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A portion of the market activity accounted for by foreign buyers has been in a slow decline since 2018, Credas Technologies,...

Speaking to a financial adviser is more daunting for UK consumers than self-managing their finances, a YouGov study reveals. In a survey...

Research from GetAgent.co.uk has revealed where houses in Britain have actually earned more than the average wage over the past year. The...

In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, estate agent Barrows and Forrester discovers which Paddy’s-themed street names, from Guinness to Clover, command...

Coinciding with International Women’s Day today (March 8), data from the property platform Boomin has found the wide disparity in property affordability...

This week’s mortgage roundup is all about simplifying the homebuying journey, with a new partnership formed to streamline the buying process and...

More than three-quarters of the UK’s period homeowners admit they are unsure of how to improve their properties as part of...

A study by MoveStreets, the property portal designed for the mobile generation, has uncovered how much current home sellers are likely...

British house sellers are overpricing by as much as 41% when it comes to the price at which they list their...

House prices have continued to rise throughout the year, making it increasingly challenging for first-time buyers to join the property ladder. UK...

According to a YouGov survey by insurance provider Paymentshield, half of UK adults under 35 are mystified by the mortgage process. The findings from...

Tennis is undoubtedly one of the most popular sports in the United Kingdom. Whether watching television, live streaming online or physically...

Action must be taken to encourage greater gender diversity in the adviser community and help support female clients, as part of...

A quarter (23%) of homeowners are worried about renewing their mortgage during the pandemic, according to a poll by broker Willow...

The British Business Bank has approved four new lenders for accreditation under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). The Co-operative Bank,...

While obtaining a mortgage makes moving home a stressful experience, finding and securing a property is more anxiety-inducing to 46% of...

The property finance industry is rapidly changing. Everyone who’s part of it wants to know where we are heading, what’s working...

Right to Buy became one of the most-searched for criteria by brokers for the first time in July, according to Knowledge...

New research by Kensington Mortgages has revealed that interest-only mortgages are a significant problem in the financial system. The specialist mortgage lender...

Over two thirds (68%) of British people think lenders have too much power over borrowers. The findings come from new online polling...

Pure Retirement has announced the launch of its new adviser-facing mobile app. Believed to be the first of its kind in the...

Steve Olejnik has been appointed managing director of Mortgages for Business. Taking over from David Whittaker (who set up the independent brokerage...

Following its new buy-to-let mortgage deal designed for British expats, Aldermore Bank has partnered with Expat Packager to make the product...

One in five British homeowners purchased a property prior to selling their existing home, a new study conducted by CoverBuilder has...

The number of visitors for the Finance Professional Show (FP Show) were up 13% on the 2016 event with over 2,000...

A study has revealed that many British consumers are fed up of mortgage lenders' impersonal and 'computer says no' approach. Research found...

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

The NACFB is sometimes perceived as being an Association of commercial mortgage brokers and asset finance brokers, forgetting the other 20%...

House prices in British seaside towns have increased by an average £440 every month for the last decade, new figures show. Prices...

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

UK parents will lend or give more than £5billion over the course of 2016 to help their children get onto or move...

Brokers and lenders are celebrating a "bumper month" which saw borrowing in March 64% higher than one year earlier. Gross mortgage borrowing...

Gross mortgage lending surged 38% in the past year to hit £13.6 billion last month, the highest figure for nearly eight...

Monthly mortgage approvals soared 24% year-on-year to £12.4 billion in December but brokers deny lending is getting out of control. Across 2015,...

More than nine out of 10 buy-to-let investors are set to lose money within five years due to forthcoming tax changes,...

More than 200 Britons are becoming property millionaires every single day taking the total to more than 600,000. There were 75,796 new British...

Business Secretary Sajid Javid promised 2016 would be a year of dialling back the bureaucracy. The government, he said, is committed...

British buyers are "emboldened" in the London property market and now account for nearly eight out of 10 new sales. Overseas buyers account...

New figures show that the UK tax rate on buy-to-let investments is already higher than in many other countries, even before Chancellor George...

Half of UK homeowners are now interested in becoming a buy-to-let landlord as returns on rival investments plummet. Stock market volatility is...

Mortgage approvals leapt 24% in the year to September driven by a resurgence in remortgaging. Remortgages jumped 40% over the year, against...

Skipton International has completed 200 UK mortgages allowing British expats to invest in a UK buy-to-let property. The offshore bank, registered in...

The Bank of England has ruled out intervention in the UK buy-to-let market despite fears that its growth could pose a...

The British public remains divided over impact of interest rate rise with almost one in three welcoming the prospect. That rises to more...

The prospect of an interest rate hike in the UK may be closer than markets realise, according to a Bank of...

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

Lenders have started to withdraw their best mortgage deals in advance of the anticipated hike in base rates, threatening rising costs across the...

The price of average British home leapt by more than £7,000 in the first half of this year to hit £270,674. That...

The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has reported that nearly two thirds of businesses are operating with cash reserves of under...

The British Bankers’ Association is working on a project that ensures small businesses won’t be left out in the cold. Banks will...

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

Mortgage approvals hit a 14-month high in May after rising 4% year-on-year, according to new figures from the British Bankers' Association. It said 42,530 mortgages...

The National Association of Commercial Finance s (NACFB) attracted a record 1,700 attendees to last week's Expo. Registrations were up 26% on...

The value of remortgage lending slumped to a two-year low in March after falling 8% over the last 12 months. Total gross...