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Older homeowners gifted an average of £42,500 to younger relatives to help them get on the property ladder in 2020, new...

The current stamp duty holiday has already saved homebuyers an estimated £817 million, with the potential to reach £1.5 billion before...

Searches for ‘self-employed’ and ‘defaults’ became the most popular in December, according to new research from criteria search specialist Knowledge Bank. Knowledge...

General Insurance (GI) provider Paymentshield is predicting a surge in the number of mortgage adviser firms appointing a GI specialist next...

Landbay, a leading buy-to-let lender, has achieved 5,520% growth in revenue from 2016 to 2020, lending over £0.6 billion during that...

SmartSearch, the leading UK anti-money-laundering (AML) firm, has recorded its busiest ever month in September, with record revenues, profits and number...

Just Mortgages has achieved its best-ever month for both applications and exchanges in September. The company saw 1,750 applications and 1,500 exchanges...

Despite Covid-19, the average mortgage value for purchasers is up 12.4% compared to the same period in 2019, according to data...

A steep drop in recorded crime since the start of the coronavirus lockdown has led to a downward shift in home...

A ‘highly unusual’ spike in mortgage searches and applications was seen in August, which increased its five-year average by a whopping...

United Trust Bank (UTB) has revealed the next set of mortgage product, criteria and technology enhancements as part of its Broker...

‘Interest-only loans’ have maintained their place in the top five most searched-for criteria in August after making their very first appearance...

Some 77% of lenders believe the number of loans they broker will increase, showing a positive outlook for the future of...

Right to Buy became one of the most-searched for criteria by brokers for the first time in July, according to Knowledge...

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has been appointed to the panel of specialist mortgage desk Master Private Finance. Launched by mortgage and protection...

Many key indicators for home movers and first-time buyers remained either stable or only marginally changed when compared to the previous...

Connect for Intermediaries has announced the addition of specialist brokers Fluent for Advisers and Lenderlink to its second charge panel. Connect’s ‘Network...

First-time buyers and existing homeowners capitalised on low rates across the market in October, according to fresh research from e.surv. Its latest...

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

Managing director of Mortgage Support Network (MSN), Shaun Almond, has been appointed to the role of MD of sister network HL...

First-time buyers and others with small deposits took a greater share of the market last month than in August, according to...

The most search criteria by brokers during July has been revealed by Knowledge Bank’s ‘Criteria Activity Tracker’. Knowledge Bank – the source...

Accord Mortgages’ national intermediary sales manager, David Robinson, is set to leave the company at the end of July. Having been with...

Foundation Home Loans has launched a new 5-year fixed rate deal across its buy-to-let (BTL) range, aimed primarily at portfolio and...

Demand for five-year fixed rate remortgages has fallen to the lowest level since July 2017, according to conveyancing service provider LMS. The...

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) has announced the launch of its Base Rate Hub for its advisers following the recent base rate...

Fresh data from UK Finance has found that borrowing and lending for house sales increased in both value and volume in...

Freedom Finance has urged UK families to examine their finances after revealing that an average mortgage bill could increase more than...

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

The number of first-time buyers and buyers of investment properties has fallen in the last two years, My Home Move say. First-time...

According to the latest data from mortgage technology provider, Mortgage Brain, the majority of mainstream mortgages have steadily decreased over the...

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

The latest quarterly data analysis from Mortgage Brain shows that the cost of mortgages continued to fall over the past three...

Remortgage lending leapt 48% by value in the year to April to hit £6.4 billion, the largest sum recorded since November...

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

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

Applications for limited company buy-to-let mortgages have soared since December and now make up to one in three new cases. Growth has...

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

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

A steep rise in debt since last summer 2015 has put more households under financial pressure, new research shows. Income and saving...

Buy-to-let investors are rushing to set up limited companies to avoid Chancellor George Osborne’s forthcoming tax crackdown. Investors are trying to escape the...

Monthly remortgaging topped £6 billion for the first time since 2009 in October, exceeding even the most optimistic expectations. The value of...

Christmas has come early for the mortgage industry which is celebrating the highest monthly lending figure for more than seven years. Gross mortgage lending...

Chancellor George Osborne's planned cuts to buy-to-let tax relief are the top worry for landlords thinking of selling up. The squeeze on higher rate...

A fall in the number of affordable homes being put up for sale has driven overall property availability in the UK...

The average UK rent outside London rose 3.5% over the past 12 months to £749 a month but the pace of...

