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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...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix, claim that London is still a dominant force in the build-to-rent market. Since the Covid-19, pandemic market...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Research by Stipendium reveals that first-time buyers account for one in 10 of all property transactions across England. The property platform analysed...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A recent analysis of the current commercial rental market reveals which sectors are currently most in demand when it comes to...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The average stamp duty payment on buy-to-let (BTL) homes has increased by £11,848 in England, and almost 1,000% higher than that...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Taking inspiration from the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the property platform, Boomin, has revealed just how much it will take from...
02 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A new analysis from the specialist lender Together finds that 24% of UK’s FTBs would prioritise and pay more than the...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

GetAgent.co.uk reveals that UK house prices have increased by as much as 123% in the decade since the Diamond Jubilee in...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

New findings by Giraffe 360 reveal that virtual tours continue to receive high levels of demand. At the height of the pandemic,...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

New research conducted by Total Landlord reveals that landlords who do not have insurance are treading on thin ice as possible...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

London rental platform, Rentd, recently analysed the current rental availability for short-term rents across the London market to reveal which boroughs...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Despite a strong start of the house price growth this year, the latest analysis from specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital,...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

New research from HBB Solutions claims that 54% of all available land plots listed for sale across England have already gone under offer...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Despite a more lethargic pandemic property market performance, a recent study by debt advisory specialists, Henry Dannell, has analysed sold price...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The most recent data released from the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that the average home seller achieved an...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Property developer, StripeHomes, announced that in the last year the value of new homes delivered has fallen by -6.7%. StripeHomes were able...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Introducer Today returns with a bumper mortgage roundup, this time featuring the latest industry views on mortgage approvals, new and extended...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest research by the rental platform Ocasa reveals that the cost of rent in the UK is set to drastically increase. The annual...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Barrows and Forrester, the estate and lettings agent, reveal that council tax has increased by up to £145. The tax that helps...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News

New research by sales optimisation platform, Unlatch, shows that within the new-build sector help to buy homes has declined. Since 2013 Help to...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

While a somewhat slow London property market may be currently trailing the rest of the UK when it comes to the...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, recently revealed which parts of Britain are the most in-demand amongst tenants. The ratio of available...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

When it comes to the money owed as a result of mortgage borrowing in the last 10 years, UK homebuyers have...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News

As a direct result of the rising cost of living, over half (57%) of Brits are already struggling financially, or expect...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Today marks St. Patrick’s Day and in light of this Irish holiday, estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has found out which areas...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Demand for chain-free homes has skyrocketed as buyers continue to pay a significant premium for a fast, efficient purchase, research from...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Locations with homes surrounded by trees and greenery were analysed by Barrows and Forrester. The findings show that these locations have...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

This week’s mortgage roundup showcases the benevolence of the mortgage sector, with The Cambridge relaunching its products for expats, while Newcastle...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Coinciding with International Women’s Day today (March 8), data from the property platform Boomin has found the wide disparity in property affordability...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, market delays have been on the rise. However, new research from GetAgent shows that these delays have...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

New research from The Mortgage Lender (TML) reveals that 34% of UK adults planning to buy a home in the next...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A study by GetAgent.co.uk has shown how the nation’s property sellers could be left with a particularly sweet taste in their...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Property purchasing expert, HBB Solutions, revealed that the gap between the asking price expectations of the nation’s sellers and what buyers...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk has recently released its analysis of the time it’s taking to sell a home, with the...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Property platform Boomin revealed which postcodes in England are the most and least affordable. Postcodes home to a gap of up...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading specialist in mortgage solutions, Henry Dannell, revealed that the number of homes owned with a mortgage or loan across the...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A study from specialist property lending firm, Octane Capital, estimates that homeowners across England have accumulated over £2.547 trillion worth of equity within...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

PEXA, the Australian-founded fintech, has announced its plans to launch in the UK this year, following significant progress in testing its...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

New build transactions have fallen over the last year in cities and towns across England and Wales, according to a recent...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News

