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Mortgage approval levels could climb right through until Christmas as the pandemic property market boom shows little sign of slowing, new...

Recent property market analysis by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has found that living close to one of the...

A new study from equity release lender more2life has uncovered the UK regions where using equity release to fund a house...

According to new figures released by Mojo Mortgages, UK homeowners are now borrowing more money from mortgage lenders than ever before...

London-based financial services firm First Financial has announced the appointment of Eloise Bates & Zoe Waugh as Apprentice Client and Relationship...

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the housing market in a major way and has only added pressure for banks to give...

Zahid Bilgrami has been appointed as group chief executive officer of Mortgage Brain. Bilgrami joins the company after 11 years as chief...

General Insurance (GI) provider Paymentshield is predicting a surge in the number of mortgage adviser firms appointing a GI specialist next...

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...

Despite Covid-19, the average mortgage value for purchasers is up 12.4% compared to the same period in 2019, according to data...

A ‘highly unusual’ spike in mortgage searches and applications was seen in August, which increased its five-year average by a whopping...

Responsible Life, a later life lending specialist, is reporting a 52% annual surge in lifetime mortgage sales, as retirees increasingly look...

There is evidence of continuing volatility in the mortgage market, with different criteria searches among brokers reaching the top five, according...

‘Interest-only loans’ have maintained their place in the top five most searched-for criteria in August after making their very first appearance...

Unmortgage has rebranded to Wayhome as part of phase one of its brand refresh. Since August, the Unmortgage name is no longer...

Nottingham Building Society has cemented its position as a leading Cash Lifetime ISA (LISA) provider as it becomes the only society...

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

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

First-time buyers and existing homeowners capitalised on low rates across the market in October, according to fresh research from e.surv. Its latest...

Average property prices in the three months to October were 1.5% higher than in the same three months a year ago,...

First-time buyers and others with small deposits took a greater share of the market last month than in August, according to...

Yorkshire Building Society has seen a surge in fixed rate mortgage applications from borrowers ahead of a potential Bank of England...

Fresh data from UK Finance has found that borrowing and lending for house sales increased in both value and volume in...

The Mortgage Hut has seen a year on year rise of 30% in mortgage applications in August despite the traditional seasonal...

Accord Mortgages has now added more choice to its product range by reducing rates at most LTVs and offering a new...

High-street bank HSBC has appointed Jackie Uhi as its new head of mortgage distribution. Uhi has spent the last six years working...

Homeowners remortgaged for an average of £15,000 more in 2016 than they did two years ago, with 57% of remortgage cases...

The latest product data analysis from Mortgage Brain has revealed that recent predictions about potential increases in mortgage costs are starting...

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

Just over two months since the Bank of England cut the base interest rate to 0.25%, an array of lenders are...

A new report from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has shown that more mortgages were handed to first-time buyers in...

Despite intense speculation that interest rates would be cut, the Bank of England has confirmed that its base rate will remain...

Leeds Building Society has launched a new 2 year 70% LTV Buy to Let fixed rate product, available exclusively to the...

HSBC is offering mortgages through three new brokers in a bid to widen access to its mortgages. This follows its successful partnerships...

Buy-to-let investors are said to be "storming the housing market" as estate agents report an increase in the numbers trying to...

The number of first-time buyers rose by almost a quarter in 2015 despite growing fears that they are being squeezed out...

The number of 95% LTV mortgages rose by 84% in the last year after a surge of product launches over the...

House sales to first time buyers accounted for nearly a third of total sales in October, the highest proportion since August...

New Land Registry figures showed house prices in England and Wales rising a healthy 5.6% in the year to October, taking...

UK house prices increased by 6.1% in the year to September 2015 with London and the South once again leading the...

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...

Landlords seem to be under attack from all sides of the political divide, as Chancellor George Osborne buy-to-let tax crackdown proceeds...

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...

A dip in the number of mortgage approvals for house purchases in September was offset by a sharp rise in remortgaging. The Bank...

First-time buyers accounted for 29% of total sales in September, a rise of 45% compared to August. The National Association of Estate...

There is further evidence of a slowdown at the top of the market as the pace of house price growth in...

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...

The property market continued to tick over in September with activity up 5.4% on the same month last year. There were 106,030...

The number of people using an independent adviser to help with a remortgage has dropped by 28% this year, new figures...

Latest figures show UK house prices slowed in the year to August with annual growth of 5.2%. That is unchanged from July,...

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

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has reduced its loan-to-income (LTI) maximums for mortgage applications up to 85% LTV. It has reduced its maximum LTI...

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...

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

Figures published yesterday by Nationwide Building Society show the widening gap between in property values in London and the South-east and...

A new report from the Bank of England shows that approvals of loans for house purchases hit a 2015 high in...

The cost of taking the first step on the property ladder is soaring according to new figures from estate agent chain...

There are now more than 15,000 mortgage products available in the UK, the highest level recorded since the financial crisis of...

Fears that the Bank of England will soon raise the base rate from its all-time low is driving a rise in...

Property price inflation has fallen back slightly to 4.2% a year in England and Wales, according to the latest figures from...

The amount of money locked up in homes owned by the over-65s has grown by almost £17.5 billion in the past...

The amount of money withdrawn by the typical remortgage customer has hit a new high, according to property service firm LMS. In...

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

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

Residential housing market activity defied the summer slowdown to post strong growth in August. The latest HMRC Property Transactions figures for August 2015...

The number of landlords increasing rents for tenants fell in August, the first drop this year, new figures show. Only one in three...

August was the strongest month for gross mortgage lending since the financial crisis with loans totalling £20 billion. That is 12% higher...

The rental market is still booming with rents rising by 10.5% over the last year, although the rate of growth has...

UK house prices rose 9% in the past year after a strong summer that saw prices leap 3% between June and August,...

Two new surveys published today show that the property market scaled new highs yet again in August. The RICS UK Residential Market...

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...

The number of first-time buyer sales rose nearly 5% in July to hit the highest figure since the recession. There were 29,700...

Homeowners rushed to remortgage in July amid signs that fixed-rate mortgages are now starting to creep up in price. Remortgaging jumped 29%...

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...

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...

August has seen a spike in the number of mortgage deals as buyers look to snap up cheap loans before interest...

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...

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

The number of house hunters has hit its highest level in 11 years while supply levels are continuing to fall. Sales to...

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...

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced the launch of two new Marsden Building Society buy-to-let products, available exclusively to its members. These are...