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

Anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has launched a ‘new weapon’ in the ongoing fight against dirty cash being cleaned around the world...

James Andrews, senior personal finance editor at money.co.uk, offers up top tips on how those planning to purchase a home with...

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

Half of UK homebuyers admit to viewing a property without the intention of buying, with 16% going as far as viewing...

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

According to new research by MetLife UK, 43% of prospective and current homeowners admitted to using a mortgage adviser or broker...

New research from U-See Homes, a next-generation guided virtual property platform, shows just how rapid the decision-making process right before buying...

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

According to new research from estate agents Purplebricks, 43% of today’s first-time buyers (FTBs) have fully funded their own deposit. While...

The Nottingham has unveiled loan-to-value (LTV) limited company buy-to-let (BTL) fixed-rate products. The building society has announced four new two and five-year...

Existing and aspiring homeowners admit it takes a ‘radical change in circumstances’ before they’d consider purchasing a financial protection product, according...

Research from an all-in-one property platform suggests homebuyers do not sufficiently understand the processes which can contribute to a fast and...

The UK housing market has boomed over the past year, with buyers and sellers benefitting from recent initiatives. But how have...

Vernon Building Society has announced a new competitively priced mortgage, available up to 90% of the property’s value. The mortgage is designed...

With all the incentives buyers are currently receiving to get on the property ladder, national estate agent Keller Williams UK has...

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...

The time it’s taking for first-time buyers (FTBs) to save for their first home has grown by three years in some...

Almost half (45%) of UK buyers found the process so frustrating that they’ve been put off the idea of ever moving...

More than one in four (29%) of buyers don’t believe their credit score is ‘good’ or ‘excellent’, according to specialist mortgage...

Almost one in three UK adults intended to buy a home in 2020, but only a third managed to progress their...

A mortgage advisor is urging prospective buyers to act now before the stamp duty holiday comes to an end. Matt Colley, director...

For a number of years now, HM Land Registry (Land Registry) has been one of the most innovative and forward-thinking government...

Hope Capital has launched the ‘seventies collection’, which comprises two new bridging loan products. The HOPE 70 products offer a low rate...

Newly-launched brokerage Lloyd Wells Mortgages is aiming to make the homebuying process hassle-free for first-time buyers, buy-to-let investors and remortgagers. The Bristol-based...

The increase in portfolio and complex buy-to-let business seen over the past two years is set to continue in 2020, according...

Mortgage applications will soon be as simple as buying car insurance for many borrowers, as technology begins to revolutionise the housing...

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has partnered with Legal & General and Uinsure to launch B&C InstantQuote to its national network of...

An estimated 1.26 million people with adverse credit are looking to buy a property in the next 12 months, according to...

The number of property purchases supported by Help to Buy ISAs increased by 8% this year, rising from 82,940 in 2017/18...

The majority (61%) of current and soon-to-be homeowners in the UK don’t fully review their mortgage agreement before signing it, and...

Brits only own the equivalent of an average-sized kitchen and bathroom at the point of officially entering into a mortgage, according...

Mortgage broker CLS Money is targeting protection advice as a vital part of its growth strategy in 2019. The Essex-based company also...

One in six mortgage holders have been rejected for a mortgage in the past, according to new research from Which? Mortgage...

The mortgage industry is failing to keep up with modern borrowers, according to a new study conducted by Together. It revealed that...

People aged 18-34 are having to make sacrifices not experienced in previous generations to get onto the property ladder, according to...

Intelenet Global Services has launched a new ‘Lending Suite’ to help banks generate mortgage offers in as little as 30 minutes. The...

The Bank of Mum and Dad is very much prevalent, with recent research showing that UK parents will help 316,000 young...

Nearly two out of five (38%) landlords will use limited companies to buy properties over the next year compared to 28%...

Some 81% of UK homeowners who purchased a home in the last year would consider a mortgage broker if they were...

A growing group of over-55s are using lifetime mortgages to fund property moves to more expensive homes, a study from OneFamily...

The first digital mortgage was entered into the Land Register by Enact Conveyancing and Coventry Building Society for a house in...

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

The homebuying process and its associated costs is being met with a lack of understanding amongst potential first-time buyers, fresh research...

New data from mortgage lender, Vida Homeloans, found more first-time buyers are seeking lenders for deals that cater to their needs...

Up to 18% of homeowner’s ready to climb the property ladder find it harder than buying their first home, according to...

A study revealed that a third of young people would choose to buy and live in a caravan if they couldn’t...

Research from Mortgage Advice Bureau Swindon has found that it is cheaper for Swindon tenants to purchase a new property than...

Over three quarters (76%) of advisers recommend taking out private surveys when purchasing or remortgaging a property, according to TMA Mortgage...

