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Existing and aspiring homeowners admit it takes a ‘radical change in circumstances’ before they’d consider purchasing a financial protection product, according...

Activity in the housing market continued to increase in March, with Legal & General seeing a record number of searches after...

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the housing market in a major way and has only added pressure for banks to give...

The UK housing market has boomed over the past year, with buyers and sellers benefitting from recent initiatives. But how have...

Some 26% of homeowners, or those buying a property, have missed a mortgage payment due to falling ill or having an...

The total value of new mortgages set to be handed out in the coming months reached its highest level since 2007...

Landbay has launched a new range of products dedicated to non-portfolio landlords looking to invest in buy-to-let properties. The new range is...

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

The Nottingham has rolled out a new five-year fixed product as an option for people looking to remortgage in light of...

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

As we leave behind one of the strangest years in memory, we anticipate starting fresh in 2021. With a buoyant housing...

Equity Release Supermarket (ERS) has reported the behavioural shifts and factors still influencing customers due to the ongoing effects of the...

Specialist lender Together has raised the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) across its first and second charge mortgage products to 70%. The finance firm...

West One has launched an initiative to support the Bank of Mum and Dad (BoMaD) via its second charge mortgage range. The...

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

The time it takes to sell a home across UK cities has hit a three-year high, according to Zoopla. Its September UK...

The Bank of Mum and Dad (BoMaD) is currently spending an average of £6,000 more than in 2018 to help loved...

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) in its current form is a ‘major obstacle’ to the housing market, particularly for older people...

Trussle, the UK’s first online mortgage broker, is campaigning for fairer mortgages. The company has launched a manifesto which seeks to champion...

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is urging government to provide clarity around the future of the Help to Buy Equity...

The proportion of homeowners selling up increased in May, as sellers tried to secure offers before the housing market’s typical summer...

Over three quarters (76%) of first-time buyers’ mortgage applications via intermediaries resulted in a completion in Q1 2018, the highest number...

North-East-based mortgage services firm BH Mortgages has appointed Niamh Taylor as case and business administrator. Launched in 2016 as part of the...

Information on the impact of general data protection (GDPR) and how advisers can create their own digital customer experience are just...

Approximately 1,000 advisers have now passed the RQF Level 4 certificate in Advanced Mortgage Advice, according to The Society of Mortgage...

The Mortgage Hut has seen a year on year rise of 30% in mortgage applications in August despite the traditional seasonal...

First-time buyers accounted for half of all home purchase valuations in July, according to the latest research from Connells Survey &...

The Association of Short Term Lenders has announced the first two speakers - Lorna O’Brien of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...

The so-called Bank of Mum and Dad will lend 23% more funds in 2017, putting it on a par with the...

The number of properties available to buy through estate agents in March was the lowest level recorded for the third month...

As the supply/demand imbalance continues there is an average of 11 prospective buyers chasing every property for sale, according to NAEA...

A significant rise in people re-mortgaging to improve their existing homes could hit the new-build property market during 2017, mortgage broker...

In response to last week's Housing White Paper, mortgage management firm Computershare Loan Services has urged the government to make sure...

The latest research from Connells Survey & Valuation has revealed that January saw an increase in the number of first-time buyers...

Annual house price growth slowed in October, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index. It fell from 5.3% in September...

A new report from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has shown that more mortgages were handed to first-time buyers in...

Skipton Building Society has removed its maximum loan size cap for first-time buyers. It said this follows a 20% increase in UK house...

Housing market sentiment remains strong with most owners optimistic about the future despite market uncertainties, new research shows. Households in all UK...

The housing market could suffer from construction skills deficit and plunging rental demand if the UK votes to leave the EU...

Demand for UK property has dipped for the first time in 12 months in the latest sign of housing market weakness. However,...

The surging remortgaging sector has helped to offset April's seasonal housing market slowdown, new figures show. Total valuations carried out in April rose...

Government-backed plans to impose new restrictions on the availability of buy-to-let mortgages are likely to be bad news for tenants. That is...

New data showing a sharp decline in property affordability in the UK capital will put pressure on the new London mayor...

Two sets of industry data published yesterday suggest that house price growth is finally starting to slow. Nationwide's figures showed annual house price...

The number of properties for sale jumped by more than half in March as buy-to-let investors exited the market. Demand fell at the...

Asking prices have hit a record high due to the rush of buy-to-let investors looking to beat the stamp duty surcharge. The...

The housing market is facing a “climate of uncertainty” as the UK waves goodbye to buy-to-let boom, according to the Royal...

Buy-to-let investors were racing to beat the new 3% duty surcharge right up to midnight on 31 March as a frantic first quarter drew...

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

Buy-to-let investors are said to be "storming the housing market" as estate agents report an increase in the numbers trying to...

House purchase values rose 20% in the final quarter of 2015 yet there was also a worrying drop in higher-LTV lending. The...

The supply of available housing has plunged to a new low while demand from buyers has surged in recent weeks. Housing supply...

House prices leapt by 2.5% in January to mark the biggest monthly upswing for 14 years, Land Registry figures show. The average...

The Brexit referendum is adding to housing market uncertainty which has seen a 2% drop in sales in major UK cities,...

UK house prices could drop by 5% if the UK votes to leave the EU in the referendum on 23 June. Prime...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has posted 15% sales growth to make 2015 another record year. It pinned its £46 billion of sales...

The flood of buy-to-let investors looking to beat the forthcoming 3% surcharge on stamp duty is driving house prices even higher...

The housing market has been given a one-off boost from the surge in buy-to-let lending triggered by April’s tax changes. New figures show that...

