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The beleaguered construction sector - a good early indicator of later sales activity - has seen a welcome boost in some...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Kent Reliance for Intermediaries - part of the OSB Group - has refreshed products across their residential, buy to let, and...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A new study has revealed the best and worst UK regions for first-time buyers based on house affordability and earning potential. The...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has given the thumbs down to the Budget of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. The trade body was disappointed...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The estate agents’ trade body has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically decided...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The number of mortgages offered to home buyers went up from 49,300 in November to 50,500 in December, against the normal...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The vast majority of high net worth individuals have faced mortgage rejections and had to accept lower loan-to-value ratios than they...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Family Building Society has commissioned the London School of Economics to explore the UK’s housing. Its report - called A Road...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Latest Bank of England data released in recent days shows net mortgage approvals for house purchases rose from 47,900 in October...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Two organisations have joined forces to create a new platform dedicated to providing holiday let mortgages. Holiday Cottage Handbook Financial Services claims...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A warning has been given to borrowers and the home owning public by Paul Broadhead, head of mortgage and housing policy...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
There’s been a sharp decline in household financial confidence in the UK according to the latest UK Finance sentiment survey. The Q3...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
End-to-end mortgage service Smartr365 has beefed up its platform to improve the experience of brokers sourcing protection packages for clients. These developments...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Rightmove claims that single first-time buyers on an average salary and with a 5.0 per cent deposit could not afford three-quarters...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A host of lenders have announced cuts to their rates in recent days, with Halifax arguably the most significant. It’s launched three-year...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Two prominent UK house builders have warned of sharply reduced volumes in the next year or so as buyers struggle to...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
An internationally-ranked chess player who swindled £750,000 through mortgage and tax fraud has been jailed. Robin Moss spent more than £115,000 of...
18 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Metro Bank customers will now benefit from a smoother house buying process thanks to a new partnership with Legal & General...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
UK Finance’s latest Household Finance Review - for the second quarter of this year - lifts the lid on mortgages. The headlines...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Legal and General Mortgage Club members will now be able to access LendInvest's new Residential Mortgages range, as well as its...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
There is speculation that the recent spate of figures from the UK economy may prompt a war between mortgage providers as...
21 August 2023
From: Breaking News
A new survey of 2,000 UK adults has revealed that 50 per cent of those who have applied for a mortgage...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Legal & General’s new Ignite platform has seen a rise of 53 per cent in one month for broker searches for...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest house price index - this one from the Halifax - has triggered a huge wave of concern about the...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest monthly criteria index from Knowledge Bank highlights the pressing financial difficulties for many in the UK - and with...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
New seller asking prices rise by just 0.2% (+£890) this month to £366,247, which is notably lower than the average increase...
25 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Research from eXp UK, the network of personal estate agents, has revealed that in 22 UK cities, house prices are continuing to...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Despite the recent economic turbulence, the bridging market has seen more requests for fast, short-term finance. This type of finance provides certainty...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Mortgage interest rates increased by 2.56% in 2022, with a sharp increase from 1.51% in January to a record 4.07% on...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Newcastle Building Society has reported record lendings for 2022 of £586 million. Significant support was provided to Members, clients, and colleagues during...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Homebuyer confidence is higher than was expected at the end of 2022, according to a leading mortgage broker. Richard Campo, founder of...
31 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A possible surge in defaults due to economic headwinds should result in lenders reviewing their loan books and underlying security, according...
24 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A new market analysis by Unlatch, predicts that the UK’s residential construction industry could increase in value by almost 20% by 2025. Currently,...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Benham and Reeves, London lettings and estate agent, has revealed its latest research which discloses which London councils have put in...
15 September 2022
From: Breaking News
With votes in and Liz Truss elected as the new Prime Minister, many may have the question “what now”? When it comes...
13 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, claim that buyers and sellers are having to negotiate an £8,000 reality gap due to down...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
According to a leading property firm, the latest announcement that a specialist lender has been given a license to off 50-year...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Total Landlord Insurance claims that throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, insurance claims increased by 13%. The most common type of claim was...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The government has plans to create the UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF) and Credas Technologies, the leading identity...
23 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Roma Finance has been actively growing and expanding its team and now boasts eight new appointments and three promotions following continuous record-breaking...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
In this guest piece, Jess Gerrow, vice president of marketing at Token provides insight into the human side of Open Banking. Driven...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The Commonwealth Games begin this week and will be hosted in Birmingham. Sprinters, swimmers, and more sporting sensations will take part...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The pandemic property market boom and resulting market backlog continue to impact the property transaction timeline, with the average time to...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
While digital continues to dominate the way we purchase properties, the latest property insight from YourBusinessNumber suggests that homebuyers still find...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Research carried out by Total Landlord Insurance shows that landlords all across the country are yet to reach a general consensus...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News
There has recently been an increase in the number of buyers opting for chain-free properties, which research from property purchasing specialist,...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The Prime Minister used a housing speech in Blackpool yesterday to outline plans for a wide-ranging review of the mortgage market and housing...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News
This week’s roundup takes a look at the latest in the mortgage market, from L&G’s latest addition to its lender panel...
26 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
A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely due to experience some difficulties being approved for loans. It was stated...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Some 3.2 million adults in the UK have missed some form of major payment over the last two years as the...