With house prices rising at their fastest pace in 17 years, first-time buyers now need to borrow up to seven-and-a-half times...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News

This week, Introducer Today takes a look at the latest mortgage news, from Aldermore’s expansion to support more brokers, to Roma...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Research from the property platform, Boomin, has discovered that living on a Valentine’s related road name could provide a substantial boost...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A study by estate agent comparison site GetAgent.co.uk has found that the average homeowner in England and Wales achieved 98% of asking...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

New research conducted by the property lending experts, Octane Capital, claims that over the last five years the buy-to-let sector has...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest Nationwide house price index, released yesterday morning, reveals that January has seen the strongest start to the year since...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

This week’s mortgage roundup is a range of reduced rates and new products across the mortgage market, with Furness Building Society’s...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The value of the nation’s spare rooms is estimated at around £791.5 billion, and that’s just those of homeowners that admit...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News

In the first mortgage roundup of 2022, Introducer Today takes a look at the latest mortgage news, from Landay’s bolstered Green...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

More than three-quarters of the UK’s period homeowners admit they are unsure of how to improve their properties as part of...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest Homebuyer Hotspots Demand Index by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has found where England’s strongest homebuyer demand hotspots...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

2021 proved to be one of the most hectic years to buy and sell a home. We witnessed prices soaring to...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A study by Henry Dannell, a specialist mortgage broker, has discovered how London remains the nation’s million-pound property market hotspot despite a...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

With the Bank of England raising interest rates for the first time in more than three years, Brian Murphy, head of lending...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News

In a new report put forward by Shawbrook Bank, it was revealed that landlord confidence is at a high level. Covid-19 continues...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Deposit Unlock, a mortgage scheme that allows new build buyers to purchase with a 5% deposit, has launched nationally with 17...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Recent property market analysis by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves have found that staging your home during the...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

In July 2020 the stamp duty holiday was kickstarted by chancellor Rishi Sunak. It gave first-time buyers and home movers up...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A snag is a slight issue or defect in a property that occurs once building work has been completed. A broken,...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

This mortgage roundup highlights the latest updates and features from the UK’s leading lenders, from custom-build mortgage products and holiday let mortgages,...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Nisha Vaidya, mortgage expert at Uswitch, explains how homeowners can use low-interest rates to their advantage and help make their mortgage more...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Bective, the sales, lettings and property management company, recently revealed how superstitions around the number 13 often lead to homebuyers paying less for properties. Traditionally it is considered to...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

New research by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent, has revealed how much money the UK government lost as a result...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The mortgage roundup column returns to bring you the latest news on mortgage products coming to the market, featuring Furness Building...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A new study from equity release lender more2life has uncovered the UK regions where using equity release to fund a house...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Market estate agency comparison website GetAgent.co.uk recently revealed how the stamp duty holiday has made house prices difficult for the first-time...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News

New research from estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk has found out which street names have proved the most popular with homebuyers across...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News

House prices have continued to rise throughout the year, making it increasingly challenging for first-time buyers to join the property ladder. UK...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Research by an estate agent comparison site has found that the cost of homeownership has climbed by a great margin. GetAgent looked...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News

James Andrews, senior personal finance editor at money.co.uk, offers up top tips on how those planning to purchase a home with...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Research by GetAgent has revealed how asking prices across many areas of the property market tumbled in the wake of the...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News

West One Loans’ buy-to-let (BTL) division has released new products to meet increased demand in the market. The raft of new product...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Across England and Wales, many homebuyers have made use of the stamp duty holiday. The land tax discount encouraged many to...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Tennis is undoubtedly one of the most popular sports in the United Kingdom. Whether watching television, live streaming online or physically...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have impacted UK employees in a major way, with more than a third (36%) aged 18-34...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Ahead of the Queen’s Birthday this weekend, estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester researched the sold prices of properties with...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

