The average volume of UK properties listed for sale month-on-month rose by 58% in 2023 compared to a year previously, underscoring...
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There are growing fears of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next month following the surprise inflation figure released...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
An interesting notion to contemplate has recently been dissected by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, which looked at what the...
15 September 2022
From: Breaking News
New findings by Giraffe 360 reveal that virtual tours continue to receive high levels of demand. At the height of the pandemic,...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Data from property platform, Boomin, has uncovered that 73% of UK homeowners admit to having filled at least half of their...
01 February 2022
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Legal & General has unveiled the top search trends that have driven activity in the market over the past three years,...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A new study by MoveStreets, a property portal designed for the mobile generation, has found which home improvements are most likely...
11 November 2021
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Data released by independent equity release advisory service, Equity Release Supermarket (ERS), shows that there’s a continued desire amongst their customers to...
04 November 2021
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There has been an increase in demand for financing to fund home refurbishment projects over the past six months. That is according...
24 September 2021
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Anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has launched a ‘new weapon’ in the ongoing fight against dirty cash being cleaned around the world...
03 September 2021
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London lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves recently publicised which London boroughs homebuyers can purchase a property at a reduced...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Broker optimism has increased since the beginning of 2021, according to a recent survey from savings accounts, bridging loans, development finance,...
22 July 2021
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Although record property sales and skyrocketing house prices have dominated the headlines, new figures suggest that the rosy picture of the...
15 July 2021
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The pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have impacted UK employees in a major way, with more than a third (36%) aged 18-34...
10 June 2021
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Leading mortgage industry trade magazine Mortgage Introducer has partnered with popular industry event, Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) to provide visitors with...
02 June 2021
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Mortgage lender, Pure Retirement has announced the launch of several key market insight resources that will help advisers to best serve...
26 May 2021
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According to new research from estate agents Purplebricks, 43% of today’s first-time buyers (FTBs) have fully funded their own deposit. While...
21 May 2021
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Paymentshield is launching its first virtual conference of the year to help bring advisers together and create an opportunity for the...
21 May 2021
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Last week Thursday (May 13) marked one year since the property market in England reopened after being hit with lockdown restrictions. Ascend...
18 May 2021
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An equity release advisory is reflecting on the shifts in equity release usage and behaviour in the first quarter of 2021. Research...
06 May 2021
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Sales of holiday homes near the coast have surged over the past six months with holiday let mortgages for properties in...
08 April 2021
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Some 26% of homeowners, or those buying a property, have missed a mortgage payment due to falling ill or having an...
23 March 2021
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Savings made during lockdown have allowed some borrowers to reduce their debt commitments, with a record £17.6 billion of mortgages repaid...
18 March 2021
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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
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Residential transactions across England and Wales fell by 41% in 2020 when compared to the previous year despite a boost in...
18 February 2021
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Equity Release Supermarket (ERS) has reported the behavioural shifts and factors still influencing customers due to the ongoing effects of the...
04 February 2021
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Together has updated its criteria to allow more automatic property valuations to reduce costs and speed up mortgage applications. The specialist lender...
04 February 2021
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Like most industries impacted by the Covid pandemic, the world of bridging finance has experienced a contradictory, sometimes stormy and altogether...
02 February 2021
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Searches for ‘self-employed’ and ‘defaults’ became the most popular in December, according to new research from criteria search specialist Knowledge Bank. Knowledge...
12 January 2021
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Specialist lender Together has confirmed it will continue lending despite tougher restrictions as the UK enters another national lockdown. England was plunged...
07 January 2021
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Some 71% of brokers are confident about the market in 2021, a fall of just 6% from January 2020, according to...
17 December 2020
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Twenty7Tec provides another rundown on the mortgage market two weeks after lockdown 2.0 ended. Following its analysis of the mortgage market in...
08 December 2020
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A mortgage advisor is urging prospective buyers to act now before the stamp duty holiday comes to an end. Matt Colley, director...
19 November 2020
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Twenty7Tec, a mortgage technology platform, has released the latest figures on the state of the mortgage market one week after Lockdown...
17 November 2020
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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
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More than two in five (47%) business decision-makers have some level of distrust when it comes to any of their anti-money...
10 November 2020
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Half (47%) of people who haven’t yet retired and experienced lockdown loneliness are now reconsidering their later life plans, according to...
05 November 2020
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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...
22 October 2020
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Activity levels of members of the mortgage and protection network HL Partnership (HLP) are 32% higher than in the first quarter...
06 October 2020
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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
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A steep drop in recorded crime since the start of the coronavirus lockdown has led to a downward shift in home...
16 September 2020
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More than twice as many principals, advisers and administrators worry about the impact of a second coronavirus lockdown than about Brexit,...
24 August 2020
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As the industry starts to tighten its criteria, Saffron Building Society is affirming that there is still hope for borrowers as...
19 August 2020
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Specialist property finance lender West One has reintroduced its buy-to-let and second charge products with new rates and criteria. To support borrowers...
14 August 2020
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United Trust Bank (UTB) has revealed the next set of mortgage product, criteria and technology enhancements as part of its Broker...
07 August 2020
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Shawbrook Bank has announced the return of some of its pre-pandemic criteria following the easing of lockdown. The specialist bank was among...