New figures show the housing market defying the traditional seasonal slowdown in December as mortgage approvals hit a two-year high. The number of...

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

The supply of available housing has almost halved in 10 years while the number of buyers has steadily risen. This growing imbalance between...

The housing market is facing a buy-to-let "storm" as investors rush to buy property before the stamp duty surcharge comes into...

UK house prices leapt by 7.7% in the year to November after rising at the fastest rate for eight months. This compares...

The property market has made a bright start to 2016 with the average home coming to market priced £1,500 higher than...

Construction industry output fell by 0.5% in November to put even greater pressure on the UK housing market. The shortage of properties...

2016 will be a critical year for the property market as we see the impact of the global economic slowdown and...

House prices in England and Wales have risen by nearly £18,000 in the last year, an average rise of nearly £1,500...

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

Mortgage approvals for house purchases rose again in November as the market defied a seasonal winter slowdown. Loan approvals for house purchases...

The UK housing market is in for a bumpy ride next year as new property taxes hit sales and prices. Higher stamp...

House prices are set to soar 50% and rents more than 25% over the next 10 years, new figures suggest. The proportion...

The housing market is set for its strongest December since 2006 and next year should be equally buoyant, according to Rightmove. Asking...

The IMF has warned that the UK's unbalanced housing market could threaten future economic growth. It said the UK economy is on...

First-time buyer activity jumped in November with a 31% year-on-year rise in valuations. This was slightly higher than the increasing overall housing...

The new surcharge on stamp duty for buy-to-let and second homes is set to cause conveyancing “mayhem” next year. Broker Conveyancing has...

House sales to first time buyers accounted for nearly a third of total sales in October, the highest proportion since August...

Property market experts have warned that the forthcoming buy-to-let surcharge on stamp duty will trigger a shortlived scramble for property in...

Mortgage experts have warned that Chancellor George Osborne's latest assault on buy-to-let could trigger a housing market "boom and bust". The surcharge was...

Mortgage brokers have attacked the Chancellor’s "truly aggressive attack" on buy-to-let in his Autumn Statement and Spending Review yesterday. George Osborne punished...

UK house prices increased by 6.1% in the year to September 2015 with London and the South once again leading the...

November has seen the smallest seasonal drop in new seller asking prices since 2011, setting the scene for higher prices in...

Two new sets of figures published today showing the housing market firing on all cylinders into the autumn. House in England and...

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

London is on track to be in a house price bubble by 2017, new research suggests. The latest alarm call about the...

A dip in the number of mortgage approvals for house purchases in September was offset by a sharp rise in remortgaging. The Bank...

First-time buyers accounted for 29% of total sales in September, a rise of 45% compared to August. The National Association of Estate...

Nearly half of Britons believe that homeownership is now an unrealistic dream, a new study shows. One in 10 Brits expects to be...

Mortgage lending is enjoying its best spell for seven years after surging 12% year-on-year to £61.4 billion in the third quarter. The...

Latest figures show UK house prices slowed in the year to August with annual growth of 5.2%. That is unchanged from July,...

UK housing market activity climbed to its highest level for six months in September. The total number of property valuations was also the...

Last month was the strongest September for home sales since 2007 as the property market enjoyed an Indian summer. The growth was largely...

Two new sets of figures published today show that September was another buoyant month for the housing market. There was a 20% year-on-year...

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

HSBC has announced a reduction in a wide range of home loan rates. The bank has cut the cost of a...

Residential housing market activity defied the summer slowdown to post strong growth in August. The latest HMRC Property Transactions figures for August 2015...

August was the strongest month for gross mortgage lending since the financial crisis with loans totalling £20 billion. That is 12% higher...

Two new surveys published today show that the property market scaled new highs yet again in August. The RICS UK Residential Market...

The number of house hunters in July hit the highest level in almost 11 years after leaping 5% in a month. The supply of available...

UK house prices increased 5.7% in the year to June but London is trailing as the capital's property market continues to...

Latest figures suggest housing market momentum is getting stronger despite a “wobble” in July that saw a sharp dip in activity. Housing...

Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by...

The number of house hunters has hit its highest level in 11 years while supply levels are continuing to fall. Sales to...

The salary of the average homebuyer fell 16% year-on-year in June to £34,584, as improved mortgage affordability boosted lower income borrowers. The...

While the London housing market drove UK growth in 2014, the capital should underperform the rest of the country this year,...

A sharp drop in new property supply is forcing house prices ever higher with the average asking price now just a...

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

Demand for mortgage lending has risen to its highest level since the end of 2013, new figures from the Bank of...

Proposals announced last week by Chancellor George Osborne to reform the planning system in the UK may not do enough to...

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

Government plans to raise the inheritance tax (IHT) allowance could inflate the housing market by putting greater restrictions on the supply...

The number of property valuations rose sharply in June, pointing to a resurgence of growth in the housing market. Figures from Connells...

Difficulties in putting together deposits and the General Election put a dampener on the number of first-time buyers completing property purchases...

London house prices surged in May to add £23,132 to the value of the average home, new figures show. The capital's property...

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

Scotland has voted to stay in the union – at least for now – and one question that investors will have...

Mortgage approvals hit a 14-month high in May after rising 4% year-on-year, according to new figures from the British Bankers' Association. It said 42,530 mortgages...

Mortgage affordability for people who want to buy a home has hit its highest level for six years. Just one in three...

Record low interest rates couldn't prevent a decline in lending and house prices in April. UK house prices increased by 5.5% in...

The property market shrugged off pre-election jitters to jump 1% in April, according to Nationwide. Experts say the housing market is now "a...