New research from GetAgent has revealed which areas of the property market in England and Wales are seeing homes sell the...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Despite market delays, over half a million homebuyers in England are set to benefit from the stamp duty holiday to the...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News

According to new research from estate agents Purplebricks, 43% of today’s first-time buyers (FTBs) have fully funded their own deposit. While...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Last week Thursday (May 13) marked one year since the property market in England reopened after being hit with lockdown restrictions. Ascend...
18 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Mortgage technology provider Twenty7Tec has completed an APPLY integration with Accord. The move will enable users of CloudTwenty7 to seamlessly submit applications...
18 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Some areas of the UK market have seen house price growth slow substantially, suggesting they could be in for a rough...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News

LiveMore has announced a reduction of its standard fixed rates from five-year up to lifetime. Launched last week, the seven, 10 and...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest government Help to Buy (H2B) scheme could benefit over a half of all new-build homebuyers to get a foot...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Newbury Building Society has introduced a GoGreen Reward incentive to its self-build mortgage to encourage homebuilders to make conscious sustainable choices. The...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Savings made during lockdown have allowed some borrowers to reduce their debt commitments, with a record £17.6 billion of mortgages repaid...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The total value of new mortgages set to be handed out in the coming months reached its highest level since 2007...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The time it’s taking for first-time buyers (FTBs) to save for their first home has grown by three years in some...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Residential transactions across England and Wales fell by 41% in 2020 when compared to the previous year despite a boost in...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Nottingham has rolled out a new five-year fixed product as an option for people looking to remortgage in light of...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The current stamp duty holiday has already saved homebuyers an estimated £817 million, with the potential to reach £1.5 billion before...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Almost one in three UK adults intended to buy a home in 2020, but only a third managed to progress their...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Specialist short-term lender Hope Capital has launched a brand-new range of bridging loans specifically designed for borrowers undertaking property refurbishment projects. The...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Together has confirmed it will continue lending despite tougher restrictions as the UK enters another national lockdown. England was plunged...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

For a number of years now, HM Land Registry (Land Registry) has been one of the most innovative and forward-thinking government...
30 October 2020
From: PropTech

Over the last ten years, the mortgage market in the UK has changed significantly. Alongside increased regulation of the industry, stricter...
30 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

Specialist development lender Puma Property Finance has bolstered its nationwide presence with the relocation of one of its managers, Paul Murphy,...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Hope Capital has launched the ‘seventies collection’, which comprises two new bridging loan products. The HOPE 70 products offer a low rate...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Lender has increased its loan-to-value (LTV) for capital-raising landlords from 65% to 75% on all remortgage products. The rise means...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Clarion Events, Mortgage Business Expo’s parent company, has drafted a programme of enhanced safety measures to reduce the risk caused by...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries, part of the specialist lending and retail savings group OneSavings Bank plc, has launched a new large...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Swansea Building Society has joined up with the direct-to-lender mortgage club Brilliant Solutions to open up access to a wider range...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has extended its services to the North West of England with the appointment of Simon Bancroft as...
06 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Utilising just 41.4% of Britain’s empty homes could house the homeless, according to research by estate agent comparison website, GetAgent.co.uk. Shelter estimates...
24 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Brexit has caused UK house price growth to half since June 2016, according to property management company Apropos. The digital platform, designed...
19 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) is asking members to consider the Bank of England’s (BoE’s) warning about lenders cutting...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News

