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A new report reveals the latest trends  in UK lending and borrowing, compiled by lending software company Lenvi. The most notable trends include...

John Charcol’s` new owners say they will grow the adviser base and diversify and develop the product offering of the high-profile...

UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...

UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...

A property software business says its research shows that the housing market revival is driven by the premiums levied on new...

The average volume of UK properties listed for sale month-on-month rose by 58% in 2023 compared to a year previously, underscoring...

Mortgage and protection CRM platform Smartr365 has renewed its longstanding partnership with Legal & General Mortgage Club. The agreement means members of...

The chief executive of a specialist business bank has paid tribute to the ‘amazing work’ carried out by its broker network. Gary...

The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...

Downsizers across England and Wales could unlock an average £305,090 by moving from a four bed to a two bed home,...

Tom Davies has started with Leaders Romans Group as the company’s first group financial services managing director. This new position coincides with...

By Jonathan Samuels, chief executive of specialist property lender Octane Capital, writes: The Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates on...

Unbiased, a platform for connecting with prospective clients, has slashed charges it imposes on mortgage advisers for a second consecutive month. Unbiased...

Global intelligence company Pepper Advantage, which has a portfolio of over 100,000 UK residential mortgages, says there’s been a dramatic increase...

A Knight Frank survey of 50 house builders shows a staggering 70 per cent support for Labour to win the next...

There are clear signs the commercial property market is adjusting to today’s high interest rate environment according to specialist lender Together. Its...

The average price of property coming onto the market for sale rises by 1.3 per cent (equivalent to £4,571 for an...

A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...

There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...

Latest Bank of England data released in recent days shows net mortgage approvals for house purchases rose from 47,900 in October...

Two organisations have joined forces to create a new platform dedicated to providing holiday let mortgages. Holiday Cottage Handbook Financial Services claims...

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...

Rightmove is launching its first broker product, which will allow customers to access mortgage advice through the property website.   The portal,...

Online Mortgage Advisor has conducted a research by looking at how much property prices have outgrown local wages during the past...

The Office for Budget Responsibility - part of the Treasury but operating independently of government - is forecasting house prices to...

The Nationwide wants greater government support for first-time buyers as rising costs delay owning a home. As one of the UK’s biggest...

The research chief at lettings agency Hamptons says it’s likely that landlords have been hit harder by high interest rates than...

Shawbrook Bank has seen a dramatic reduction in the time to process buy to let mortgage offers since rewriting legacy software...

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

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

The equity release market has seen growth for the first time in 12 months with quarterly increases in both new customers...

Global credit intelligence provider Pepper Advantage, which has a 100,000+ UK residential mortgage portfolio, says arrears in this country have seen...

The Bank of England has held base rate at 5.25 per cent, with most analysts saying this is likely to be...

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

The Bank of England is expected to hold base rate at 5.25 per cent this week with many analysts expecting this...

Britain’s macroeconomic policy framework needs an overhaul to tackle the risk of an unsustainable ratcheting up of debt. That’s the view of...

There are growing fears of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next month following the surprise inflation figure released...

The buy-to-let sector has seen fixed rates fall and product choice grow month-on-month, according to the latest analysis by Moneyfactscompare. Overall buy-to-let...

Estate agency group My Property Box has launched a financial services arm. My Property Box Financial Services offers advice on a wide...

The jury is out as to whether there will be a rate rise this week when the Bank of England Monetary...

High interest rates are worsening the affordability issues at play in the housing market, the Halifax admits. It says that downward pressure...

There is speculation that the recent spate of figures from the UK economy may prompt a war between mortgage providers as...

A new analysis suggests that mortgage approval levels will decline by 11 per cent annually come the end of 2023. Octane Capital...

A new analysis shows that the UK's mortgage brokerage market is projected to grow this year despite ongoing economic insecurity. Octane Capital...

The latest house price index - this one from the Halifax - has triggered a huge wave of concern about the...

LendInvest has announced a £500m investment to contribute towards the cost of new Buy To Let and Residential Mortgage products. This new...

Nearly half of mortgage brokers expect the volume of buy-to-let portfolio limited company lending they write to increase in the next...

