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UK residents need an average salary of close to £54,000 to purchase a property, according to new research.  The study shows that...

Large gaps remain between Mortgage Approval Prices and Asking Prices - even though there is some evidence of vendors and agents...

An analysis of government house price data by business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown suggests the typical mortgage term for a first time...

Fall throughs are costing sellers some £909m a year - and that’s even on recent muted sales figures. Home Sale Pack has...

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...

New research shows that sellers in Wales are likely to be hit hardest by a down valuation, with the average home...

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

Analysis from estate agency Yopa reveals that while the London market may be the worst performing in terms of house prices, it...

A new study has revealed the best and worst UK regions for first-time buyers based on house affordability and earning potential.  The...

A survey of 2,000 adults by lender Together sheds light on parental help for first time buyers. It shows that a fifth...

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

There were 29,060 new mortgages taken out by older borrowers over 55 in the last three months of 2023 - down...

A property agency has analysed the lending and housing markets to work out why so many mortgage applicants are couples. Benham and...

A specialist lender claims that first-time buyers could see annual mortgage costs climb by £398 per year, while landlords suffer a...

Lenders’ trade body UK Finance wants the government to use next month’s Budget to announce a new Help to Buy scheme...

Business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown has identified three major risks associated with the current market, characterised by falling house prices and larger...

The number of mortgages offered to home buyers went up from 49,300 in November to 50,500 in December, against the normal...

Almost two thirds of first time buyers mortgage completions are in joint names (with two or more people), according to the...

Respected estate agency and property consultancy Savills is warning that house prices may dip in 2024. In the run-up to Christmas it...

London estate agency Foxtons says its latest survey shows a major uptick in the confidence of potential sellers.  While 38 per cent...

The negative effects of higher mortgage rates on affordability were overestimated throughout 2023 with house prices having dropped one one to...

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...

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...

Two-year fixed rate mortgages have dipped below six per cent for the first time since June this year. Back in June there...

A new survey - going against the trend of other housing market studies - suggests that house prices could rise six...

Low loan to value ratios from mortgage lenders are leaving an estimated 90,000 new build homes empty across the UK as...

A growing appetite amongst buyers for family homes is helping to drive London’s high value prime market, an agency claims.  Benham and...

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...

A new analysis of the new build housing market for next year suggests that eventually there will be a bounce, triggered...

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 Mortgage Lander is warning that mortgages rates will need to come down more, and faster, to really kick-start the housing...

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

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

A range informal media briefings on behalf of the UK government suggest that an extension of the current mortgage guarantee scheme...

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

It’s now one year since former Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ill-fated mini-budget, which acted as a catalyst...

The impact of higher interest rates isn’t felt equally across the country, according to data from the Halifax. Despite recording one of...

UK Finance’s latest Household Finance Review - for the second quarter of this year - lifts the lid on mortgages. The headlines...

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

A series of financial experts give their prediction for next week’s Bank of England monetary policy committee decision - No rise?...

New Freedom of Information data from the FCA - gathered by Quilter, the wealth manager and financial adviser - reveals that...

New figures relating to the government’s mortgage guarantee scheme shows significant numbers of people taking out high loan to value mortgage...

The Bank of England’s latest stress test of the financial system suggests that UK's eight largest lenders could survive a worst...

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

Nationwide says the sharp rise in the costs of mortgages is causing a "significant drag" on the housing market - but...

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

New seller asking prices rise by just 0.2% (+£890) this month to £366,247, which is notably lower than the average increase...

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

Mortgage interest rates increased by 2.56% in 2022, with a sharp increase from 1.51% in January to a record 4.07% on...

Gifts and loans from the Bank of Mum & Dad (BOMAD) totalled £8.8 billion in 2022, according to the latest analysis...

Homebuyer confidence is higher than was expected at the end of 2022, according to a leading mortgage broker. Richard Campo, founder of...

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...

There has been a a sharp increase in the number of property fall-throughs, according to House Buyer Bureau. Their latest industry index...

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...

While Halloween may be the time of year when homeowners want to shout about their haunted house, the latest research by...

New research by Revolution Brokers show that the average monthly cost of a variable rate mortgage has climbed by 13.3% so far...

Research by property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix, has revealed that by adding an additional bedroom to your home could...

What is a forever home you ask? Typically, this would be a property the buyer sees themselves living in for a long...

The latest research by Alliance Fund revealed that the cost of purchasing a new home has increased by 47% over the last decade. The...

When it comes to boosting the value of properties, property features can make a major difference. Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that...

The new homes sales progression and aftercare platform, Unlatch, reveals that Great Britain’s new-build housing market is worth almost £3 billion. In accordance...

New research by specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital, shows that monthly mortgage payments could increase by £300 each month.  Homebuyers coming to...

Foreign buyers from the United States have been benefitting from a weakening pound to the greatest extent, the latest research by...

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...

The latest research from property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, revealed that some areas in England have seen up to £183,266 wiped off the...

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

A recent study by money.co.uk reveals which places in the UK have forever homes. A forever home is a property the buyer...

New findings by Revolution Brokers reveal exactly how much more money homeowners and buyers can expect to pay for their mortgage...

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

In a recent market analysis conducted by Unlatch it was discovered that new-build homes sell for 14% less than their original asking price. These...

According to new research by online brokerage service, Revolution Brokers, the energy price cap increase set to begin in October will...

Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, reveals that properties which are slow to sell by analysing all homes that have remained on the...

After a hot season, research by property developer Stripe Property Group, has revealed that Newcastle United sits top of the Premier...

London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, claim that before the end of 2022, house prices will increase by an...

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

Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has carried out a study recently which revealed areas of the UK property market that have...

Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, recently commissioned a survey of 1,225 UK homeowners to reveal the biggest worries and concens homeowners...

Deposits for property purchases typically cost 10-15% of the value of the home and saving for one can be particularly challenging, especially for...

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...

After the phenomenal win, England was crowned UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 champions after the 31-game tournament came to an end with...

According to a new analysis by Warwick Estates new build house prices have substantially risen over the past 12 months. The construction...

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

The proportion of disposable household income required to cover average mortgage repayments is 27.6% so far in 2022 – the highest...

While it seems like sold prices across England and Wales have slipped by -1.1% in the last year when compared to...

New research by mortgage broker, Henry Dannell, reveals that equity release can help homeowners add serious value to their property.  By analysing...

Research from Benham and Reeves, a lettings and estate agent based in London, shows that despite homebuyers having to pay 50% over...

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...

In this guest piece, Adrian Plant, director of Shared Ownership at Leaders Romans Group and Calum Toone, mortgage advisor at Mortgage Scout, delve into the...