With the outcome of Brexit hanging in the balance, ‘Leave’ voting areas have recorded higher average house price increases than ‘Remain’...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The time it takes to sell a home across UK cities has hit a three-year high, according to Zoopla. Its September UK...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The property finance industry is rapidly changing. Everyone who’s part of it wants to know where we are heading, what’s working...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Both the volume and value of flexible payments from pensions has hit a new high, according to Moneyfacts. Data from the money...
29 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Less than 5% of tracker rate mortgages are available on the market, which reflects the current ‘lack of appetite’ for variable...
14 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Privately-owned specialist mortgage and finance brokerage, City Finance Brokers, has announced the addition of Simon Kelly to its network. The appointment of...
10 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) London, taking place on October 16, will feature a keynote presentation by the Bank of England (BoE). Rob...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Pure Retirement has announced the launch of its new product suite for advisers, named the Heritage range. The product, which is available...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Over-55s now make up nearly 200,000 owner occupier housing transactions in England each year, according to the latest study from the...
11 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Data from Moneyfacts UK found the average two-year fixed rate at max 95% loan-to-value (LTV) is at a record low, while...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers and existing homeowners capitalised on low rates across the market in October, according to fresh research from e.surv. Its latest...
16 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Average property prices in the three months to October were 1.5% higher than in the same three months a year ago,...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Castle Trust has appointed Charissa Chang as business development manager (BDM) for the North. With over 17 years of experience working at...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers and others with small deposits took a greater share of the market last month than in August, according to...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is urging government to provide clarity around the future of the Help to Buy Equity...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Pepper Money has finalised the terms to acquire 100% of the second charge lender, Optimum Credit Ltd. The purchase will see Pepper...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Bluestone Mortgages has announced the launch of its new Help to Buy range which will cover the England and London schemes. Available...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The national month-on-month figures for new listings ‘for sale’ reached 9.4%, while the amount of properties sold sat at 6.2% in...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Furness Building Society has appointed Alasdair McDonald as head of intermediaries McDonald has over 25 years of experience in the financial services...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Metro Bank has announced that from April 5 it will expand its mortgage business into Scotland both direct and via brokers. Scottish...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Kensington Mortgages and New Street Mortgages have announced a successful market launch into Scotland. While Kensington now offers an extensive range of...
16 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) has announced the launch of its Base Rate Hub for its advisers following the recent base rate...
21 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist property finance lender LendInvest has announced its new buy-to-let (BTL) loan products for the specialist lending market. Targeted at professional property...
21 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Borrowers are still opting for variable mortgages despite the Bank of England base rate increase, new figures from Yorkshire Building Society...
14 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Yorkshire Building Society has seen a surge in fixed rate mortgage applications from borrowers ahead of a potential Bank of England...
31 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The latest ‘bubble alert’ from One 77 Mortgages found lending in March 2017 was in decline compared to March last year...
17 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender, Together, has issued £275 million to support the successful completion of its debut public residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) transaction. Credit-rating...
02 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Freedom Finance has urged UK families to examine their finances after revealing that an average mortgage bill could increase more than...
18 September 2017
From: Breaking News

TMA Mortgage Club (TMA) has announced a two-year fixed rate of 2.49%, which will be available to appointed representatives of the...
18 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Bluestone Mortgages has announced the appointment of Steve Seal as director of sales and distribution as part of its...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being urged to remortgage in order to prepare for the reformed buy-to-let lending criteria due to be introduced in...
31 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The Association of Short Term Lenders has announced the first two speakers - Lorna O’Brien of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...
16 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Castle Trust Capital has announced the implementation of its PRA Phase 2 changes, which require a specialist approach to underwriting for...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The latest property renovation hotspots list revealed that Barking and Dagenham is the top location for an increase in renovation applications...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Lender, known also as TML, has this week announced 12 new hires across its business. One key appointment is Laura...
05 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Accord Mortgages has launched a new tracker mortgage with no early repayment charges. The lender says this new product will give borrowers...
24 February 2017
From: Breaking News

A fall in the mean average value of leads from SMEs in the first six weeks of 2017 seems to suggest...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Mortgage borrowers in Scotland are the most proactive when it comes to switching products, according to new research. A YouGov study, commissioned...
17 February 2017
From: Breaking News

