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Some of the biggest names in the trade, lending and advisory sectors have produced a report outlining the vast significance that...

The government has launched a consultation setting out plans to improve the transparency of land trust information. Land ownership through a trust...

The chief executive of Winkworth estate agency chain says this week’s Autumn Statement must see the reinstatement of Mortgage Interest Tax...

Contributors to a quarterly specialist finance publication have reported a 15.3 per cent increase in bridging loan transactions, totalling £191m, during...

LendInvest has launched automatic DIPs - decisions in principle - as part of its latest platform update. The automated DIP process means...

The latest market analysis by bridging finance specialists, Apex Bridging, has shown that £4.94bn was lent via bridging loan completions in...

A possible surge in defaults due to economic headwinds should result in lenders reviewing their loan books and underlying security, according...

Newly released figures from MPowered Mortgages has revealed that two thirds (66%) of the housing market is cut off from homebuyers...

Mortgage broker, Henry Dannel, claim that over the past 12 months there has been a 22% increase in bridging loan lending...

In this guest piece, Jess Gerrow, vice president of marketing at Token provides insight into the human side of Open Banking. Driven...

Although the property market is excelling, sustained levels of buyer demand have caused pertinent delays at the back end of the...

The pandemic property market boom and resulting market backlog continue to impact the property transaction timeline, with the average time to...

There has recently been an increase in the number of buyers opting for chain-free properties, which research from property purchasing specialist,...

The number of property sale fall-throughs, which crested during the pandemic, is predicted to fall by 12.2% in 2022, according to...

Demand for chain-free homes has skyrocketed as buyers continue to pay a significant premium for a fast, efficient purchase, research from...

A study by Barrows and Forrester has uncovered how much UK homebuyers could save by buying a property at auction, as...

Borrowers are turning to second charge mortgages to help alleviate financial issues, according to Knowledge Bank’s latest criteria tracker. ‘Capital raising for...

Chain-free properties are proving to be very popular amongst homebuyers. That is according to estate agent comparison website GetAgent. Property chains involve a...

Brokers are searching for applications that will not leave a lasting mark on a client's credit score, new research from Knowledge Bank...

Private Finance, an independent whole of market mortgage adviser, has released its latest mortgage memo for February. We outline its key findings...

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

Mortgage Magic, the customer relationship management (CRM) and mortgage management platform, has incorporated several of iPipeline’s webservice solutions into its broker...

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

Just Mortgages continues its expansion and diversity drive by appointing its first financial services director, Kerry-Ann Davies. Davies brings 16 years of...

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

For the third consecutive quarter, the most popular use of a bridging loan was to purchase investment property, according to Bridging...

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

Bluestone Mortgages has partnered with Twenty7Tec, a leading provider of technology solutions to the lending industry. This means Bluestone is the first...

Fraudsters attacking the conveyancing sector, successfully stealing large sums of money from homebuyers, are making national headlines at a depressing rate....

Asking prices have hit a record high due to the rush of buy-to-let investors looking to beat the stamp duty surcharge. The...

A growing number of tenants are now seriously behind on their rent, new figures show. The number who were more than two...

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

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...

Proposals announced last week by Chancellor George Osborne to reform the planning system in the UK may not do enough to...

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

Help to Buy schemes have created 131 new homeowners every day since April 2013, Housing Minister Brandon Lewis has said. More than...