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Specialist lender Hodge has joined forces with Propflo, a PropTech startup, to help customers make their properties more energy-efficient and environmentally...

The average volume of UK properties listed for sale month-on-month rose by 58% in 2023 compared to a year previously, underscoring...

A think tank is urging the UK government to initiate mortgage market reforms to promote higher home ownership. The Social Market Foundation...

The Nationwide Building Society has agreed to buy Virgin Money in a £2.9 billion deal - a rare example of a...

A building society has launched a pilot project banning mortgage lending on holiday lets in two tourist areas for 12 months. Leeds...

Downsizers across England and Wales could unlock an average £305,090 by moving from a four bed to a two bed home,...

The Suffolk Building Society has launched new mortgage products aimed at private landlords who are planning refurbishments, such as a new...

Leading agency Knight Frank says demand for new homes is generally robust, dependent upon the location and pricing.  It says its regional...

A property-focussed law firm claims it takes a whole working day to obtain a Mortgage In Principle and up to six...

High end estate agency Savills has issued an update on prime markets in and around London and south east England. And it...

Online Mortgage Advisor has conducted a research by looking at how much property prices have outgrown local wages during the past...

A new analysis of the new build housing market for next year suggests that eventually there will be a bounce, triggered...

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

With many borrowers under the cosh because of the cost of living crisis, lenders are offering brokers a chance to learn...

Benham and Reeves claim that London’s most up and coming neighbourhoods have seen price increases up to 64.5%. House price increases of up...

Mortgage experts, Revolution Brokers, claim that landlords hoping to reduce void periods by investing in a buy-to-let within high-demand areas will pay...

What is a forever home you ask? Typically, this would be a property the buyer sees themselves living in for a long...

A recent study by money.co.uk reveals which places in the UK have forever homes. A forever home is a property the buyer...

Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, reveals that properties which are slow to sell by analysing all homes that have remained on the...

Estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, recently analysed property sales volumes from the start of the pandemic in January 2020 until...

Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, recently analysed the postcodes that are currently ranking as the nation’s home selling hotspots. The research revealed a...

Since seeing a pandemic inspired boost back in 2019, the latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that...

According to a new analysis by Warwick Estates new build house prices have substantially risen over the past 12 months. The construction...

Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk recently analysed annual house price growth across all the major UK music festival locations. Up 44% in...

London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that homebuyer demand in the prime London property market has climbed on both...

Limited housing stock is seeing one in 10 homes (11%) get snapped up within 14 days of entering the market –...

Estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, which revealed that the nation’s ‘new’ towns have posted a stronger performance when compared...

A new analysis from the specialist lender Together finds that 24% of UK’s FTBs would prioritise and pay more than the...

New findings by Giraffe 360 reveal that virtual tours continue to receive high levels of demand. At the height of the pandemic,...

London rental platform, Rentd, recently analysed the current rental availability for short-term rents across the London market to reveal which boroughs...

New research from HBB Solutions claims that 54% of all available land plots listed for sale across England have already gone under offer...

The latest research by the rental platform Ocasa reveals that the cost of rent in the UK is set to drastically increase. The annual...

Barrows and Forrester, the estate and lettings agent, reveal that council tax has increased by up to £145. The tax that helps...

For many, the Easter holidays are now in full swing and with higher demand for holidays, it can be an expensive...

New research conducted by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, reveals that there is a correlation between commute times...

UK transactional rental platform, Rentd, revealed that the London rental market is on the rise. The research shows a quarterly increase in rental...

After 37 years on air, popular Australian soap opera Neighbours is due to come to an end, but a positive for...

Locations with homes surrounded by trees and greenery were analysed by Barrows and Forrester. The findings show that these locations have...

First Time Buyer’s Fortnight aims to give potential homebuyers the information they need to make more informed decisions about the home...

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, market delays have been on the rise. However, new research from GetAgent shows that these delays have...

This week’s mortgage roundup is all about simplifying the homebuying journey, with a new partnership formed to streamline the buying process and...

Property purchasing expert, HBB Solutions, revealed that the gap between the asking price expectations of the nation’s sellers and what buyers...

New build transactions have fallen over the last year in cities and towns across England and Wales, according to a recent...

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...

The latest Homebuyer Hotspots Demand Index by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has found where England’s strongest homebuyer demand hotspots...

In a new report put forward by Shawbrook Bank, it was revealed that landlord confidence is at a high level.  Covid-19 continues...

In new research conducted by London estate agent Bective, it has been revealed that the prime London rental market has benefited...

Throughout the pandemic, people across Britain have purchased new homes. Changes in lifestyle trends and schemes that make purchasing a new...

In a recent UK housing market forecast, Rightmove uncovers what changes the industry can expect throughout 2022.  The UK's leading online real estate portal...

In July 2020 the stamp duty holiday was kickstarted by chancellor Rishi Sunak. It gave first-time buyers and home movers up...

Across the UK property demand continues to outweigh supply. To overcome this issue house building targets have recently been revealed. During...

New research by MoveStreets, the property portal made for the mobile generation, has revealed how a picture can do more than...

Customer relationship management (CRM) and mortgage management platform, Mortgage Magic, has signed an agreement to provide mortgage and protection brokerage Access...

Specialist development lender Puma Property Finance has bolstered its nationwide presence with the relocation of one of its managers, Paul Murphy,...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate Agent Today,...

Mortgage Brain has launched this year’s series of Mortgage Vision events. Now in it’s ninth year and having celebrated a 22% increase...

The latest property renovation hotspots list revealed that Barking and Dagenham is the top location for an increase in renovation applications...

Comprehensive changes have been carried out by New Street Mortgages to its buy-to-let proposition. The changes, which go live today (28 March),...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced that it will be hosting its annual series of Mortgage Club LIVE events for...

The UAE has been named as the best country for first-time buyers, new research carried out by MoveHub has revealed. Based on...

London is likely to remain attractive to overseas buyers regardless of the result of the Brexit referendum. Property buying agency Black Brick...

First Complete has started its series of country-wide roadshows which aim to encourage brokers to develop and share best practice. Its “kick...

Mortgage brokers have until the end of the year to enter the ESTAS Mortgage Broker Awards for 2015. National and regional brokers...

Buying and moving into a new house is a stressful business at the best of times, but people invariably add to...

Large loans: a user’s guide For those with less experience handling large loans, they can at first be a daunting prospect. This...

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

There has been a rush of buyers into prime central London property in the immediate aftermath of the General Election. There are...