An assortment of new fixed-rate mortgages across all its LTV ranges has been launched by Teachers Building Society. Teachers Building Society, which,...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Homeowners remortgaged for an average of £15,000 more in 2016 than they did two years ago, with 57% of remortgage cases...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Two new five year fixed-rate buy-to-let products have been launched by Furness for Intermediaries, strengthening the firm's product range and its...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The latest product data analysis from Mortgage Brain has revealed that recent predictions about potential increases in mortgage costs are starting...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The UK House Price Index for November 2016 revealed an annual price rise of 6.7%, taking the overall average property value...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Just over two months since the Bank of England cut the base interest rate to 0.25%, an array of lenders are...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Following the Bank of England's decision to cut the base rate to 0.25%, a fifth of 18 to 34 year-olds could...
24 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Tipton has launched a new shared ownership range, including mortgages available throughout England and Wales up to 90% of the share...
11 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Data published this week by the Resolution Foundation confirms the continuation of the downward trend in home ownership in the UK. Since 2003...
04 August 2016
From: Breaking News

New research carried out by Legal & General has revealed that brokers in Scotland are more confident about the future of...
26 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The NACFB’s annual survey results aren’t in yet but there is one prediction I feel I can safely make. The total business...
19 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Despite intense speculation that interest rates would be cut, the Bank of England has confirmed that its base rate will remain...
14 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Teachers Building Society has announced the launch of a Help to Buy mortgage which will be discounted for two years. The new...
17 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Back in 1980 I took out my first mortgage to buy a flat in Birmingham. The flat was very affordable and...
13 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Pepper Homeloans have added Ryan Brailsford to their team as Regional Development Manager for the North. Brailsford, whose role involves...
08 June 2016
From: Breaking News

House prices in British seaside towns have increased by an average £440 every month for the last decade, new figures show. Prices...
31 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Fraudsters attacking the conveyancing sector, successfully stealing large sums of money from homebuyers, are making national headlines at a depressing rate....
27 May 2016
From: Sponsored Content

Nine out 10 borrowers are opting to fix their mortgages despite little sign of forthcoming base rate hike. Historically low mortgage interest...
26 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Furness Building Society has launched a new first-time buyer mortgage charging 3.50% to 95% LTV. There is no product fee on the two-year...
24 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Increases in buy-to-let lenders’ stress test levels should not be viewed as an ‘Armageddon moment’ for the sector, an industry expert...
19 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The price of the average home in London broke through the £600,000 price barrier in April for the first time, Home values in...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The average cost of tracker mortgages is on the increase as the result of falling demand from borrowers, according to Moneyfacts.co.uk. The...
05 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The latest edition of the Bank of England’s Money and Credit Figures show mortgage lending was strong in the first quarter...
03 May 2016
From: Breaking News

SearchFlow, property intelligence specialists, has partnered with Decision First to offer an unrivalled service to protect conveyancers and homebuyers from the...
26 April 2016
From: Sponsored Content

Buy-to-let landlords enjoyed total annual returns of 12.2% over the last year helped by the flurry of purchases in the run-up...
22 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Single first-time buyers and couples can significantly cut the time it takes to save for a deposit by moving back in...
18 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has held interest rates again with a unanimous 9-0 vote yesterday and experts say there is...
15 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The housing market is facing a “climate of uncertainty” as the UK waves goodbye to buy-to-let boom, according to the Royal...
14 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The joint crackdown on buy-to-let by Chancellor George Osborne and the Bank of England is deterring just 14% of landlords from...
01 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Brokers have welcomed latest Bank of England statistics that show a jump in mortgage approvals in February. The increase was partly down to...
01 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Mortgage brokers and property experts are warning that the latest attempt to dampen the buy-to-let market could backfire. The Bank of England...
31 March 2016
From: Breaking News

UK house prices continue to accelerate increasing by 7.9% in the year to January, up from 6.7% in December. Prices were driven...
23 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Single first-time buyers and England and Wales need 13 years to save for a deposit - rising to his 46 years...
22 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The average price of a property coming to market in England and Wales has passed £300,000 for the first time. Asking prices...
21 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The pace of house price growth has doubled due to a boom in buy-to-let sales ahead of April's stamp duty surcharge, new...
10 March 2016
From: Breaking News