15 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
This week’s mortgage roundup is all about simplifying the homebuying journey, with a new partnership formed to streamline the buying process and...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News
In this guest piece, WFW London real estate partner Richard Hughes and senior associate Alexander Collis explain in-depth about green sustainable loans....
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News
With house prices rising at their fastest pace in 17 years, first-time buyers now need to borrow up to seven-and-a-half times...
15 February 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
When looking at the problem for a greener future many people point to cows or cars, when in fact the housing...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News
First-time buyers (FTBs) that have bought their home in the last 18-month period since March 2020 have experienced an increasingly expensive...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News
This mortgage roundup highlights the latest updates and features from the UK’s leading lenders, from custom-build mortgage products and holiday let mortgages,...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Hometrack, the leading provider of insight, intelligence and decision automation to the UK mortgage market, has launched a brand new vision...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Bridging loan firm SoMo has launched a new specialist finance product giving favourable rates for larger loans. The product is designed to...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News
According to a YouGov survey by insurance provider Paymentshield, half of UK adults under 35 are mystified by the mortgage process. The findings from...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Ozgur Unlu, managing director of 360 Dotnet, addresses the key items and points for financial advice businesses to consider when adopting technology. What...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News
West One Loans’ buy-to-let (BTL) division has released new products to meet increased demand in the market. The raft of new product...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News
The Nottingham has introduced a new larger lending mortgage aimed at those looking to borrow over £350,000. Priced at 1.85%, the two-year...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Smartr365 and Experian tie-up set to transform credit checking process Smartr365, an end-to-end mortgage platform, has launched its commercial and strategic partnership...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Roma Finance completed a record month in May, reporting a 50% increase in pipeline business on top of the 100% increase...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The past year has seen many people experience a change in their financial circumstances. The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in work-life changes...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
This week, West One Loan’s buy-to-let (BTL) division has revealed a raft of product and criteria changes, including a new product...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Mortgage borrowing in the UK has now reached its highest level since 1993, with home buyers looking to make the most...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Activity in the housing market continued to increase in March, with Legal & General seeing a record number of searches after...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News
LiveMore has announced a reduction of its standard fixed rates from five-year up to lifetime. Launched last week, the seven, 10 and...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News
New research from Knowledge Bank has revealed that homeowners are utilising second charge mortgages to raise money to invest in buy-to-let...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Following the success of its first Virtual National Training Event in November 2020, The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has announced...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Vernon Building Society has announced a new competitively priced mortgage, available up to 90% of the property’s value. The mortgage is designed...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Mortgage technology solution providers Twenty7Tec and Eligible ai have partnered to encourage advisers to use technology that will retain existing clients. The...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News
more2life has partnered with robotic process automation specialists Robiquity to speed up its core servicing processes for lenders. The partnership has seen...
30 March 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
Over half a million transactions will save due to the stamp duty holiday extension by the time it ends in September...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Multiply AI, a fully automated financial adviser app, has partnered with digital mortgage broker Mojo to provide the first end-to-end digital...
18 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
Regulatory technology firm TruNarrative has expanded its product line-up with Know Your Customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) solution TruPortal. Established in...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News
West One Loans’ buy-to-let (BTL) division has announced major criteria changes which will see maximum borrower exposure limits raised by more...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Zephyr Homeloans, the specialist buy-to-let (BTL) lender owned by Computershare, has reduced initial rates and introduced a 1% product fee option...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News
General insurance (GI) specialist Paymentshield is fast-tracking a series of technology investment, which it describes as its ‘war chest’, to help...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News
West One Loans’ buy-to-let division has announced new product launches and lower prices to broaden its product range. The new range will...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Over 500 attendees tuned in to The Right Mortgage and Protection Network’s inaugural Virtual National Training Event. The event, which normally hosts...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News
UK buy-to-let lender Landbay has joined the network panel of Commercial Finance Brokers UK (CFBUK). CFBUK is a whole of market commercial...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Bridge finance specialist Whitehall Capital has announced the launch of its brand-new website. The site – which can be accessed across multiple...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Complete FS Ltd is working with Roma Finance to provide a brand-new buy-to-let exclusive. After partnering with the bridging, buy-to-let and development...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Broker searches for ‘Covid-19: temporary maximum LTV restrictions’ remain in the top five results for the sixth consecutive month, data from...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Suros Capital has officially been launched to provide short-term lending facilities specifically aimed at people secured against luxury assets including jewellery,...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Landbay has released two new buy-to-let products on the back of its recent product refresh. The first of the new products is...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News
The Right Mortgage and Protection Network will hold its first virtual National Training Event (NTE) on November 26 2020. This year, the...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Over the last ten years, the mortgage market in the UK has changed significantly. Alongside increased regulation of the industry, stricter...
30 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
Specialist development lender Puma Property Finance has bolstered its nationwide presence with the relocation of one of its managers, Paul Murphy,...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News
UK specialist buy-to-let lender Landbay has announced its partnership with Primis Mortgage Network, one of the largest mortgage and protection networks...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Mortgage distributor Fluent Mortgages has become the latest business to integrate with Mortgage Brain’s new multi-lender submission and application gateway, Lendex. Lendex...