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The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...

Foundation Home Loans has launched two HMO products for first-time landlords under its ‘Buy to Let by Foundation’ wrapper. Both are available...

Karis Capital is launching as what it calls “a premier real estate debt advisory firm with plans to redefine how developers...

The Nationwide says high interest rates are helping to redefine the housing market in terms of transaction volumes and choices of...

Mortgage arrears in the UK jumped by almost a third between April and June compared with the same period last year,...

Companies representing some 85 per cent of all mortgage lending have signed up to a new charter.  The lenders claims they have...

New research from bridging specialist and buy to let lender Mercantile Trust reveals an apparent lack of awareness among brokers and...

Research by Credas Technologies reveals that the average Anti-Money Laundering (AML) fine has increased by 63.7% in the estate agency sector.  Although the fine...

Despite Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) changes slowly creeping up, the majority of landlords still have low ratings. If landlords do not comply...

Luxury asset short-term lender, Suros Capital, has reportedly been seeing an increase in buoyant new business with its loan book now...

New Right to Rent rules were introduced at the beginning of October. Failure to comply with these changes could result in...

The colder months are already creeping up on the nation which means that doing some patchwork around the house could make...

While the number of members hit with expulsion has declined steadily each year since a peak in 2018, the most recent...

This article originally appeared on Estate Agent Today last week, but is reproduced here in full as is likely to be...

PEXA, the Australian-founded fintech, has announced its plans to launch in the UK this year, following significant progress in testing its...

Property website, Rightmove released their housing report and said 2021’s housing market was ‘defined by people’s sustained desire to move coupled...

The value of the nation’s spare rooms is estimated at around £791.5 billion, and that’s just those of homeowners that admit...

Hometrack, the leading provider of insight, intelligence and decision automation to the UK mortgage market, has launched a brand new vision...

Organised crime gangs and fraudsters are now thought to be responsible for up to $2trn a year in money laundering, which...

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

When it comes to meeting anti-money laundering (AML) obligations and compliance with the relevant regulation, brokers need to do more. That...

Luxury asset lender Suros Capital has become the latest addition to Loans Warehouse’s lender panel to provide unique short-term finance propositions...

Suros Capital has officially been launched to provide short-term lending facilities specifically aimed at people secured against luxury assets including jewellery,...

Over the last ten years, the mortgage market in the UK has changed significantly. Alongside increased regulation of the industry, stricter...

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

Mortgage Brain has completed the acquisition of criteria-based sourcing solution, Criteria Hub. The mortgage technology expert says the purchase further cements its...

First-time buyers and existing homeowners capitalised on low rates across the market in October, according to fresh research from e.surv. Its latest...

First-time buyers and others with small deposits took a greater share of the market last month than in August, according to...

Criteria Hub, the criteria search engine for networks, clubs and mortgage advisers, is providing lenders with useful product point feedback via...

Existing customers will benefit from an efficient and simplified transferring experience as part of Accord Mortgages' vast number of product improvements,...

The Northview Group has announced changes to its portfolio buy-to-let lending criteria for both Kensington and New Street Mortgages. The changes come...

Accord Buy to Let has announced details of its lending criteria for portfolio landlords, set to come into effect on 30...

Small deposit buyers were given a New Year boost, with their share of the mortgage market increasing in January 2017. Small deposit...

The supposed slowdown in the London property market is a “myth” as the majority of Londoners see prices continue to rise. While...

New data showing a sharp decline in property affordability in the UK capital will put pressure on the new London mayor...

Leeds Building Society has eased its interest-only criteria and will now accept sale of property as a repayment strategy up to...

The Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD), could bar accidental landlords from switching to cheaper mortgage deals on affordability grounds. Many could be told they...

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is to begin offering instructing valuations on day one in a bid to improve its mortgage speed-to-offer. From Monday, it...

Recent figures show that the UK is currently facing a housing shortage, with the lowest number of properties available for sale...