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The beleaguered construction sector - a good early indicator of later sales activity - has seen a welcome boost in some...

Some 40 per cent of self-employed individuals think lenders need to be more understanding when it comes to those with complex...

Research published by the Home Builders Federation shows that the new homes owners will save an average of £135 on monthly...

We’re now under four weeks away from the start of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Consumer Duty regime. This introduces a new Consumer...

Companies representing some 85 per cent of all mortgage lending have signed up to a new charter.  The lenders claims they have...

Barrows and Forrester reveal that the level of homes being snapped up within two weeks of being listed has fallen to 6.8%....

Mortgage rates in the UK have risen significantly during 2022, which appears to have proven an issue for homeowners hoping to switch...

Identity checks remain a crucial part of the home moving process, yet new research shows that regulated firms using manual methods...

Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, reveals that properties which are slow to sell by analysing all homes that have remained on the...

The government has plans to create the UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF) and Credas Technologies, the leading identity...

More2life announced that a sixth product will be added to its innovative range of services. The new product goes by the name...

After the phenomenal win, England was crowned UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 champions after the 31-game tournament came to an end with...

Giraffe 360 have discovered that, when marketing a rental property, adding a floor plan to the listing can significantly boost the rental...

As a first-time buyer looking for your first home can be quite a daunting prospect, especially when it comes to figuring...

The Prime Minister used a housing speech in Blackpool yesterday to outline plans for a wide-ranging review of the mortgage market and housing...

Estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, which revealed that the nation’s ‘new’ towns have posted a stronger performance when compared...

The long-awaited Crossrail line is finally set to launch on 24 May 2022. It will connect the east and west of...

The latest research by the rental platform Ocasa reveals that the cost of rent in the UK is set to drastically increase. The annual...

Estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, recently revealed which parts of Britain are the most in-demand amongst tenants.  The ratio of available...

As a direct result of the rising cost of living, over half (57%) of Brits are already struggling financially, or expect...

First-time buyers (FTBs) that have bought their home in the last 18-month period since March 2020 have experienced an increasingly expensive...

In a recent UK housing market forecast, Rightmove uncovers what changes the industry can expect throughout 2022.  The UK's leading online real estate portal...

Data released by independent equity release advisory service, Equity Release Supermarket (ERS), shows that there’s a continued desire amongst their customers to...

Perhaps the scariest thing to occur in the property market is the fall of house prices, with the latest property market...

Market estate agency comparison website GetAgent.co.uk recently revealed how the stamp duty holiday has made house prices difficult for the first-time...

Organised crime gangs and fraudsters are now thought to be responsible for up to $2trn a year in money laundering, which...

Anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has launched a ‘new weapon’ in the ongoing fight against dirty cash being cleaned around the world...

As the first stage of the stamp duty holiday (SDLT) draws to a near close on June 30 2021, many homebuyers...

The pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have impacted UK employees in a major way, with more than a third (36%) aged 18-34...

With the sun making an appearance and the hope of a further easing of restrictions, Furness Building Society is holding a 'competition...

Anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has warned property agents are in serious danger of non-compliance with new regulations, unless they ditch documents...

Mortgage borrowing in the UK has now reached its highest level since 1993, with home buyers looking to make the most...

Mortgage technology solution providers Twenty7Tec and Eligible ai have partnered to encourage advisers to use technology that will retain existing clients. The...

Some 74% of people do not trust property documentation to be carried out safely and securely online, research from anti-money laundering...

Knowledge Bank and Iress have joined forces to provide the UK’s first fully integrated product and criteria sourcing system for brokers. Through...

The time it’s taking for first-time buyers (FTBs) to save for their first home has grown by three years in some...

More than two in five (47%) business decision-makers have some level of distrust when it comes to any of their anti-money...

Mortgages have not typically been viewed as a high-risk service when it comes to money laundering, but as the practice becomes...

SmartSearch, the leading UK anti-money-laundering (AML) firm, has recorded its busiest ever month in September, with record revenues, profits and number...

Kensington Mortgages has announced a variety of rate cuts and relaunches across its residential and buy-to-let ranges. Available since September 9, the...

As the industry starts to tighten its criteria, Saffron Building Society is affirming that there is still hope for borrowers as...

Newly-launched brokerage Lloyd Wells Mortgages is aiming to make the homebuying process hassle-free for first-time buyers, buy-to-let investors and remortgagers. The Bristol-based...

Brexit has caused UK house price growth to half since June 2016, according to property management company Apropos. The digital platform, designed...

Connect for Intermediaries has become one of the first distributors to package for Zephyr, the buy-to-let lender recently launched by Computershare...

Specialist lending brand Keystone Property Finance has reduced all rates across its classic range. The cost of a two-year fixed rate at...

Kensington Mortgages has cut its residential range rates by up to 0.40% and selected buy-to-let products by up to 0.20%. Its select...

Approximately 1,000 advisers have now passed the RQF Level 4 certificate in Advanced Mortgage Advice, according to The Society of Mortgage...

President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris agreement earlier this year doesn’t seem to have put a dent in a basic architectural...

Fresh statistics suggest the UK’s mortgage market has been boosted again, with approvals for home lending up month on month and...

As I settle into my new role, my commute from Liverpool St Station to Hamilton House takes me right past Bucklersbury...

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has announced that it is expanding its roadshow this year from 10 to 12 regional...

Rob Lankey has been appointed Interim CEO of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB). The Interim CEO will take over...

Some five hundred mortgage professionals have completed the Level 4 Certificate in Advanced Mortgage Advice since its launch two years ago,...

Nationwide is reducing selected fixed rate and tracker mortgages by up to 0.25%. It will cut fixed rates up to 75% LTV...

Demand for UK property has dipped for the first time in 12 months in the latest sign of housing market weakness. However,...

The areas of the UK with the highest levels of unemployment have seen the lowest rates of house-price increases over the...

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has warned against further intervention in the buy-to-let market as the forthcoming tax crackdown looks...

The cost of the average private tenancy in Greater London is now £1,521 a month, double the £744 average for the...

The property industry is calling on Chancellor George Osborne to reform stamp duty and boost housing supply in Wednesday’s Budget, but...

The supply of rental properties has fallen to its lowest level for a year and experts warn the Chancellor's tax crackdown...

The mortgage market has started 2016 "with a bang" as gross mortgage lending rose 21% year-on-year. Lending hit £17.9 billion in January,...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has posted 15% sales growth to make 2015 another record year. It pinned its £46 billion of sales...

The Greater London property boom is spreading with average prices in more than half of all postcodes breaking through £500,000. Half-million-pound postcodes...

Average UK rents climbed 3.8% in 2015, twice as fast as wages, new research shows. This was largely down to the housing...

Property market experts have warned that the forthcoming buy-to-let surcharge on stamp duty will trigger a shortlived scramble for property in...

UK housing market activity climbed to its highest level for six months in September. The total number of property valuations was also the...

House prices fell by nearly 1% in September as the annual pace of growth starts to ease off, new figures show. This...

One in five older people are considering downsizing but are being put off by a lack of homes and the cost...

Two new sets of figures show the prime London property market has slumped in recent months after years of surging ahead. Analysis...

Wakefield, Coventry, Brighton, Nottingham and Greater London are the parts of the UK where renters who have just moved to the...

A lack of affordable homes in England’s rural areas has resulted in young people and families being priced out of the...

Excellent buying conditions have lured Britons back into the overseas property market this year, with bargain property prices and historically low...

Nationwide is making a series of rate reductions across its mortgage range from today with fixed rates cut by up to...