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Over the weekend, Nat Daniels - CEO of Angels Media, the founder of the Today sites - penned this piece in...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Q1 2022 saw the average number of mortgages placed per year by intermediaries fall slightly from the previous quarter, according to...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A recent survey carried out by property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has estimated that almost half of pandemic property purchases across...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Mortgage approval levels could climb right through until Christmas as the pandemic property market boom shows little sign of slowing, new...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News

New research from property lending expert, Octane Capital, has revealed that rental market stock levels have plummeted across the major cities in...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Borrowers are turning to second charge mortgages to help alleviate financial issues, according to Knowledge Bank’s latest criteria tracker. ‘Capital raising for...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The housing industry, like many other sectors, experienced a tumultuous 2021 as the pandemic continued to trigger exponential house price rises....
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest Nationwide house price index, released yesterday morning, reveals that January has seen the strongest start to the year since...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Property website, Rightmove released their housing report and said 2021’s housing market was ‘defined by people’s sustained desire to move coupled...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News

In the first mortgage roundup of 2022, Introducer Today takes a look at the latest mortgage news, from Landay’s bolstered Green...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Estate agent comparison website GetAgent.co.uk recently surveyed 1,101 homebuyers to uncover their upcoming plans after their property purchase. The findings show that...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A new study from equity release lender more2life has uncovered the UK regions where using equity release to fund a house...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Despite market delays, over half a million homebuyers in England are set to benefit from the stamp duty holiday to the...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the housing market in a major way and has only added pressure for banks to give...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Legal & General has integrated with mortgage and protection network HLPartnership to simplify access for advisers using the SmartrCriteria and SmartrFit...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Zahid Bilgrami has been appointed as group chief executive officer of Mortgage Brain. Bilgrami joins the company after 11 years as chief...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

2021 looks set to be another year of change in the mortgage market, with the second charge market seeing the biggest...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 71% of brokers are confident about the market in 2021, a fall of just 6% from January 2020, according to...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Just Mortgages is set to launch a new wealth division next year called Just Wealth. The brand-new venture will see Just Mortgages...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Specialist property finance trade body FIBA has confirmed that it will hold a virtual ‘Annual Conference 2021’ on January 20. The event,...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgages have not typically been viewed as a high-risk service when it comes to money laundering, but as the practice becomes...
30 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched a range of 85% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages with rates as low as 2.85%, including no product fees...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Despite Covid-19, the average mortgage value for purchasers is up 12.4% compared to the same period in 2019, according to data...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Eleven new brokers will begin training with Just Mortgages’ broker academy in the New Year. The new members will join the firm’s...
12 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The self-employed division at Just Mortgages is on track to be 500 brokers strong by January 2022. Speaking at the Just Mortgages...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

New research by Kensington Mortgages has revealed that interest-only mortgages are a significant problem in the financial system. The specialist mortgage lender...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News

HLPartnership (HLP) and Mortgage Support Network (MSN) will be hosting two seminars focusing on later life lending following their successful January...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News

HLPartnership (HLP) and Mortgage Support Network (MSN) have announced that 360’s suite of marketing modules – normally paid for extras –...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The cost of most mainstream mortgages were down when compared to the start of last year, according to the latest quarterly...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A round of crowdfunding by digital start-up Property Master that started in January has already beaten its £250,000 target. The start-up uses...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Metro Bank has announced that from April 5 it will expand its mortgage business into Scotland both direct and via brokers. Scottish...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A slow but steady start was recorded at the beginning of 2018, in line with numerous industry predictions on how the...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The cost of mortgages is on the rise with the price of the majority of mainstream residential mortgages increasing during the...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Prospective home movers have been active in January and are failing to be put off by Brexit and last year's interest...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has announced the election of a new Chair. Phil Rickards will take up the role from...
21 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Kensington Mortgages has cut its residential range rates by up to 0.40% and selected buy-to-let products by up to 0.20%. Its select...
07 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of expats looking for buy-to-let (BTL) mortgages to buy property in the UK has soared over the past year,...
31 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being urged to remortgage in order to prepare for the reformed buy-to-let lending criteria due to be introduced in...
31 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Paragon Mortgages’ latest Financial Advisors Confidence Tracking (FACT) Index report has revealed that the preference for fixed-rate mortgages reached an all-time...
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of properties available to buy through estate agents in March was the lowest level recorded for the third month...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Small deposit buyers were given a New Year boost, with their share of the mortgage market increasing in January 2017. Small deposit...
03 March 2017
From: Breaking News

As the supply/demand imbalance continues there is an average of 11 prospective buyers chasing every property for sale, according to NAEA...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A fall in the mean average value of leads from SMEs in the first six weeks of 2017 seems to suggest...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The latest research from Connells Survey & Valuation has revealed that January saw an increase in the number of first-time buyers...
17 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Connells Group's mortgage division recorded significant growth in 2016, the firm has reported. The Group recorded a 10% rise in the number...
15 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The average pricing of two and three-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages is at an all-time low. This is according to the latest Index...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The latest product data analysis from Mortgage Brain has revealed that recent predictions about potential increases in mortgage costs are starting...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News

First-time buyer sales soar last month as landlords abandoned the market following the introduction of the new stamp duty surcharge on 1...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The latest edition of the Bank of England’s Money and Credit Figures show mortgage lending was strong in the first quarter...
03 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The supply of rental properties plunged in the run-up to the new stamp duty surcharge on 1 April and further falls are...
29 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Rates on mainstream and buy-to-let mortgages have fallen by as much as 10% over the past three months. This should spell further...
14 April 2016
From: Breaking News

