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

New research from Canopy reveals 10% of UK private renters have been unsuccessful in getting a mortgage, despite 80% never missing...

The most recent data released from the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that the average home seller achieved an...

Stipendum, the platform that aims to simplify life’s complex events, has released a number of top tips to help the nation’s...

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...

One in 10 Britons have been deterred from applying for a mortgage due to poor credit scores, new research by The...

Estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, has revealed the five biggest homebuyer turn-offs and how much money each of them...

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

New research conducted by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, reveals that there is a correlation between commute times...

Nearly two-fifths of UK homebuyers have experienced a property purchase fall through due to mortgage delays, new research by Butterfield Mortgages...

New-build homes are proving ever-popular among homebuyers, and the latest research by Unlatch has revealed where the nation’s demand for new-build homes...

Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has discovered that the vast majority of UK homebuyers want to see the practice of gazumping made...

When it comes to the money owed as a result of mortgage borrowing in the last 10 years, UK homebuyers have...

Data from lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has found which front door colours the nation find the most appealing...

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...

Some 3.2 million adults in the UK have missed some form of major payment over the last two years as the...

Locations with homes surrounded by trees and greenery were analysed by Barrows and Forrester. The findings show that these locations have...

A study by Barrows and Forrester has uncovered how much UK homebuyers could save by buying a property at auction, as...

Recent property market analysis by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has found that Russian residential property purchases contributed...

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

Knowledge about which features of the home are the most desirable can help sellers attract buyers. By analysing online search volumes of Google...

First Time Buyer’s Fortnight aims to give potential homebuyers the information they need to make more informed decisions about the home...

In this guest piece, Ross Counsell, chartered surveyor and director at regulated property buyers, GoodMove, presents tips on everything home movers need to...

With the interest rate rising from 0.25% to 0.5%, Brian Murphy, head of lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau, shares his top tips homeowners...

London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, recently revealed which boroughs in the capital have the highest levels of homebuyer...

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

A study by specialist mortgage broker, Henry Dannell, has discovered that homes surrounding London’s royal parks command an average house price...

Data from property platform, Boomin, has uncovered that 73% of UK homeowners admit to having filled at least half of their...

Chain-free properties are proving to be very popular amongst homebuyers. That is according to estate agent comparison website GetAgent. Property chains involve a...

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

In new research conducted by London estate agency, Bective, it was discovered that homebuyers on the search for a property near...

A study from London lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves uncovered which London boroughs have been the busiest in the past...

Estate agent, Nested has discovered that the majority of recent UK homebuyers rated their estate agent’s performance as middle of the...

Estate agent comparison website GetAgent.co.uk recently surveyed 1,101 homebuyers to uncover their upcoming plans after their property purchase. The findings show that...

The latest Homebuyer Hotspots Demand Index by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has found where England’s strongest homebuyer demand hotspots...

Market analysis has revealed where house price growth could stutter should monthly interest payments start to climb as a result of...

Research from estate agent Nested has found how decking the halls could impact the sale of your property this festive season as...

A webinar poll conducted by Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has highlighted that four out of five consumers still confuse a mortgage...

Throughout the pandemic, people across Britain have purchased new homes. Changes in lifestyle trends and schemes that make purchasing a new...

First-time buyers (FTBs) that have bought their home in the last 18-month period since March 2020 have experienced an increasingly expensive...

A new study by Birmingham estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, has uncovered how much properties could make in the current...

In July 2020 the stamp duty holiday was kickstarted by chancellor Rishi Sunak. It gave first-time buyers and home movers up...

A snag is a slight issue or defect in a property that occurs once building work has been completed. A broken,...

A new study by MoveStreets, a property portal designed for the mobile generation, has found which home improvements are most likely...

British house sellers are overpricing by as much as 41% when it comes to the price at which they list their...

New research by MoveStreets, the property portal made for the mobile generation, has revealed how a picture can do more than...

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...

Research conducted by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent, has uncovered which of the nation’s Halloween-themed street names garners the highest average...

London estate agent Bective recently conducted a property market analysis. The findings show that London ranks third place for the third-largest...

New research from estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk has found out which street names have proved the most popular with homebuyers across...

Research by an estate agent comparison site has found that the cost of homeownership has climbed by a great margin. GetAgent looked...

James Andrews, senior personal finance editor at money.co.uk, offers up top tips on how those planning to purchase a home with...

New research carried out by virtual property viewings platform, U-See Homes, suggests that a bad impression during the viewings process can...

London lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves recently publicised which London boroughs homebuyers can purchase a property at a reduced...

Broker optimism has increased since the beginning of 2021, according to a recent survey from savings accounts, bridging loans, development finance,...

Half of UK homebuyers admit to viewing a property without the intention of buying, with 16% going as far as viewing...

According to new research from the homebuying platform, YesHomebuyers,  the majority of UK homeowners spend between £500 to £1,500 a year on...

Across England and Wales, many homebuyers have made use of the stamp duty holiday. The land tax discount encouraged many to...

