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Mortgage technology solution providers Twenty7Tec and Eligible ai have partnered to encourage advisers to use technology that will retain existing clients. The...

Some 74% of people do not trust property documentation to be carried out safely and securely online, research from anti-money laundering...

2021 looks set to be another year of change in the mortgage market, with the second charge market seeing the biggest...

Average property prices in the three months to October were 1.5% higher than in the same three months a year ago,...

Pepper Money has appointed Phil Quinn to the new role of National Account Manager. Quinn will work with Pepper Money’s key distribution...

April saw significant purchasing and remortgaging activity following forecasts suggesting an interest rate rise in May, according to the Mortgage Advice...

Metro Bank has announced that from April 5 it will expand its mortgage business into Scotland both direct and via brokers. Scottish...

A slow but steady start was recorded at the beginning of 2018, in line with numerous industry predictions on how the...

A quarter of young people believe the only way they'll ever own a home is by inheriting cash, research by Halifax has...

Steve Seal has been promoted by lender Kent Reliance to Head of Sales with immediate effect, as a direct reward for...

This month the Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced the winners of its annual awards. The awards – which recognise excellence...

House prices in the three months to May were 9.2% higher than in the same three months a year earlier, according...

House prices in British seaside towns have increased by an average £440 every month for the last decade, new figures show. Prices...

UK house price growth slowed more than expected in the three months to April, further evidence of a slowing property market. House prices in...

Nationwide Building Society is increasing its maximum age for mortgage maturity from 75 to 85. This follows last week's move by the...

Halifax bank is offering a £750 incentive to mortgage borrowers who move their loan from a rival lender. The deal was...

A new report from Halifax has found that delays in getting on to the property ladder could force many people to...

Halifax has launched a 1% cashback offer for first-time buyers and home movers across its mortgage range. First-time buyers and home movers...

April 19 is UK Mortgage Freedom Day, the date when the average new borrower will have earned enough to pay off...

House price inflation has hit double digits for the first time in almost two years with prices rising more than £20,000 in the...

Lloyds Bank and Halifax are offering customers the chance to speak "face-to-face" with a mortgage adviser by video link. They can talk to...

More than 150,000 people have become homeowners through the Government’s flagship Help to Buy housing scheme. New official figures show that 80%...

Two new sets of figures show house prices continue to power upwards but property experts warn a slowdown could be in sight. The...

Halifax has unveiled a new £250 cashback deal for customers looking to remortgage direct with the bank. It has also reduced product...

The collapse in the supply of houses for sale has forced prices to new highs with an average increase of £3,500...

Mortgage brokers have backed new research from Halifax showing that one in four first-time buyers are now taking out longer mortgage...

The number of first-time buyers topped 300,000 in 2015 for the second year in a row, new figures show. This is a...

Brokers say the housing market is "buzzing" as latest Halifax figures show activity rebounded in December. Prices rose 1.7% in December, reversing...

The mortgage market is enjoying a buoyant end to 2015 as two new sets of figures published yesterday show continuing strong...

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...

House price growth will slow in 2016 as buyers struggle to get on the housing ladder and interest rates potentially rise,...

Two thirds of prospective homebuyers are likely to take advantage of the new Help to Buy Isa yet rates so far...

Santander has joined the growing list of banks and building societies that are announcing the rates on their Help to Buy...

Leading lenders Halifax and Nationwide have announced how much interest they will be paying on their Help to Buy Isas. The new...

UK house prices rose 9.7% in the year to October and should continue climbing over the coming year, according to the...

Halifax is offering first-time buyers and homemovers a £500 giftcard to spend in Currys and PC World. The offer is available to...

House prices fell by nearly 1% in September as the annual pace of growth starts to ease off, new figures show. This...

Growing expectations of a base rate hike have failed to dent the public's confidence in the outlook for house prices. The quarterly Halifax...

UK house prices rose 9% in the past year after a strong summer that saw prices leap 3% between June and August,...

Lloyds Banking Group has held onto its lead as the UK's biggest mortgage lender despite losing market share. Santander hopped above Nationwide to...

The cost of buying a home for first-time buyers is £670 a year lower than renting, according to new research by...

Halifax has this week introduced a new online service which will allow potential customers to receive a mortgage agreement in principle...

Halifax has reduced the rates on its first-time buyer and home mover mortgages by up to 0.3%. It is also cutting its...

Confidence in the outlook for UK house price growth slipped back in June, according to the Halifax Housing Market Confidence Tracker. This...

A lack of supply of homes has translated into rising housing market values according to the latest Halifax House Price Index. The...

First-time buyers accounted for nearly half of all mortgage-financed house purchases in the first half of this year. New figures from Halifax show they...

Halifax and Nationwide have both announced rate cuts across a series of mortgage products. Halifax has cut rates on first-time buyer in...

Brokers confidence has steadily recovered in the wake of the Mortgage Market Review (MMR) and is nearing an all-time high. The number of...

Halifax has reduced product rates on its first-time buyer and homemover mortgages by up to 0.31%.  Rates on its two-year fixed rate for...