House purchase values rose 20% in the final quarter of 2015 yet there was also a worrying drop in higher-LTV lending. The...
09 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The average buy-to-let investor could make a loss of £325 a year if the Bank of England lifted interest rates by...
03 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Kent Reliance has launched a new mortgage proposition for one-year self-employed professionals. The specialist mortgage lender for intermediaries bolstered its proposition for...
02 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The rush to complete buy-to-let purchases before April has driven mortgage approvals to a two-year high, property experts say. The number of...
01 March 2016
From: Breaking News

House prices leapt by 2.5% in January to mark the biggest monthly upswing for 14 years, Land Registry figures show. The average...
29 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Gross mortgage lending surged 38% in the past year to hit £13.6 billion last month, the highest figure for nearly eight...
25 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The North/South divide in house price expectations has now widened to record levels, new figures show. Households in all UK regions perceive...
22 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The ability to buy an average home in England and Wales improved everywhere last year except in the South East. First-time buyers...
22 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Time is running out to escape the stamp duty surcharge on buy-to-let properties and second homes and the cost of failure is...
16 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Britain is becoming a nation of "forever renters" as the lifetime cost of renting exceeds £50,000, driving home ownership out of reach...
12 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Fears of an affordability crisis are likely to grow as new figures show property prices increasing at twice the pace of...
11 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Access to the mortgage market is widening as lenders rediscover their appetite for higher-LTV lending. Lenders have partly been encouraged by Government...
11 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let rents are growing strongly outside Greater London with an average increase of 5.5% over the last year. Rents in the South-East grew fastest...
10 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Chancellor George Osborne's stamp duty reforms are proving expensive for the Treasury wiping £620 million off its revenues last year, new figures...
10 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England voted to hold interest rates by 9-0 yesterday which means they will stay at 0.5% for a full seven...
05 February 2016
From: Breaking News

