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Trade body UK Finance has issued a timely reminder to the mortgage lending sector of its obligations to borrowers struggling following...

Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has carried out a study recently which revealed areas of the UK property market that have...

International buyers are slowly returning to the London property market after three consecutive years of declining market activity, research by debt...

As far as the UK Government is concerned, the threat from COVID is over. In its wake, a new battle, the...

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...

Advisers have recently faced a relentless succession of challenges in the attempt to source consistent returns for clients in an environment...

More than twice as many principals, advisers and administrators worry about the impact of a second coronavirus lockdown than about Brexit,...

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

Intermediaries believe they can hold out against the uncertainty being caused by Brexit and the general election, according to the Intermediary...

With the outcome of Brexit hanging in the balance, ‘Leave’ voting areas have recorded higher average house price increases than ‘Remain’...

Almost seven in 10 (67%) commercial mortgage brokers feel confident about the lending environment in 2020 despite the current political climate,...

Some 77% of lenders believe the number of loans they broker will increase, showing a positive outlook for the future of...

Many key indicators for home movers and first-time buyers remained either stable or only marginally changed when compared to the previous...

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) London, taking place on October 16, will feature a keynote presentation by the Bank of England (BoE). Rob...

Bridging loan interest rates fell to the lowest level in Q1 2019, according to the latest data from Bridging Trends. It found...

First-time buyers (FTBs) saw their completion rate for mortgage offers through intermediaries reach a three-year high of 89% in Q4 2018. That...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate Agent Today,...

A Brexit ‘uncertainty effect’ is washing over UK mortgage brokers after the largest drop in business volumes in more than two...

Since the Brexit vote, house prices have increased across the UK by 9.3%, with market uncertainty surrounding the exit being blamed...

Mortgage Brain has launched this year’s series of Mortgage Vision events. Now in it’s ninth year and having celebrated a 22% increase...

Prospective home movers have been active in January and are failing to be put off by Brexit and last year's interest...

Commercial mortgage brokers are 'overwhelmingly upbeat' about their prospects for 2018, according to Shawbrook Bank. The bank's annual Broker Barometer found that...

Members of ASTL have written approximately £3 billion worth of bridging loans in the last year, up from £2.8 billion for...

The Association of Short Term Lenders has announced the first two speakers - Lorna O’Brien of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...

It's been quite the year politically. Brexit, Trump's election, the triggering of Article 50, a new French President and now another...

Almost a third of mortgage advisers believe that Britain’s exit from the EU will have a positive or very positive effect...

The mortgage market will reach its highest level of gross lending since the financial crisis during 2017, the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders...

The range and number of mortgage products now available is almost at the same level as before the financial crisis. This is...

Overseas buyers and British expats are finding it increasingly difficult to purchase property in the UK without correct advice, according to deVere...

A significant rise in people re-mortgaging to improve their existing homes could hit the new-build property market during 2017, mortgage broker...

The latest quarterly data analysis from Mortgage Brain shows that the cost of mortgages continued to fall over the past three...

Two businesses have announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership to offer Sharia-compliant mortgage alternatives. The partnership is designed to...

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

Back in 1980 I took out my first mortgage to buy a flat in Birmingham. The flat was very affordable and...

The housing market could suffer from construction skills deficit and plunging rental demand if the UK votes to leave the EU...

One in seven mortgage and remortgage customers are racing to complete their application before the EU referendum on 23 June. More than...

Two sets of industry data published yesterday suggest that house price growth is finally starting to slow. Nationwide's figures showed annual house price...

As the Brexit referendum moves closer a new poll shows that the majority of brokers would like to remain part of...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has held interest rates again with a unanimous 9-0 vote yesterday and experts say there is...

The housing market is facing a “climate of uncertainty” as the UK waves goodbye to buy-to-let boom, according to the Royal...

House price inflation has hit double digits for the first time in almost two years with prices rising more than £20,000 in the...

London is likely to remain attractive to overseas buyers regardless of the result of the Brexit referendum. Property buying agency Black Brick...

Almost half of young home movers plan to wait until after the Brexit referendum to complete their property transactions. Most also believe...

The forthcoming Brexit referendum is fuelling a surge in mortgage enquiries from worried buyers and owners. They fear mortgage costs will increase if...

House prices leapt by 2.5% in January to mark the biggest monthly upswing for 14 years, Land Registry figures show. The average...

The Brexit referendum is adding to housing market uncertainty which has seen a 2% drop in sales in major UK cities,...

Property investors say the UK would be a less attractive place to invest if voters decide to leave the EU, new...

UK house prices could drop by 5% if the UK votes to leave the EU in the referendum on 23 June. Prime...