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UK residents need an average salary of close to £54,000 to purchase a property, according to new research.  The study shows that...

Mortgage lending has fallen by -28.6% in the past year, according to a new analysis. Octane Capital analysed gross mortgage lending data*...

A unique system of returning rent to tenants to allow them to save for a deposit on a property has been...

UK Finance says there were 93,680 homeowner mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of the outstanding balance in...

The number of mortgages offered to home buyers went up from 49,300 in November to 50,500 in December, against the normal...

New research indicates that the Bank of Mum and Dad may not be as prevalent as it once was, with the...

There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...

A regular financial resilience barometer from a leading consultancy shows that the debt position of the lowest fifth of earners has...

Awareness of green mortgages is dipping among buyers, according to new research. Almost two thirds of mortgage advisers say their clients have...

Research from Coventry for Intermediaries has revealed that there is a clear generational difference in attitude when it comes to making...

Crystal Specialist Finance has conducted its Annual Survey with over 10,000 brokers for the second year running. The point is to see...

UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 In...

Approaching a third of people are struggling to meet loan repayments of all kinds because of the cost of living crisis. That’s...

First time buyers aged 18 to 34 are primarily relying on advice from family and friends rather than a broker for support on the homebuying process, according to Coventry for...

New data from Legal & General - based on searches to its Ignite platform - suggests a diverse mortgage market during...

The EY Item Club is warning that the UK is set to experience the slowest two-year mortgage growth in a decade. EY...

The UK's largest mortgage lender expects house prices to fall this year and next before rising in 2025. Lloyds Banking Group -...

A Bank of England report has expressed concern at the number of homeowners - especially young first time buyers - taking...

Pressure on mortgage holders is leaving Briton struggling to cope with their mental and physical health according to a wellbeing service...

A study of 7,000 people by a specialist predicts the UK specialist residential mortgage market will treble to £16 billion by...

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

Research from eXp UK, the network of personal estate agents, has revealed that in 22 UK cities, house prices are continuing to...

Gifts and loans from the Bank of Mum & Dad (BOMAD) totalled £8.8 billion in 2022, according to the latest analysis...

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

The Bank of England last week hiked interest rates by 0.5 percentage points - pushing the benchmark rate to 4% up...

Mortgage holders swallowed another bitter pill last week when the Bank of England raised interest rates for the tenth consecutive time. The...

With many borrowers under the cosh because of the cost of living crisis, lenders are offering brokers a chance to learn...

Capricorn Financial Consultancy has released its market expectations for 2023, predicting that the UK mortgage market will have to acclimatise to...

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 new market analysis from Ocasa, the specialist rental platform, warns that the average rent bill could reach as much as...

Property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix, revealed that 74% of homeowners determine that the energy efficiency of their home is important. By surveying...

Ever wondered how your tax money is distributed? Research from RIFT Tax Refunds has disclosed exactly where your tax goes, with the...

The FinTech mortgage lender using AI to simplify the mortgage journey for homebuyers and re-mortgagers, MPowered Mortgages, has recently expanded its...

The rental market looks to be returning to good health with a significant reduction in void periods and costs compared to...

As governmental changes sweep through the nation, countless elements within the property sector have been affected, including mortgages. Market analysis by specialist...

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

Pressure amongst tenants has been mounting as fuel, household bills, and everyday essentials have hit eye-watering costs. New research by Shawnbrook shows...

An interesting notion to contemplate has recently been dissected by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, which looked at what the...

New research by RIFT Tax Refunds reveals that by March 2023 household bills will cost 11% of the average person’s salary. The cost-of-living crisis...

London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, claim that before the end of 2022, house prices will increase by an...

Inflation has been a hot topic and research from London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed just what...

A study done by RIFT Tax Refunds has disclosed just how much the average person would need to see their pay...

Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, recently commissioned a survey of 1,225 UK homeowners to reveal the biggest worries and concens homeowners...

Total Landlord Insurance claims that throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, insurance claims increased by 13%. The most common type of claim was...

Every day on the news we hear more and more about the ever-mounting cost-of-living in the UK, and households are now...

This week’s mortgage roundup involves a month of firsts and milestones, with Proportunity and BuildLoan launching UK-first products for buyers. Meanwhile,...

In this guest piece, Adrian Plant, director of Shared Ownership at Leaders Romans Group and Calum Toone, mortgage advisor at Mortgage Scout, delve into the...

In the UK, homeownership remains one of the main aspirations for young adults and families who envision climbing the property ladder...

Last week (June 16), the Bank of England increased the base rate by 0.25%, up from 1.00% to 1.25%. In response, Moneyfacts.co.uk...

The pressure of the constant surge in the cost of living for UK rental households are prevalent, and the effects are...

This week’s roundup takes a look at the latest in the mortgage market, from L&G’s latest addition to its lender panel...

Introducer Today returns with a bumper mortgage roundup, this time featuring the latest industry views on mortgage approvals, new and extended...

The latest research by the rental platform Ocasa reveals that the cost of rent in the UK is set to drastically increase. The annual...

Almost a third of property professionals believe their own anti-money laundering (AML) procedures wouldn’t stand up to scrutiny, research from Credas...

The pandemic has changed the way people have grown accustomed to travelling, with many forced to opt for other methods of...

Mortgage approval levels could climb right through until Christmas as the pandemic property market boom shows little sign of slowing, 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...

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

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

New research from The Mortgage Lender (TML) reveals that 34% of UK adults planning to buy a home in the next...

Legal & General has unveiled the top search trends that have driven activity in the market over the past three years,...

First-time buyers accounted for half of all home purchase valuations in July, according to the latest research from Connells Survey &...