New figures show the housing market defying the traditional seasonal slowdown in December as mortgage approvals hit a two-year high. The number of...
02 February 2016
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Lenders shrugged off rumours of a base rate hike and continued to cut mortgage rates at the end of last year. Fixed...
26 January 2016
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The prospect of a base rate hike has receded even further after Bank of England governor Mark Carney said now is...
20 January 2016
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Mortgage rates look set to remain unchanged this year as the Bank of England held base rates once again yesterday. Analysts have pushed back...
15 January 2016
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House prices in England and Wales have risen by nearly £18,000 in the last year, an average rise of nearly £1,500...
14 January 2016
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Britons are unprepared for rising mortgage rates even though nearly three-quarters would see their monthly repayments rise if the base rate...
14 January 2016
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Estate agents report a surge in investors looking to buy property before the new buy-to-let stamp duty surcharge comes into force. The...
11 January 2016
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The besieged buy-to-let sector has enjoyed a rare piece of good news as a new study says landlords are displaying "considerable financial...
07 January 2016
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Mortgage approvals for house purchases rose again in November as the market defied a seasonal winter slowdown. Loan approvals for house purchases...
05 January 2016
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The number of first-time buyers rose by almost a quarter in 2015 despite growing fears that they are being squeezed out...
05 January 2016
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The Bank of England is in no rush to raise interest rates next year, rate setter Martin Weale has said. He said...
22 December 2015
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The Treasury has launched a consultation on giving the Bank of England more powers to control buy-to-let and could introduce new lending...
18 December 2015
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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...
17 December 2015
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The crackdown on buy-to-let has already begun as banks voluntarily tighten their lending rules ahead of official action. Bank of England governor Mark...
15 December 2015
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The IMF has warned that the UK's unbalanced housing market could threaten future economic growth. It said the UK economy is on...
14 December 2015
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Buy-to-let is in the line of fire again with reports that officials at the Basel Committee are looking to get tough on...
11 December 2015
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House prices in England and Wales jumped £16,446 in the last year to hit a new record high of £290,640. This is...
10 December 2015
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The typical home buyer approximately £4,500 better-off due to last year’s stamp duty changes. Chancellor George Osborne reformed the “slab system” of...
08 December 2015
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The number of home repossessions fell 45% across England and Wales over the last year as the economy recovered. The gap between...
04 December 2015
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Chancellor George Osborne isn't alone in launching an attack on buy-to-let, Bank of England governor Mark Carney is also muscling in on the act. Carney...
02 December 2015
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New Land Registry figures showed house prices in England and Wales rising a healthy 5.6% in the year to October, taking...
30 November 2015
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The UK may be in deflation but this has had little impact on buy-to-let rents which leapt by 4.7% over the...
23 November 2015
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November has seen the smallest seasonal drop in new seller asking prices since 2011, setting the scene for higher prices in...
16 November 2015
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Two new sets of figures published today showing the housing market firing on all cylinders into the autumn. House in England and...
12 November 2015
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The Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme has boosted both first-time buyer lending and higher-LTV mortgages, new figures show. The number of...
10 November 2015
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Chancellor George Osborne is under attack by critics who claim his recent stamp duty overhaul which has hit property sales and slashed revenues from...
09 November 2015
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The mortgage industry faces months or years of the increasingly tiresome "will they, won't they" interest rate hike game after a...
06 November 2015
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The total property wealth of over-55s in England will double to almost £2.5 trillion by 2035, according to new research by Age...
06 November 2015
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Just Mortgages has launched a specialist new homes division. The New Homes Division will cover the whole of England and Wales, launching with...
04 November 2015
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A dip in the number of mortgage approvals for house purchases in September was offset by a sharp rise in remortgaging. The Bank...
30 October 2015
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The average London house price has leapt 9.6% in a year to £499,997 as the capital's market springs back to life. This reverses the recent...
29 October 2015
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Mortgage approvals leapt 24% in the year to September driven by a resurgence in remortgaging. Remortgages jumped 40% over the year, against...
27 October 2015
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Brokers have criticised Chancellor George Osborne's hint that the Bank of England will be given new powers to regulate the buy-to-let...
26 October 2015
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Buy-to-let investors in England and Wales enjoyed total returns of nearly 10% in the past year, new figures show. Landlords saw gross rental...
16 October 2015
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Specialist mortgage lender Masthaven Finance has applied to become a bank offering home loans and fixed-interest savings. It has now submitted its banking...
15 October 2015
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Latest figures show UK house prices slowed in the year to August with annual growth of 5.2%. That is unchanged from July,...
14 October 2015
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NatWest Intermediary Solutions has reduced its loan-to-income (LTI) maximums for mortgage applications up to 85% LTV. It has reduced its maximum LTI...
13 October 2015
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Mortgage brokers could see business levels decline as the prospect of an early base rate hike recedes. Fears that the Bank of...
09 October 2015
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Last month was the strongest September for home sales since 2007 as the property market enjoyed an Indian summer. The growth was largely...
09 October 2015
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HSBC has announced a reduction in a wide range of home loan rates. The bank has cut the cost of a...
02 October 2015