The most popular reasons for choosing equity release during the first half of 2017 are making home improvements and clearing existing...

Gearing amongst landlords remained low in the first quarter of the year, according to Paragon Mortgages, with the average loan-to-value (LTV)...

Conveyancing firm My Home Move's latest research has revealed that the appeal of shared ownership schemes has risen by over 130%...

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

The average London property may come with an eye-watering price tag of £550,000 but the real cost of buying is even...

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

Barclays Mortgages is cutting rates for home buyers and movers across its two and five-year fixed rate range from today. A new...

Barclays Bank has this week introduced a new 100% loan-to-value mortgage, aimed at helping struggling first-time buyers get onto the property...

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

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

The joint crackdown on buy-to-let by Chancellor George Osborne and the Bank of England is deterring just 14% of landlords from...

The number of people buying their first home has grown almost 7% over the past year despite growing concerns over affordability. The...

Property experts have warned that Chancellor George Osborne's new Lifetime Isa will do nothing to solve housing supply and affordability problems. From April...

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

A rush of investors to complete their transactions ahead of the new stamp duty surcharge is driving a surge in buy-to-let...

The popularity of buy-to-let looks set to defy Chancellor George Osborne's tax crackdown with nearly three out of 10 over-55s planning...

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

Two-fifths of UK workers earned less than the increase in the average UK home’s value last year, new research shows. House prices...

Tax experts have urged the Government to scrap the stamp duty surcharge for parents helping their children become first-time buyers. Chancellor George...

It makes sense for first-time buyers to get on the property ladder as they are around £864 a year better off than...

Property agencies report a surge in demand for London buy-to-let property ahead of the looming surcharge on stamp duty. But some fear...

With the scale of devastation from flooding witnessed recently, anxiety about purchasing a property in a flood risk area is heightened....

Britain is becoming a nation of "forever renters" as the lifetime cost of renting exceeds £50,000, driving home ownership out of reach...

This week, SearchFlow launches it new brand. Group Marketing and Communications Director, Maud Rousseau discusses the ethos behind the new brand...

The average house hunter takes just 53 minutes to decide to buy a home, 15 minutes more than one year ago. Online...

The surcharge on stamp duty for investors and second homeowners will spark a mini-boom in property prices, a new survey says. Six out...

House prices are set to soar 50% and rents more than 25% over the next 10 years, new figures suggest. The proportion...

George Osborne’s stamp duty reforms announced last December have saved home buyers £1.9 billion in the last year. The average saving since Osborne...

Mortgage experts have warned that Chancellor George Osborne's latest assault on buy-to-let could trigger a housing market "boom and bust". The surcharge was...

Who are you? Colin Breavington What does it say on your business card? Operations Director We hear SearchFlow is expanding next year, can you give...

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 assault on the buy-to-let market yesterday could trigger a short-term “spree” as landlords rush to buy property before...

November has seen the smallest seasonal drop in new seller asking prices since 2011, setting the scene for higher prices in...

The Building Societies Association (BSA) has committed to review its maximum age limits for mortgage borrowers to help those who need...

Buy-to-let landlords have driven a massive shift in the property market that has taken a million homes out of residential ownership...

Accord Buy to Let is cutting the rates across its 75% LTV range by up to 0.35%. It is also offering a...

Buying and moving into a new house is a stressful business at the best of times, but people invariably add to...

More lenders have unveiled mortgage rate cuts as they look to boost business levels in the final months of 2015. Chelsea Building...

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

The over-55s are set to go on a property buying spree, new research suggests. More than a third of homeowners over the age...

Accord Mortgages has launched a range of fee-free fixed rate mortgages aimed at cutting the cost of buying or remortgaging. Landlords can...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is calling on the industry to help young first-time buyers understand the process of buying...

The cost of buying a home for first-time buyers is £670 a year lower than renting, according to new research by...

As many as four million 18-39 year olds are actively trying to purchase a buy-to-let property to cash in on the...

Accord Buy to Let is helping landlords manage the upfront costs of buying or remortgaging by extending its range of £195...

Nationwide Building Society will back the new government-backed Help to Buy Isa from 1 December. The new offering will run alongside its...

First-time buyers accounted for nearly half of all mortgage-financed house purchases in the first half of this year. New figures from Halifax show they...

Barclays has cut its residential mortgage rates for deals running over terms of two, three and five years. Highlights from the new...

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

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

Recent surveys showed UK rental prices have hit a record high and it shows no slowing down. According to the figures, landlords...

Mortgage affordability for people who want to buy a home has hit its highest level for six years. Just one in three...

The property market shrugged off pre-election jitters to jump 1% in April, according to Nationwide. Experts say the housing market is now "a...