UK house prices rose 7.6% in the year to February and property experts expect the "unrelenting" growth to continue. This marked a...
13 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Mortgage rates have fallen to record lows as the prospect of an interest rate hike retreats and product choice continues to...
31 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of people buying their first home has grown almost 7% over the past year despite growing concerns over affordability. The...
31 March 2016
From: Breaking News

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

Chancellor George Osborne's forthcoming stamp duty surcharge will push up buy-to-let rental costs and trigger a decline in the supply of...
24 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Intermediary mortgage sales exceeded all expectations in February to hit the highest level since the 2008 market crash. Residential and buy-to-let sales...
23 March 2016
From: Breaking News

UK house prices continue to accelerate increasing by 7.9% in the year to January, up from 6.7% in December. Prices were driven...
23 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Gross mortgage lending in February hit its highest level for eight years after leaping 30% year-on-year. Lending totalled £17.6 billion which marks a fall from £18.5...
18 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The cost of the average private tenancy in Greater London is now £1,521 a month, double the £744 average for the...
16 March 2016
From: Breaking News

February saw the second highest monthly total of house purchase approvals since January 2014 as buy-to-let investors raced to meet April's...
11 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The pace of house price growth has doubled due to a boom in buy-to-let sales ahead of April's stamp duty surcharge, new...
10 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The rapid growth of the buy-to-let market during 2015 has come at the expense of first-time buyers, new research shows. Buy-to-let grew...
10 March 2016
From: Breaking News

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

The rush to complete buy-to-let purchases before April has driven mortgage approvals to a two-year high, property experts say. The number of...
01 March 2016
From: Breaking News

House prices leapt by 2.5% in January to mark the biggest monthly upswing for 14 years, Land Registry figures show. The average...
29 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Property experts have welcomed steady growth in private rents as a sign that the buy-to-let market is shrugging off the Government's tax...
29 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The supply of rental properties has fallen to its lowest level for a year and experts warn the Chancellor's tax crackdown...
26 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Gross mortgage lending surged 38% in the past year to hit £13.6 billion last month, the highest figure for nearly eight...
25 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of mortgages on the market has hit a post-crisis high with broker-distributed deals leading the charge. Total deals on the...
23 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The mortgage market has started 2016 "with a bang" as gross mortgage lending rose 21% year-on-year. Lending hit £17.9 billion in January,...
19 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The price of property coming to market has leapt by 2.90% this month pushing the average asking price to within a...
15 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The flood of buy-to-let investors looking to beat the forthcoming 3% surcharge on stamp duty is driving house prices even higher...
12 February 2016
From: Breaking News

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...
11 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Fears of an affordability crisis are likely to grow as new figures show property prices increasing at twice the pace of...
11 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Access to the mortgage market is widening as lenders rediscover their appetite for higher-LTV lending. Lenders have partly been encouraged by Government...
11 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let rents are growing strongly outside Greater London with an average increase of 5.5% over the last year. Rents in the South-East grew fastest...
10 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Chancellor George Osborne's stamp duty reforms are proving expensive for the Treasury wiping £620 million off its revenues last year, new figures...
10 February 2016
From: Breaking News

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

Landlord attempts to escape George Osborne's tax crackdown have triggered a 2000% rise in the number of limited company buy-to-let mortgage applications. New...
05 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The collapse in the supply of houses for sale has forced prices to new highs with an average increase of £3,500...
05 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Limited company buy-to-let transactions jumped again in January to make up 43% of all new cases, lender figures show. This has helped...
03 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Monthly mortgage approvals soared 24% year-on-year to £12.4 billion in December but brokers deny lending is getting out of control. Across 2015,...
28 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The property market has made a bright start to 2016 with the average home coming to market priced £1,500 higher than...
18 January 2016
From: Breaking News

First Complete has started its series of country-wide roadshows which aim to encourage brokers to develop and share best practice. Its “kick...
12 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Brokers say the housing market is "buzzing" as latest Halifax figures show activity rebounded in December. Prices rose 1.7% in December, reversing...
08 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Brokers and landlords have been warned that they have just three weeks to beat the new buy-to-let surcharge and save thousands...
07 January 2016
From: Breaking News

More than 200 Britons are becoming property millionaires every single day taking the total to more than 600,000. There were 75,796 new British...
17 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let enjoyed another strong month in October with a 7% jump in lending and 5% rise in remortgages. But property experts warn...
16 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Yorkshire Building Society has just launched a new two-year fixed rate mortgage priced at 3.68% until 31 January 2018. This deal is...
16 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched a new best buy two-year fixed-rate as new figures show rates continue to fall. It has unveiled a two-year...
09 December 2015
From: Breaking News

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...
30 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The number of people using an independent adviser to help with a remortgage has dropped by 28% this year, new figures...
21 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let investors in England and Wales enjoyed total returns of nearly 10% in the past year, new figures show. Landlords saw gross rental...
16 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The amount of money withdrawn by the typical remortgage customer has hit a new high, according to property service firm LMS. In...
28 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by...
03 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The price of average British home leapt by more than £7,000 in the first half of this year to hit £270,674. That...
23 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The number of house-purchase approvals soared past 72,000 in June, the highest level since January 2014. Figures from chartered surveyor e.surv’s Mortgage Monitor...
10 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The number of remortgages grew strongly in May as homeowners took advantage of rising house prices and the lender price war...
30 June 2015
From: Breaking News

The British Bankers’ Association is working on a project that ensures small businesses won’t be left out in the cold. Banks will...
25 June 2015
From: 60 Second Interview

Bending over backwards to help borrowers A lot of Introducer Today readers will already be aware of the recent FCA ruling on...
25 June 2015
From: 60 Second Interview

Excellent buying conditions have lured Britons back into the overseas property market this year, with bargain property prices and historically low...