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![IMLA accuses Hunt of “sop” in Budget that does nothing for rental sector](/upload/images/240311%2005.jpg)
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has given the thumbs down to the Budget of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. The trade body was disappointed...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Budget Day - Rightmove pours cold water on 99% mortgage idea](/upload/images/24%2003%2006%20%2001.jpg)
Rightmove says the housing market needs a more innovative mortgage initiative than the 99 per cent idea floated by the government. The...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Crackdown on Property Sector Corruption announced by government](/upload/images/24%2001%2008%2005.jpg)
The government has launched a consultation setting out plans to improve the transparency of land trust information. Land ownership through a trust...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![OBR warns house prices to fall further before market recovery](/upload/images/23%2011%2029%2002.jpg)
The Office for Budget Responsibility - part of the Treasury but operating independently of government - is forecasting house prices to...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Pressure on Hunt to deliver mortgage help for landlords this week](/upload/images/__thumbs/2023%2011%2020%202.jpg/2023%2011%2020%202__400x267.jpg)
Following analysis of its 2023 buy to let mortgage market data, Twenty7tec has reported a significant fall in searches for buy...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Spike in Demand for Interest Only due to Mortgage Charter](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2013%201.jpg/23%2009%2013%201__400x300.jpg)
Data from mortgage research and sourcing platform Legal & General Ignite reveals a significant spike in searches for Interest Only products...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buying property is main goal for 1 in 3](/upload/images/Buying%20property%20is%20main%20goal%20for%201%20in%203%20-%20Introducer.png)
It’s turning into a buyers’ market as sellers are accepting on average £14,000 or 4% less than their asking price, according...
25 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Home décor to avoid - Jubilee decorations homebuyers detest](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/QueenElizabeth-400x310.png)
A recent survey by London lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves asked homebuyers which Jubilee decorations they would find most...
02 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![UK homebuyers call for gazumping to be made illegal](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertySold-400x310.jpg)
Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has discovered that the vast majority of UK homebuyers want to see the practice of gazumping made...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Marketing forum launches for mortgage professionals](/upload/images/library/MortgageReview-400x310.jpg)
A new membership-based community has launched for marketing professionals in the mortgage sector. The Mortgage Marketing Forum promises to provide knowledge, support...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![First-time buyers use lockdown savings for deposits](/img/default/it.png)
According to new research from estate agents Purplebricks, 43% of today’s first-time buyers (FTBs) have fully funded their own deposit. While...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![First-time buyers ‘offered no financial support’ from BoMaD](/img/default/it.png)
The majority (83%) of first-time buyers in the UK currently house-hunting have had no financial support from their parents, new research...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Knowledge Bank expands with three new appointments](/img/default/it.png)
Knowledge Bank, a market-leading criteria search system, is expanding with the appointment of three new roles. An increasing number of mortgage brokers...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Supply up in May as sellers prepared for summer slowdown](/img/default/it.png)
The proportion of homeowners selling up increased in May, as sellers tried to secure offers before the housing market’s typical summer...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Northern Ireland sees highest mortgage sales growth in March](/img/default/it.png)
Research carried out by Equifax Touchstone, analysing the intermediary marketplace, has revealed that Northern Ireland had the highest regional mortgage sales...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Supply soars as buy-to-let investors exit](/img/default/it.png)
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...
26 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let demand collapses as tax changes bite](/img/default/it.png)
Interest in purchasing buy-to-let properties has collapsed as new tax changes start to bite. The number of people planning to buy a...
13 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let investors “storm housing market”](/img/default/it.png)
Buy-to-let investors are said to be "storming the housing market" as estate agents report an increase in the numbers trying to...
30 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Supply plunges amid swarm of buy-to-let investors](/img/default/it.png)
The supply of available housing has plunged to a new low while demand from buyers has surged in recent weeks. Housing supply...
02 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![London buyers rush to beat stamp duty hike](/img/default/it.png)
Demand for property in London continues to soar as buyers rush to beat April's forthcoming stamp duty surcharge on investment properties. Both new buyer registrations...
10 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Housing supply collapses by half in 10 years](/img/default/it.png)
The supply of available housing has almost halved in 10 years while the number of buyers has steadily risen. This growing imbalance between...
29 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![It takes just 53 minutes to buy a home](/img/default/it.png)
The average house hunter takes just 53 minutes to decide to buy a home, 15 minutes more than one year ago. Online...
13 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![First-time buyer sales soar to six-year high](/img/default/it.png)
House sales to first time buyers accounted for nearly a third of total sales in October, the highest proportion since August...
01 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![First-time buyers fight back in September](/img/default/it.png)
First-time buyers accounted for 29% of total sales in September, a rise of 45% compared to August. The National Association of Estate...
27 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let crackdown “harms tenants more than landlords”](/img/default/it.png)
Loss of higher rate tax relief and tighter regulation on buy-to-let could harm tenants more than landlords by constraining the supply of rented...
20 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let rents in summer slump](/img/default/it.png)
The number of landlords increasing rents for tenants fell in August, the first drop this year, new figures show. Only one in three...
22 September 2015
From: Breaking News
![Housing demand soars to 11-year high](/img/default/it.png)
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...
25 August 2015
From: Breaking News
![Yorkshire BS launches DIY online applications](/img/default/it.png)
Yorkshire Building Society has launched a new scheme allowing borrowers to gain a mortgage approval in principle via its website. Borrowers can...