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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...

A growing appetite amongst buyers for family homes is helping to drive London’s high value prime market, an agency claims.  Benham and...

A residential mortgage lender is using AI to help brokers attract more customers as well as engage existing customers. MPowered Mortgages says...

LMS’ Monthly Remortgage Snapshot for April  showed £300 increases for remortgagers last month. Key findings: £300 average monthly payment increase for those who...

Property portal, MoveStreets, has released new data which reveals how the fame factor can increase house prices by as much as...

For a number of years now, HM Land Registry (Land Registry) has been one of the most innovative and forward-thinking government...

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

Leeds Building Society has announced the details of a new partnership with conveyancing panel management firm LMS. LMS will now provide the...

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

Fewer homeowners are remortgaging to increase the size of their loan, with less than a quarter doing so in April. However, the...

The average amount of equity withdrawn through remortgaging has hit a new high with borrowers taking out £31,887 on average. This is...

The average amount of equity withdrawn via remortgaging hit a new record of nearly £37,000 per borrower in November. This is a...

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

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

Fears that the Bank of England will soon raise the base rate from its all-time low is driving a rise in...

The amount of money withdrawn by the typical remortgage customer has hit a new high, according to property service firm LMS. In...

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

Remortgage customers are withdrawing record amounts of equity despite the threat that rising base rates will force up mortgage costs. Borrowers have...

A fall in the number and value of mortgage deals taken out by first-time buyers in May is a sign this...

Buy-to-let investors should make it a priority to ensure they have the most competitive mortgage deals following the government’s announcement that...

Almost one third of borrowers who remortgaged in May increased the size of their mortgage to release cash for spending or...

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