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

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has given the thumbs down to the Budget of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. The trade body was disappointed...

Rightmove says the housing market needs a more innovative mortgage initiative than the 99 per cent idea floated by the government. The...

The government has launched a consultation setting out plans to improve the transparency of land trust information. Land ownership through a trust...

The Office for Budget Responsibility - part of the Treasury but operating independently of government - is forecasting house prices to...

Following analysis of its 2023 buy to let mortgage market data, Twenty7tec has reported a significant fall in searches for buy...

Data from mortgage research and sourcing platform Legal & General Ignite reveals a significant spike in searches for Interest Only products...

It’s turning into a buyers’ market as sellers are accepting on average £14,000 or 4% less than their asking price, according...

A recent survey by London lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves asked homebuyers which Jubilee decorations they would find most...

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

A new membership-based community has launched for marketing professionals in the mortgage sector. The Mortgage Marketing Forum promises to provide knowledge, support...

According to new research from estate agents Purplebricks, 43% of today’s first-time buyers (FTBs) have fully funded their own deposit. While...

The majority (83%) of first-time buyers in the UK currently house-hunting have had no financial support from their parents, new research...

Knowledge Bank, a market-leading criteria search system, is expanding with the appointment of three new roles. An increasing number of mortgage brokers...

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

Research carried out by Equifax Touchstone, analysing the intermediary marketplace, has revealed that Northern Ireland had the highest regional mortgage sales...

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...

Interest in purchasing buy-to-let properties has collapsed as new tax changes start to bite. The number of people planning to buy a...

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

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

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...

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

The average house hunter takes just 53 minutes to decide to buy a home, 15 minutes more than one year ago. Online...

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

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

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...

The number of landlords increasing rents for tenants fell in August, the first drop this year, new figures show. Only one in three...

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...

Yorkshire Building Society has launched a new scheme allowing borrowers to gain a mortgage approval in principle via its website. Borrowers can...

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