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Figures published yesterday by Nationwide Building Society show the widening gap between in property values in London and the South-east and...
01 October 2015
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A new report from the Bank of England shows that approvals of loans for house purchases hit a 2015 high in...
01 October 2015
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Fears that the Bank of England will soon raise the base rate from its all-time low is driving a rise in...
30 September 2015
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Property price inflation has fallen back slightly to 4.2% a year in England and Wales, according to the latest figures from...
29 September 2015
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The Bank of England has ruled out intervention in the UK buy-to-let market despite fears that its growth could pose a...
28 September 2015
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Potential increases in the Bank of England base rate and knock-on effects on mortgage costs should not worry most homeowners, a...
28 September 2015
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UK house prices rose by 5.2% over the last year helped by the return of the first-time buyer. The annual pace of...
15 September 2015
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The prospect of an interest rate hike in the UK may be closer than markets realise, according to a Bank of...
15 September 2015
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The rental market is still booming with rents rising by 10.5% over the last year, although the rate of growth has...
14 September 2015
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Lenders have launched another round of "best ever" mortgage rates as the prospect of a Bank of England base rate hike recedes further...
11 September 2015
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One in five older people are considering downsizing but are being put off by a lack of homes and the cost...
07 September 2015
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House prices now cost six times income even in the most affordable regions of England and Wales as the affordability crisis worsens. In...
03 September 2015
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Landlords with standard buy-to-let properties will lose money when interest rates start rising, new research shows. This would be a double blow...
01 September 2015
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Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said interest rates are likely to increase despite the deflationary impact of the Chinese...
01 September 2015
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Brokers are buzzing with confidence after new figures showed the mortgage market enjoyed its best July for seven years. Gross mortgage lending...
21 August 2015
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Rents across England and Wales have hit a fresh high after a record surge in July, new figures show. The average rent...
21 August 2015
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The Bank of England has dropped another hint that interest rates are set to rise with departing policy maker David Miles...
20 August 2015
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Yesterday's shock rise in core inflation could bring forward the date of the first Bank of England base rate hike, analysts...
19 August 2015
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Last month was the strongest July for home sales since 2007 with a rise of 13% on June to 90,000. This is the first time...
13 August 2015
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Buy-to-let rental income has surged ahead of both inflation and house price growth to hit an average of £977 a month. The...
10 August 2015
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Brokers and analysts don't expect base rates to rise until at least 2016 after the Bank of England held base rates...
07 August 2015
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New figures suggest that mortgage rates are continuing to fall despite growing expectations of a base rate hike. There was a further...
06 August 2015
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The average property in England and Wales cost a record 8.8 times local earnings last year, new official figures show. And it topped 10...
06 August 2015
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Lenders have started to push up the cost of their mortgage deals as the Bank of England moves a step closer to the first base...
05 August 2015
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Property sales in prime central London property sales have been hit by stamp duty reforms with no sign of an immediate recovery. In...
04 August 2015
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Talk of an affordability crisis appears overblown as homes are now more affordable than in 1997, new research suggests. A combination of falling...
04 August 2015
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Mortgage rates continue to fall despite reports that lenders are already pulling their cheapest deals in advance of the first Bank...
30 July 2015
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House prices in England and Wales hit a post-crisis high in June with the average price rising to £181,619. That finally tops...
29 July 2015
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Official figures showing GDP rose a robust 0.7% in the second quarter will add to pressure on the Bank of England...
29 July 2015
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Lenders have started to withdraw their best mortgage deals in advance of the anticipated hike in base rates, threatening rising costs across the...
27 July 2015
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House price growth in the UK's leading cities is set to hit 10% this year as the market recovery continues. The Hometrack UK...
24 July 2015
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The Bank of England could be handed new powers to restrict buy-to-let lending and curb the property boom. Chancellor George Osborne is...
22 July 2015
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Brokers are urging borrowers to remortgage as the age of record low mortgage rates draws to a close. Last week, Bank of England governor...
20 July 2015
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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...
17 July 2015
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The government and the Bank of England must not put too much of the blame for a lack of housing supply...
16 July 2015
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Demand for mortgage lending has risen to its highest level since the end of 2013, new figures from the Bank of...
14 July 2015
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The Bank of England is facing criticism for recent comments which warned of the dangers to the UK economy of the...
07 July 2015
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A lack of affordable homes in England’s rural areas has resulted in young people and families being priced out of the...
06 July 2015
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Prices of properties near the main site of the 2012 London Olympics are increasing at twice the average rate in the...
06 July 2015
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The Bank of England has warned that the booming buy-to-let market poses a threat to the financial stability of the UK. It...
03 July 2015
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Brokers have welcomed the absence of fresh controls on residential borrowing in latest Bank of England Financial Stability Report. That is in...
02 July 2015
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The number of remortgages grew strongly in May as homeowners took advantage of rising house prices and the lender price war...