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Specialist lender Hodge has joined forces with Propflo, a PropTech startup, to help customers make their properties more energy-efficient and environmentally...

The majority of buyers and sellers in the prime housing market will not be deterred by the upcoming General Election, claims...

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

New Mortgage Lenders and Administrators statistics for Q4 2023 paint a very worrying picture of the mortgage market. That’s the view of...

A buying agency says stamp duty is one of the biggest obstacles to a healthy housing market driven. Recoco Property Search says...

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has given the thumbs down to the Budget of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. The trade body was disappointed...

Rightmove says the housing market needs a more innovative mortgage initiative than the 99 per cent idea floated by the government. The...

Lenders’ trade body UK Finance wants the government to use next month’s Budget to announce a new Help to Buy scheme...

Business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown has identified three major risks associated with the current market, characterised by falling house prices and larger...

Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...

The average price of property coming onto the market for sale rises by 1.3 per cent (equivalent to £4,571 for an...

One of the UK’s biggest house builders, the FTSE 250-listed Persimmon, says its 2023 sales were better than expected - but...

The Conservatives are working on a series of schemes to help first time buyers to be unveiled at the Budget in...

Two-year fixed rate mortgages have dipped below six per cent for the first time since June this year. Back in June there...

Saga, the provider of products and services for the over-50s, has teamed up with digital broker Tembo to launch Saga Mortgages. The...

There’s been a sharp decline in household financial confidence in the UK according to the latest UK Finance sentiment survey. The Q3...

Low loan to value ratios from mortgage lenders are leaving an estimated 90,000 new build homes empty across the UK as...

The Office for Budget Responsibility - part of the Treasury but operating independently of government - is forecasting house prices to...

Moneyfacts is reporting that there’s what it calls a “thriving choice” of mortgage options.  Its latest UK Mortgage Trends Treasury Report shows the number...

The nation’s landlords are responding to higher levels of mortgage interest rates by cutting their borrowing. The research comes from specialist property...

A digital mortgage broker has launched an online tool aggregating data from over 50 Buy to Let lenders to calculate what...

The first time buyer economy, comprised of lending and spending, will reach £74.1 billion by 2025, according to research by Coventry...

Rightmove claims that single first-time buyers on an average salary and with a 5.0 per cent deposit could not afford three-quarters...

Britain’s macroeconomic policy framework needs an overhaul to tackle the risk of an unsustainable ratcheting up of debt. That’s the view of...

It’s now the tenth week that average rates of dropped, as the slow but steady downward trend of fixed-mortgage rates continues.  As...

An estimated seven million UK households are struggling to keep up with their rent or mortgage payments, Which? warns, with millions...

It’s now one year since former Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ill-fated mini-budget, which acted as a catalyst...

Brokers are warning that dramatic council ‘effective bankruptcies’ will increase local residents’ tax bills and so hurt mortgage affordability. This follows the...

The Bank of England says net mortgage approvals decreased from 54,600 in June to 49,400 in July, although approvals for remortgaging slightly increased...

Brokers are up in arms about alleged profiteering by buy to let mortgage lenders’ arrangement fees. These jumped last autumn as a...

Nationwide Building Society has launched a new Home Energy Efficiency Tool to coincide with the debut of new green loan products. The...

There’s a growing optimism about the outlook for the mortgage market, according to the latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the...

New seller asking prices rise by just 0.2% (+£890) this month to £366,247, which is notably lower than the average increase...

The latest market analysis by specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital, reveals that recent uncertainty in the property market during the...

Staying close to a mortgage broker will be an important part of timing a house purchase correctly in 2023. Mortgage rates will...

Homeowners and would-be buyers probably felt the post-pandemic property boom in the UK would go forever. But it slowed dramatically in the...

A national brokerage has warned there is a danger of a shortfall in protection cover for borrowers. Just Mortgages claims there is 'a business and...

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

Since Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget last Friday - which has caused a run on the pound and mass panic in financial markets...

There seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel for UK citizens regarding tax as research from RIFT...

Despite being the quicker method of selling a home, property auctions are one of the least preferred methods for home sellers...

Taking inspiration from the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the property platform, Boomin, has revealed just how much it will take from...

Often, we are sold the dream of settling down with a partner and purchasing our dream house together – but, what...

As summer sets in, Brits are looking forward to spending their time abroad with foreign travel back on the cards, but...

Stipendum, the platform that aims to simplify life’s complex events, has released a number of top tips to help the nation’s...

Millions of holidaymakers will be heading on an Easter getaway this week. But whilst Brits will be jetting off to glorious...

As the average property price is up 9.6% in 2022, many buyers want to get the best deal for their new...

As the weather begins to warm up, many will be starting to think about giving their homes a seasonal spring clean....

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

Scott Clay at Together - the specialist lender - has shared a few tips for couples considering buying their first home...

As we’ve entered another New Year, now is as good a time as any to re-evaluate our spending habits and get...