As the first stage of the stamp duty holiday (SDLT) draws to a near close on June 30 2021, many homebuyers...

According to new research by MetLife UK, 43% of prospective and current homeowners admitted to using a mortgage adviser or broker...

New research from U-See Homes, a next-generation guided virtual property platform, shows just how rapid the decision-making process right before buying...

Roma Finance completed a record month in May, reporting a 50% increase in pipeline business on top of the 100% increase...

Despite market delays, over half a million homebuyers in England are set to benefit from the stamp duty holiday to the...

Mortgage borrowing in the UK has now reached its highest level since 1993, with home buyers looking to make the most...

Research from an all-in-one property platform suggests homebuyers do not sufficiently understand the processes which can contribute to a fast and...

The market hasn’t paused for breath since the Christmas break, with homebuyer demand rising 6% since the final quarter of 2020,...

The latest government Help to Buy (H2B) scheme could benefit over a half of all new-build homebuyers to get a foot...

Over half a million transactions will save due to the stamp duty holiday extension by the time it ends in September...

Multiply AI, a fully automated financial adviser app, has partnered with digital mortgage broker Mojo to provide the first end-to-end digital...

Property buyers in certain cities could enjoy a hat-trick of savings via the stamp duty holiday, a reduced mortgage deposit requirement and...

With tomorrow’s Budget expected to be one of the most significant in recent history, fresh research by MoneySuperMarket reveals 74% of...

The time it’s taking for first-time buyers (FTBs) to save for their first home has grown by three years in some...

Almost half (45%) of UK buyers found the process so frustrating that they’ve been put off the idea of ever moving...

The current stamp duty holiday has already saved homebuyers an estimated £817 million, with the potential to reach £1.5 billion before...

Specialist lender Together has confirmed it will continue lending despite tougher restrictions as the UK enters another national lockdown. England was plunged...

Stockport’s Vernon Building Society has relaunched its mortgage range to brokers, featuring a wide range of mainstream and specialist lending solutions. The...

Broker searches for ‘Covid-19: temporary maximum LTV restrictions’ remain in the top five results for the sixth consecutive month, data from...

The UK’s leading price comparison site MoneySuperMarket has extended its partnership with Optimus – the conveyancing panel management specialist for mortgage...

The level of new-build properties being sold has picked up as we approach the end of the year, while sales across...

CLS Money has announced another record year for new business, with specialist first charge lending being largely responsible for the company’s...

MortgageGym.com, which claims to be the world’s only regulated mortgage robo-adviser, will be launched in the UK in the coming months,...

Fraudsters attacking the conveyancing sector, successfully stealing large sums of money from homebuyers, are making national headlines at a depressing rate....

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

SearchFlow, property intelligence specialists, has partnered with Decision First to offer an unrivalled service to protect conveyancers and homebuyers from the...

Brokers have welcomed latest Bank of England statistics that show a jump in mortgage approvals in February. The increase was partly down to...

With the scale of devastation from flooding witnessed recently, anxiety about purchasing a property in a flood risk area is heightened....

First-time buyers staged a fighting comeback in 2015 to make up more than two-fifths of all buyers, new figures show. Last year,...

London property prices rose at double the pace of the rest of the UK last year, new figures show. Prices in the capital...

Monthly mortgage approvals soared 24% year-on-year to £12.4 billion in December but brokers deny lending is getting out of control. Across 2015,...

The number of 95% LTV mortgages rose by 84% in the last year after a surge of product launches over the...

House purchase lending has leapt almost 20% in the past 12 months but first-time buyers remain locked out of the booming...

More than 7,000 Nationwide Building Society customers opened Help to Buy Isa accounts in the first week. Some have already applied for Nationwide’s Save to...

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

Who are you? Colin Breavington What does it say on your business card? Operations Director We hear SearchFlow is expanding next year, can you give...

Nationwide Building Society is removing all standard valuation fees from its mortgage range. Customers will now be able to select any mortgage...

The popularity of fixed mortgage rates is hitting new heights with 96% of homebuyers opting to fix during September for the second successive...

Barclays is launching fee-free mortgages with up to £1,000 in cash back from today. Its new purchase-only products are available on LTVs from 60% to...

Nationwide is aiming to boost first-time buyer mortgage lending with £1 billion of new low deposit products. It is launching a range...

Two thirds of potential homebuyers have been left in the dark by new mortgage affordability rules, research reveals. Some 35% of potential...

The appetite for longer-term mortgages is soaring as homebuyers look to stretch out their repayments to make them more affordable, new...

Applicants with smaller deposits are increasingly securing mortgages as lenders offer more high-LTV loans, new research suggests. Nearly half of all homebuyers...

Mortgage regulators have given buy-to-let investors an unfair advantage over residential buyers and the balance needs to be redressed, a broker has claimed. Independent...

House prices in England and Wales hit a post-crisis high in June with the average price rising to £181,619. That finally tops...

Brokers have welcomed new official figures showing that house prices in England and Wales are within a whisker of their all-time high. House...