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UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...

Recent economic data was reassuringly predictable. We learned that core inflation fell by fractionally more than expected while services inflation proved slightly...

The beleaguered construction sector - a good early indicator of later sales activity - has seen a welcome boost in some...

Mortgage lender Halifax is imposing a new 70-year age limit on the terms of its home loans for some borrowers. This has...

There’s been an angry reaction to news that from today - March 18 - Halifax is changing the maximum age allowed...

Last week Halifax - previously an outlier amongst major lenders - announced it was raising rates, following the likes of Santander,...

Halifax moved entirely in the opposite direction to its rivals at the very end of last week, cutting rates instead of...

It’s been a torrid time for rates, going back up for HSBC, Santander, TSB, Virgin Money, NatWest and many other mainstream...

The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association reveals that confidence has returned to the mortgage market,...

With the quick-fire mortgage rate cuts which characterised the past month now slipping into the rear-view mirror, the latest changes from...

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

The war between rival mortgage lenders continues with Halifax late last week undertaking its second re-price of the year (and it’s...

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

Many of the country’s major lenders - and quite a few smaller ones, too - have slashed mortgage rates in response...

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

A host of lenders have announced cuts to their rates in recent days, with Halifax arguably the most significant. It’s launched three-year...

Equifax data has found that 41 per cent of live mortgages in the UK are held by customers who will be...

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

There’s been a flurry of rate cuts from lenders serving all sector of the market as a battle begins for market...

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

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...

A new analysis by Moneyfactscompare - perhaps still better known by its old name, Moneyfacts - shows precisely how many mortgage...

An expert mortgage provider has grown its London team with the appointment of a new compliance manager. largemortgageloans.com (LML), a provider of...

The UK’s largest financial services review site, Smart Money People, announced that building societies remain the top-rated sector for broker satisfaction. Leek...

Taking inspiration from the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the property platform, Boomin, has revealed just how much it will take from...

Over the weekend, Nat Daniels - CEO of Angels Media, the founder of the Today sites - penned this piece in...

New research from Canopy reveals 10% of UK private renters have been unsuccessful in getting a mortgage, despite 80% never missing...

2021 proved to be one of the most hectic years to buy and sell a home. We witnessed prices soaring to...

Mortgage technology solution providers Twenty7Tec and Eligible ai have partnered to encourage advisers to use technology that will retain existing clients. The...

Some 74% of people do not trust property documentation to be carried out safely and securely online, research from anti-money laundering...

2021 looks set to be another year of change in the mortgage market, with the second charge market seeing the biggest...

Fluent Lifetime, the equity release and later life subsidiary of Fluent Money Group, is celebrating after breaking into the top five...

A cybersecurity startup with a new 24-hour monitoring service has launched to provide peace of mind for financial services firms. bluedog Security...

A free pilot seminar has been launched to demonstrate how advisers can use websites and social media channels positively. Launched by financial...

Fluent for Advisers is encouraging its introducers to consider building relationships with independent financial advisers (IFAs) and retirement advice specialists. By doing...

Equity release referral business Key Partnerships has released a new report – ‘Introducing the Introducers’ – to celebrate its brand refresh. The...

Average property prices in the three months to October were 1.5% higher than in the same three months a year ago,...

Pepper Money has appointed Phil Quinn to the new role of National Account Manager. Quinn will work with Pepper Money’s key distribution...

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced it will be featuring a presentation by the presenter of Homes Under the Hammer, Martin...

April saw significant purchasing and remortgaging activity following forecasts suggesting an interest rate rise in May, according to the Mortgage Advice...

Metro Bank has announced that from April 5 it will expand its mortgage business into Scotland both direct and via brokers. Scottish...

A slow but steady start was recorded at the beginning of 2018, in line with numerous industry predictions on how the...

After a successful seminar program last year, Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced another buy-to-let (BTL) seminar program in partnership with...

The Mortgage Hut has added new partners including Century 21, Taylor Hill & Bond, Aspire Estate Agents, Property Bee, Home Agency...

New research from equity release lender, more 2 life, has revealed that an emotional connection to their family home prevents retirees...

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

A quarter of young people believe the only way they'll ever own a home is by inheriting cash, research by Halifax has...

Registration for the Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) Leeds is now open for brokers, IFAs and financial intermediaries. Organisers report that stands have...

Steve Seal has been promoted by lender Kent Reliance to Head of Sales with immediate effect, as a direct reward for...

This month the Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced the winners of its annual awards. The awards – which recognise excellence...

House prices in the three months to May were 9.2% higher than in the same three months a year earlier, according...

House prices in British seaside towns have increased by an average £440 every month for the last decade, new figures show. Prices...

UK house price growth slowed more than expected in the three months to April, further evidence of a slowing property market. House prices in...

