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17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Just Mortgages has achieved its best-ever month for both applications and exchanges in September. The company saw 1,750 applications and 1,500 exchanges...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Despite Covid-19, the average mortgage value for purchasers is up 12.4% compared to the same period in 2019, according to data...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A ‘highly unusual’ spike in mortgage searches and applications was seen in August, which increased its five-year average by a whopping...
10 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Responsible Life, a later life lending specialist, is reporting a 52% annual surge in lifetime mortgage sales, as retirees increasingly look...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

There is evidence of continuing volatility in the mortgage market, with different criteria searches among brokers reaching the top five, according...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

‘Interest-only loans’ have maintained their place in the top five most searched-for criteria in August after making their very first appearance...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Unmortgage has rebranded to Wayhome as part of phase one of its brand refresh. Since August, the Unmortgage name is no longer...
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Nottingham Building Society has cemented its position as a leading Cash Lifetime ISA (LISA) provider as it becomes the only society...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Data from Moneyfacts UK found the average two-year fixed rate at max 95% loan-to-value (LTV) is at a record low, while...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

New figures released from Mortgage Brain show that the buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage market remains ‘unsettled’ with mixed movement seen in the...
28 November 2018
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers and existing homeowners capitalised on low rates across the market in October, according to fresh research from e.surv. Its latest...
16 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Average property prices in the three months to October were 1.5% higher than in the same three months a year ago,...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers and others with small deposits took a greater share of the market last month than in August, according to...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Yorkshire Building Society has seen a surge in fixed rate mortgage applications from borrowers ahead of a potential Bank of England...
31 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Fresh data from UK Finance has found that borrowing and lending for house sales increased in both value and volume in...
17 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Hut has seen a year on year rise of 30% in mortgage applications in August despite the traditional seasonal...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Accord Mortgages has now added more choice to its product range by reducing rates at most LTVs and offering a new...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News

High-street bank HSBC has appointed Jackie Uhi as its new head of mortgage distribution. Uhi has spent the last six years working...
15 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Homeowners remortgaged for an average of £15,000 more in 2016 than they did two years ago, with 57% of remortgage cases...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The latest product data analysis from Mortgage Brain has revealed that recent predictions about potential increases in mortgage costs are starting...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Some five hundred mortgage professionals have completed the Level 4 Certificate in Advanced Mortgage Advice since its launch two years ago,...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Just over two months since the Bank of England cut the base interest rate to 0.25%, an array of lenders are...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News

A new report from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has shown that more mortgages were handed to first-time buyers in...
11 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Despite intense speculation that interest rates would be cut, the Bank of England has confirmed that its base rate will remain...
14 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Leeds Building Society has launched a new 2 year 70% LTV Buy to Let fixed rate product, available exclusively to the...
17 June 2016
From: Breaking News

HSBC is offering mortgages through three new brokers in a bid to widen access to its mortgages. This follows its successful partnerships...
08 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let investors are said to be "storming the housing market" as estate agents report an increase in the numbers trying to...
30 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of first-time buyers rose by almost a quarter in 2015 despite growing fears that they are being squeezed out...
05 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of 95% LTV mortgages rose by 84% in the last year after a surge of product launches over the...
17 December 2015
From: Breaking News

House sales to first time buyers accounted for nearly a third of total sales in October, the highest proportion since August...
01 December 2015
From: Breaking News

New Land Registry figures showed house prices in England and Wales rising a healthy 5.6% in the year to October, taking...
30 November 2015
From: Breaking News

UK house prices increased by 6.1% in the year to September 2015 with London and the South once again leading the...
18 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let lending continued to race ahead of the mortgage market in September as investors ignore Chancellor George Osborne's forthcoming tax crackdown. Investors drove large quarterly and...
12 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Landlords seem to be under attack from all sides of the political divide, as Chancellor George Osborne buy-to-let tax crackdown proceeds...
02 November 2015
From: 60 Second Interview

Brokers have enjoyed boom year in the buy-to-let market with intermediary mortgage sales surging more than 30% to nearly £30 billion. That overshadows healthy growth of...
30 October 2015
From: Breaking News