Landlords seem to be under attack from all sides of the political divide, as Chancellor George Osborne buy-to-let tax crackdown proceeds...

The average London house price has leapt 9.6% in a year to £499,997 as the capital's market springs back to life. This reverses the recent...

The property market continued to tick over in September with activity up 5.4% on the same month last year. There were 106,030...

The number of people using an independent adviser to help with a remortgage has dropped by 28% this year, new figures...

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...

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

The property industry has warned that Prime Minister David Cameron's plan to build 200,000 new starter homes won't be enough to keep...

A new report from the Bank of England shows that approvals of loans for house purchases hit a 2015 high in...

The cost of taking the first step on the property ladder is soaring according to new figures from estate agent chain...

There are now more than 15,000 mortgage products available in the UK, the highest level recorded since the financial crisis of...

Property price inflation has fallen back slightly to 4.2% a year in England and Wales, according to the latest figures from...

The Bank of England has ruled out intervention in the UK buy-to-let market despite fears that its growth could pose a...

First-time buyers enjoy their strongest summer on record as sales picked up 25% in the aftermath of the general election. There were...

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

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

New figures confirm that buy-to-let continues to outperform the mortgage market but industry experts warn that the forthcoming tax crackdown may...

UK house prices rose by 5.2% over the last year helped by the return of the first-time buyer. The annual pace of...

The rental market is still booming with rents rising by 10.5% over the last year, although the rate of growth has...

The prime central London property market has endured a "subdued summer" after the excitement of recent years. Annual price growth of 1.7%...

Record low fixed rate mortgages may already be a thing of the past as lenders start pulling rates. New research from Moneyfacts.co.uk suggests...

The number of first-time buyer sales rose nearly 5% in July to hit the highest figure since the recession. There were 29,700...

Tax specialists have urged buy-to-let landlords affected by Chancellor George Osborne’s tax crackdown to act now to ensure their sums still...

Homeowners rushed to remortgage in July amid signs that fixed-rate mortgages are now starting to creep up in price. Remortgaging jumped 29%...

The number of remortgages has leapt almost 90% in the last year after a major surge in July, new figures show. The...

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...

Buy-to-let landlords are gearing up to offload their properties after waking up to the impact of Chancellor George Osborne's recent tax...

Residential property transactions fell by 4% between June and July, according to new figures from HM Revenue & Customs. July's seasonally-adjusted figures...

Buy-to-let landlords face a "severe dent" in post-tax profits following Chancellor George Osborne's tax crackdown. Individual landlords will face extra tax bills of £2,000...

Brokers are buzzing with confidence after new figures showed the mortgage market enjoyed its best July for seven years. Gross mortgage lending...

Rents across England and Wales have hit a fresh high after a record surge in July, new figures show. The average rent...

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...

Yesterday's shock rise in core inflation could bring forward the date of the first Bank of England base rate hike, analysts...

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) is urging advisers to contribute to the Treasury's Financial Advice Market Review. It said this is a...

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

Last month was the strongest July for home sales since 2007 with a rise of 13% on June to 90,000. This is the first time...

Buy-to-let rental income has surged ahead of both inflation and house price growth to hit an average of £977 a month. The...

Brokers and analysts don't expect base rates to rise until at least 2016 after the Bank of England held base rates...

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is cutting rates on a number of its buy-to-let deals as rates across the market continue to slide lower. New figures...

New figures suggest that mortgage rates are continuing to fall despite growing expectations of a base rate hike. There was a further...

Chancellor George Osborne's crackdown on buy-to-let tax relief is set to curb lending and temper house price growth. Despite this short-term setback, 2015...

Lenders have started to push up the cost of their mortgage deals as the Bank of England moves a step closer to the first base...

Property sales in prime central London property sales have been hit by stamp duty reforms with no sign of an immediate recovery. In...

Mortgage rates continue to fall despite reports that lenders are already pulling their cheapest deals in advance of the first Bank...

The house price sentiment index in positive territory for 28th consecutive month with households in all UK regions saying property prices...

The amount of money generated by equity release deals in the first half of 2015 rose by almost a fifth according...

Prices of properties near the main site of the 2012 London Olympics are increasing at twice the average rate in the...

TMA is kicking off this year’s round of business conferences for directly authorised (DA) advisers.  The five conferences will take place in...

The value of remortgage lending slumped to a two-year low in March after falling 8% over the last 12 months. Total gross...