Pepper Advantage, a global credit intelligence company with over $60 billion in assets under management, has published a gloomy report on...

Mortgage lenders and brokers have rarely had a higher profile than right now, when they are seen as key to the...

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

Despite the recent economic turbulence, the bridging market has seen more requests for fast, short-term finance. This type of finance provides certainty...

Newcastle Building Society has reported record lendings for 2022 of £586 million. Significant support was provided to Members, clients, and colleagues during...

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England meets on Thursday with the market expecting them to announce 0.5% raise...

National brokerage Just Mortgages has kicked off the new year with the appointment of five new regional directors to support its...

Staying close to a mortgage broker will be an important part of timing a house purchase correctly in 2023. Mortgage rates will...

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

THE increase in growth announced is a “very welcome” tonic for the housing sector, according to a leading property association. The National...

Benham and Reeves claim that London’s most up and coming neighbourhoods have seen price increases up to 64.5%. House price increases of up...

According to property purchasing specialist, House Buyer Bureau, there has been a flurry of homeowners rushing to list their properties for...

Leading identity verification checks provider, Credas Technologies, claims that anti-money laundering registrations in the real estate sector are set to grow by...

Chris Daly has been appointed managing director of Hampshire Trust Bank's specialist mortgages division. Daly was most recently head of origination, real estate finance...

A new market analysis by Unlatch, predicts that the UK’s residential construction industry could increase in value by almost 20% by 2025. Currently,...

With Halloween around the corner, new research by GetAgent.co.uk looks into the value of Halloween-related road names. An in-depth analysis of sold price data...

Specialist rental platform, Ocasa, claims that England’s Private Rented Sector (PRS) could surpass 5 million homes by 2025.  Over the past decade,...

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

Property lending experts, Octane Capital, claim the UK’s mortgage brokerage market is estimated to increase by 12%. That would mean the industry...

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

As a result of the current high rates of upward house price growth, research by property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has...

Mortgage broker, Henry Dannell, recently conducted a market analysis which reveals the most expensive postcode districts in London. As England's capital city, it...

If you’re on the lookout for some new prime property around the UK, then you’re in luck because the latest research...

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

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

According to a leading property firm, the latest announcement that a specialist lender has been given a license to off 50-year...

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

Homebuyers and professional property investors hoping to make a good return on investment might want to consider new build homes. New data...

Since seeing a pandemic inspired boost back in 2019, the latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that...

Despite the London market trailing the rest of the UK where the pandemic house price boom is concerned, research from London...

Roma Finance has been actively growing and expanding its team and now boasts eight new appointments and three promotions following continuous record-breaking...

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

The Commonwealth Games begin this week and will be hosted in Birmingham. Sprinters, swimmers, and more sporting sensations will take part...

If you’re a single person, you may have realised that one-bedroom units are hard to come by, and this isn’t all...

An expert mortgage provider has grown its London team with the appointment of a new compliance manager. largemortgageloans.com (LML), a provider of...

With a raft of new schemes coming to market ahead of the end of Help to Buy, questions are being asked...

In the last decade, the property market across England and Wales has witnessed £2.7 trillion added in value, a 67% increase...

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

Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk recently analysed annual house price growth across all the major UK music festival locations. Up 44% in...

Estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, which revealed that the nation’s ‘new’ towns have posted a stronger performance when compared...

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

The long-awaited Crossrail line is finally set to launch on 24 May 2022. It will connect the east and west of...

The average first-time buyer (FTB) is spending £223,751 on their first property, 24% more than in 2016, according to new analysis...

Over the weekend, Nat Daniels - CEO of Angels Media, the founder of the Today sites - penned this piece in...

Despite a strong start of the house price growth this year, the latest analysis from specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital,...

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

Recently a study was done and revealed by Stipendium, the platform that simplifies life’s complex events such as home moving, that...

Research from GetAgent.co.uk has revealed where houses in Britain have actually earned more than the average wage over the past year. The...

After 37 years on air, popular Australian soap opera Neighbours is due to come to an end, but a positive for...

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 GetAgent.co.uk has shown how the nation’s property sellers could be left with a particularly sweet taste in their...

The latest Nationwide house price index, released yesterday morning, reveals that January has seen the strongest start to the year since...