Recent property market analysis by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves have found that staging your home during the...

Across the UK property demand continues to outweigh supply. To overcome this issue house building targets have recently been revealed. During...

Research by an estate agent comparison site has found that the cost of homeownership has climbed by a great margin. GetAgent looked...

New data has found that 89% of mortgage advisers believe first-time buyers need more education on purchasing a property and what...

As furlough support has begun to phase away from July 1 2021, there is still concern that this could lead to...

According to new research from the homebuying platform, YesHomebuyers,  the majority of UK homeowners spend between £500 to £1,500 a year on...

Over the past year, many have experienced changes to their financial situations. With this in mind, Shawbrook Bank conducted a study...

According to new research from equity adviser Key, the Bank of Gran and Grandad has gifted nearly £1 million a day...

According to new research from Direct Line Life Insurance, 6.3 million Brits would choose marriage over a mortgage. The research also...

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

Some 26% of homeowners, or those buying a property, have missed a mortgage payment due to falling ill or having an...

Property buyers in certain cities could enjoy a hat-trick of savings via the stamp duty holiday, a reduced mortgage deposit requirement and...

With tomorrow’s Budget expected to be one of the most significant in recent history, fresh research by MoneySuperMarket reveals 74% of...

The managing director of bespoke property search firm Index West Midlands says the government must urgently review the UK’s ‘outdated and...

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,...

The number of landlords looking to remortgage has now reached an all-time high, according to a survey by Paragon. Its Financial Adviser...

The majority (74%) of mortgage applications via intermediaries for first-time buyers resulted in a completion during Q4 2017, according to the...

Property lender, LendInvest, has launched the first LendInvest Broker Property Development Course in partnership with the National Association of Commercial Finance...

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

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

Gross mortgage lending in February hit its highest level for eight years after leaping 30% year-on-year. Lending totalled £17.6 billion which marks a fall from £18.5...

Chancellor George Osborne's eighth Budget delivered another blow to buy-to-let investors by excluding property from cuts to capital gains tax (CGT) rates. Investors...

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

More than 700 buy-to-let landlords are set to challenge the government's "Alice in Wonderland tax grab" in court. The legal campaign to fight...

Mortgage brokers have backed new research from Halifax showing that one in four first-time buyers are now taking out longer mortgage...

Buy-to-let investors are rushing to set up limited companies to avoid Chancellor George Osborne’s forthcoming tax crackdown. Investors are trying to escape the...

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Mortgage brokers have attacked the Chancellor’s "truly aggressive attack" on buy-to-let in his Autumn Statement and Spending Review yesterday. George Osborne punished...

Chancellor George Osborne's planned cuts to buy-to-let tax relief are the top worry for landlords thinking of selling up. The squeeze on higher rate...

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched what it claims is a unique “no fees and no hassle” mortgage covering all set-up fees including legal...

Specialist lenders Paragon Mortgages and 3mc have announced new exclusive buy-to-let product ranges. This follows the recent launch from intermediary-only lender Accord,...

Homeowners with variable rate mortgages remain dangerously exposed to rising interest rates, new research suggests. Three out of four homeowners on a...

Tax specialists have urged buy-to-let landlords affected by Chancellor George Osborne’s tax crackdown to act now to ensure their sums still...

Buy-to-let landlords are gearing up to offload their properties after waking up to the impact of Chancellor George Osborne's recent tax...

Buy-to-let landlords face a "severe dent" in post-tax profits following Chancellor George Osborne's tax crackdown. Individual landlords will face extra tax bills of £2,000...

Chancellor George Osborne's crackdown on buy-to-let tax relief is set to curb lending and temper house price growth. Despite this short-term setback, 2015...

Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by...

More than 100 mortgages are available for landlords who buy properties through a limited company, allowing them to retain current levels...

Most landlords will remain loyal to buy-to-let despite Chancellor George Osborne's crackdown on tax relief in his recent Budget. Osborne limited tax relief...

The Bank of England could be handed new powers to restrict buy-to-let lending and curb the property boom. Chancellor George Osborne is...

The income received by landlords is increasing at its fastest-ever rate, according to new research. The latest Buy-to-Let Index from the Your...

Changes announced in last week’s summer Budget could in fact make the UK’s shortage of housing even worse, according to a...

Buy-to-let investors should make it a priority to ensure they have the most competitive mortgage deals following the government’s announcement that...

Buy-to-let landlords could lose thousands of pounds a year after Chancellor George Osborne limited tax relief on mortgage interest payments yesterday's Budget. From...

Government plans to raise the inheritance tax (IHT) allowance could inflate the housing market by putting greater restrictions on the supply...

The availability of property for first-time buyers could be increased if the Conservatives go ahead with plans to raise the inheritance...

Platform has launched a new mortgage range for brokers and with cuts to selected fixed rate mortgages of up to 0.25%. The new rates...