A dip in the number of mortgage approvals for house purchases in September was offset by a sharp rise in remortgaging. The Bank...
30 October 2015
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers accounted for 29% of total sales in September, a rise of 45% compared to August. The National Association of Estate...
27 October 2015
From: Breaking News

There is further evidence of a slowdown at the top of the market as the pace of house price growth in...
23 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Mortgage lending is enjoying its best spell for seven years after surging 12% year-on-year to £61.4 billion in the third quarter. The...
22 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The property market continued to tick over in September with activity up 5.4% on the same month last year. There were 106,030...
22 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The number of people using an independent adviser to help with a remortgage has dropped by 28% this year, new figures...
21 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Latest figures show UK house prices slowed in the year to August with annual growth of 5.2%. That is unchanged from July,...
14 October 2015
From: Breaking News

UK housing market activity climbed to its highest level for six months in September. The total number of property valuations was also the...
13 October 2015
From: Breaking News

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has reduced its loan-to-income (LTI) maximums for mortgage applications up to 85% LTV. It has reduced its maximum LTI...
13 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The property industry has warned that Prime Minister David Cameron's plan to build 200,000 new starter homes won't be enough to keep...
08 October 2015
From: Breaking News

House prices fell by nearly 1% in September as the annual pace of growth starts to ease off, new figures show. This...
07 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Figures published yesterday by Nationwide Building Society show the widening gap between in property values in London and the South-east and...
01 October 2015
From: Breaking News

A new report from the Bank of England shows that approvals of loans for house purchases hit a 2015 high in...
01 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The cost of taking the first step on the property ladder is soaring according to new figures from estate agent chain...
30 September 2015
From: Breaking News

There are now more than 15,000 mortgage products available in the UK, the highest level recorded since the financial crisis of...
30 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Fears that the Bank of England will soon raise the base rate from its all-time low is driving a rise in...
30 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Property price inflation has fallen back slightly to 4.2% a year in England and Wales, according to the latest figures from...
29 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The amount of money locked up in homes owned by the over-65s has grown by almost £17.5 billion in the past...
29 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The amount of money withdrawn by the typical remortgage customer has hit a new high, according to property service firm LMS. In...
28 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let sales through intermediaries have soared over the last year as the sector continues to boom. Sales in August 2015 were up...
25 September 2015
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers enjoy their strongest summer on record as sales picked up 25% in the aftermath of the general election. There were...
25 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Residential housing market activity defied the summer slowdown to post strong growth in August. The latest HMRC Property Transactions figures for August 2015...
23 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The number of landlords increasing rents for tenants fell in August, the first drop this year, new figures show. Only one in three...
22 September 2015
From: Breaking News

August was the strongest month for gross mortgage lending since the financial crisis with loans totalling £20 billion. That is 12% higher...
18 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The rental market is still booming with rents rising by 10.5% over the last year, although the rate of growth has...
14 September 2015
From: Breaking News

UK house prices rose 9% in the past year after a strong summer that saw prices leap 3% between June and August,...
11 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Two new surveys published today show that the property market scaled new highs yet again in August. The RICS UK Residential Market...
10 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Record low fixed rate mortgages may already be a thing of the past as lenders start pulling rates. New research from Moneyfacts.co.uk suggests...
08 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The number of first-time buyer sales rose nearly 5% in July to hit the highest figure since the recession. There were 29,700...
28 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Homeowners rushed to remortgage in July amid signs that fixed-rate mortgages are now starting to creep up in price. Remortgaging jumped 29%...
27 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The buy-to-let mortgage boom continues with rates falling sharply while the number of products on the market hits a seven-year high of 1,000. The average...
26 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The number of house hunters in July hit the highest level in almost 11 years after leaping 5% in a month. The supply of available...
25 August 2015
From: Breaking News

August has seen a spike in the number of mortgage deals as buyers look to snap up cheap loans before interest...
18 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The property market is enjoying its strongest August since the financial crisis with a far lower seasonal fall in prices than usual. Prices fell just...
17 August 2015
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers are £2,000 better off thanks to a sharp drop in rates on 95% LTV mortgages over the past two...
12 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The number of house hunters has hit its highest level in 11 years while supply levels are continuing to fall. Sales to...
28 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The salary of the average homebuyer fell 16% year-on-year in June to £34,584, as improved mortgage affordability boosted lower income borrowers. The...