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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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

Research by Stipendium reveals that first-time buyers account for one in 10 of all property transactions across England. The property platform analysed...

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

A new analysis from the specialist lender Together finds that 24% of UK’s FTBs would prioritise and pay more than the...

GetAgent.co.uk reveals that UK house prices have increased by as much as 123% in the decade since the Diamond Jubilee in...

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...

Debt advisory specialist Henry Dannell recently analysed the average sold price on roads containing another country within their name. By evaluating sold...

The pandemic has changed the way people have grown accustomed to travelling, with many forced to opt for other methods of...

Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, revealed seaside towns have the highest level of performance compared to the rest of the market ...

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

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

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

While a somewhat slow London property market may be currently trailing the rest of the UK when it comes to the...

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

In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, estate agent Barrows and Forrester discovers which Paddy’s-themed street names, from Guinness to Clover, command...

Borrowers are turning to second charge mortgages to help alleviate financial issues, according to Knowledge Bank’s latest criteria tracker. ‘Capital raising for...

Property purchasing expert, HBB Solutions, revealed that the gap between the asking price expectations of the nation’s sellers and what buyers...

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

Property platform Boomin revealed which postcodes in England are the most and least affordable. Postcodes home to a gap of up...

Recent property market analysis by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has found that living close to one of the...

A study by MoveStreets, the property portal designed for the mobile generation, has found that garden offices, garage conversions and kitchen...

With house prices rising at their fastest pace in 17 years, first-time buyers now need to borrow up to seven-and-a-half times...

Research from the property platform, Boomin, has discovered that living on a Valentine’s related road name could provide a substantial boost...

A study by estate agent comparison site GetAgent.co.uk has found that the average homeowner in England and Wales achieved 98% of asking...

Retirement non-profit company Cognatum Estates provides advice for those who are considering selling and buying in later life. It is unquestionably a difficult...

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...

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

Legal & General has unveiled the top search trends that have driven activity in the market over the past three years,...

Property portal, MoveStreets, has released new data which reveals how the fame factor can increase house prices by as much as...

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