on...
28 March 2023
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Gifts and loans from the Bank of Mum & Dad (BOMAD) totalled £8.8 billion in 2022, according to the latest analysis...
21 March 2023
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Newcastle Building Society has reported record lendings for 2022 of £586 million. Significant support was provided to Members, clients, and colleagues during...
07 March 2023
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The latest market analysis by specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital, reveals that recent uncertainty in the property market during the...
14 February 2023
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Homebuyer confidence is higher than was expected at the end of 2022, according to a leading mortgage broker. Richard Campo, founder of...
31 January 2023
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The latest sentiment survey by Knight Frank saw the demand for electric vehicle charging points continue, and 35% of respondents rating...
31 January 2023
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Capricorn Financial Consultancy has released its market expectations for 2023, predicting that the UK mortgage market will have to acclimatise to...
24 January 2023
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Homeowners and would-be buyers probably felt the post-pandemic property boom in the UK would go forever. But it slowed dramatically in the...
17 January 2023
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There has been a a sharp increase in the number of property fall-throughs, according to House Buyer Bureau. Their latest industry index...
17 January 2023
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Benham and Reeves claim that London’s most up and coming neighbourhoods have seen price increases up to 64.5%. House price increases of up...
10 January 2023
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With the festive season around the corner, many homeowners are itching to pull out the stops with their Christmas decorations. According to...
01 December 2022
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Barrows and Forrester reveal that the level of homes being snapped up within two weeks of being listed has fallen to 6.8%....
29 November 2022
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Revolution Brokers claim that bridging loan lending has increased by nearly 50% since the Bank of England base rates began rising...
29 November 2022
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Leading identity verification checks provider, Credas Technologies, claims that anti-money laundering registrations in the real estate sector are set to grow by...
24 November 2022
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Octane Capital expects the total level of UK mortgage approvals to be 1.570 million by the end of 2022. That is...
22 November 2022
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A new market analysis from Ocasa, the specialist rental platform, warns that the average rent bill could reach as much as...
17 November 2022
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Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, recently analysed property market performance to reveal the time it takes for agents to secure buyers. The...
17 November 2022
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Maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix, recently shared news that some maintenance jobs have risen up to £60. The average cost of eight...
03 November 2022
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Mortgage rates in the UK have risen significantly during 2022, which appears to have proven an issue for homeowners hoping to switch...
01 November 2022
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With Halloween around the corner, new research by GetAgent.co.uk looks into the value of Halloween-related road names. An in-depth analysis of sold price data...
27 October 2022
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Alliance Fund has revealed that the secret property market in Britain experienced £30.9 billion worth of property transactions in 2021. This figure is ranked...
20 October 2022
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The new homes sales progression and aftercare platform, Unlatch, reveals that Great Britain’s new-build housing market is worth almost £3 billion. In accordance...
06 October 2022
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The rental market looks to be returning to good health with a significant reduction in void periods and costs compared to...
04 October 2022
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Mortgage broker, Henry Dannell, recently conducted a market analysis which reveals the most expensive postcode districts in London. As England's capital city, it...
30 September 2022
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End-to-end mortgage platform, Smartr365, reveals that the majority of brokers believe tech to be fundamental to the future of the mortgage industry. Smartr365's...
27 September 2022
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Scotland is set to continue its domination over Britain’s new-build market, research by Warwick Estates claims, with the total number of...
27 September 2022
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The latest research from property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, revealed that some areas in England have seen up to £183,266 wiped off the...
22 September 2022
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According to new research by online brokerage service, Revolution Brokers, the energy price cap increase set to begin in October will...
13 September 2022
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New research by RIFT Tax Refunds reveals that by March 2023 household bills will cost 11% of the average person’s salary. The cost-of-living crisis...
01 September 2022
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London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, claim that before the end of 2022, house prices will increase by an...
01 September 2022
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Estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, recently analysed property sales volumes from the start of the pandemic in January 2020 until...
23 August 2022
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We don’t like being the bearer of bad news, but a market analysis carried out by mortgage broker, Henry Dannell, reveals...
18 August 2022
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Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, recently analysed the postcodes that are currently ranking as the nation’s home selling hotspots. The research revealed a...
18 August 2022
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More2life announced that a sixth product will be added to its innovative range of services. The new product goes by the name...
18 August 2022
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Provider of retail financial product data, Moneyfacts, announced that although average rates have risen for a 10th consecutive month the average...
09 August 2022
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After the phenomenal win, England was crowned UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 champions after the 31-game tournament came to an end with...
04 August 2022
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According to a new analysis by Warwick Estates new build house prices have substantially risen over the past 12 months. The construction...
04 August 2022
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The four-day work week has been a subject contemplated by many companies across the nation and Evolution Money has recently announced...
21 July 2022
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The proportion of disposable household income required to cover average mortgage repayments is 27.6% so far in 2022 – the highest...