Nationwide Building Society is increasing its maximum age for mortgage maturity from 75 to 85. This follows last week's move by the...

Halifax bank is offering a £750 incentive to mortgage borrowers who move their loan from a rival lender. The deal was...

A new report from Halifax has found that delays in getting on to the property ladder could force many people to...

Halifax has launched a 1% cashback offer for first-time buyers and home movers across its mortgage range. First-time buyers and home movers...

March saw a significant slump in buy-to-let activity with sales falling 26.2% compared to February. The fall of £1.04 billion came despite an expected last-minute...

April 19 is UK Mortgage Freedom Day, the date when the average new borrower will have earned enough to pay off...

House price inflation has hit double digits for the first time in almost two years with prices rising more than £20,000 in the...

Intermediary mortgage sales exceeded all expectations in February to hit the highest level since the 2008 market crash. Residential and buy-to-let sales...

Lloyds Bank and Halifax are offering customers the chance to speak "face-to-face" with a mortgage adviser by video link. They can talk to...

First-time buyers applying for their first mortgage lack knowledge about the application process and risk being rejected as a result. Almost half...

More than 150,000 people have become homeowners through the Government’s flagship Help to Buy housing scheme. New official figures show that 80%...

Two new sets of figures show house prices continue to power upwards but property experts warn a slowdown could be in sight. The...

The forthcoming Brexit referendum is fuelling a surge in mortgage enquiries from worried buyers and owners. They fear mortgage costs will increase if...

Halifax has unveiled a new £250 cashback deal for customers looking to remortgage direct with the bank. It has also reduced product...

The collapse in the supply of houses for sale has forced prices to new highs with an average increase of £3,500...

Mortgage brokers have backed new research from Halifax showing that one in four first-time buyers are now taking out longer mortgage...

The number of first-time buyers topped 300,000 in 2015 for the second year in a row, new figures show. This is a...

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

Mortgage sales through intermediaries have disappointed for the second consecutive month, new figures show. Total mortgage sales have fallen by 8.4% last...

The mortgage market is enjoying a buoyant end to 2015 as two new sets of figures published yesterday show continuing strong...

The typical home buyer approximately £4,500 better-off due to last year’s stamp duty changes. Chancellor George Osborne reformed the “slab system” of...

House price growth will slow in 2016 as buyers struggle to get on the housing ladder and interest rates potentially rise,...

Two thirds of prospective homebuyers are likely to take advantage of the new Help to Buy Isa yet rates so far...

Santander has joined the growing list of banks and building societies that are announcing the rates on their Help to Buy...

Leading lenders Halifax and Nationwide have announced how much interest they will be paying on their Help to Buy Isas. The new...

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

Brokers have enjoyed boom year in the buy-to-let market with intermediary mortgage sales surging more than 30% to nearly £30 billion. That overshadows healthy growth of...

Halifax is offering first-time buyers and homemovers a £500 giftcard to spend in Currys and PC World. The offer is available to...

House prices fell by nearly 1% in September as the annual pace of growth starts to ease off, new figures show. This...

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

Buy-to-let sales through intermediaries have soared over the last year as the sector continues to boom. Sales in August 2015 were up...

UK house prices rose 9% in the past year after a strong summer that saw prices leap 3% between June and August,...

Homeowners with variable rate mortgages remain dangerously exposed to rising interest rates, new research suggests. Three out of four homeowners on a...

Lloyds Banking Group has held onto its lead as the UK's biggest mortgage lender despite losing market share. Santander hopped above Nationwide to...

The cost of buying a home for first-time buyers is £670 a year lower than renting, according to new research by...

Brokers bucked the traditional summer mortgage slowdown helped by the continuing boom in buy-to-let, new figures show. Overall lending totalled £16.4 billion, a...

Halifax has this week introduced a new online service which will allow potential customers to receive a mortgage agreement in principle...

June was the strongest month for broker mortgage lending since the financial crisis in 2008. Total lending soared 26.5% year-on-year to hit...

Halifax has reduced the rates on its first-time buyer and home mover mortgages by up to 0.3%. It is also cutting its...

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

Would-be borrowers should ensure they are “mortgage ready” before applying for a loan, according to credit-reference firm Equifax. The company said that,...

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

The volume of residential and buy-to-let mortgage lending in May reached its second highest level in eight years, new analysis has...

First-time buyers accounted for nearly half of all mortgage-financed house purchases in the first half of this year. New figures from Halifax show they...

Halifax and Nationwide have both announced rate cuts across a series of mortgage products. Halifax has cut rates on first-time buyer in...

Brokers confidence has steadily recovered in the wake of the Mortgage Market Review (MMR) and is nearing an all-time high. The number of...