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Almost three quarters of Millennial and Gen Z buyers - those aged 18 to 34 - think energy efficiency improvements will...

Research from independent mortgage monitor Moneyfactscompare suggests that building societies are working hard to support first-time buyers, for whom affordability has...

Mortgage lending has fallen by -28.6% in the past year, according to a new analysis. Octane Capital analysed gross mortgage lending data*...

A new report reveals the latest trends  in UK lending and borrowing, compiled by lending software company Lenvi. The most notable trends include...

Recent economic data was reassuringly predictable. We learned that core inflation fell by fractionally more than expected while services inflation proved slightly...

New research shows that sellers in Wales are likely to be hit hardest by a down valuation, with the average home...

A 2,000-person survey has revealed the diverse financial routes that first time buyers take to get on the property ladder. The survey...

Yorkshire Building Society new fee-free offer will enable first-time buyers across England, Scotland or Wales with a £5,000 deposit to purchase...

Since the start of September 2023, the average two-year fixed rate has fallen from 6.70% to 5.76% and the average five-year...

The average shelf-life of a mortgage product is just 15 days, with lenders increasing fixed rates, says Moneyfacts. Average mortgage rates on...

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

Homebuyer appetites for new-build properties have dipped. Demand dropped 1.1 per cent in the last quarter according to analysis by easyMoney of...

Experts have lashed out at lenders who reprice products, sometimes with just a few hours’ notice. And many suggest that lenders are...

Last week Halifax - previously an outlier amongst major lenders - announced it was raising rates, following the likes of Santander,...

The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...

A survey of 2,000 adults by lender Together sheds light on parental help for first time buyers. It shows that a fifth...

It’s been a torrid time for rates, going back up for HSBC, Santander, TSB, Virgin Money, NatWest and many other mainstream...

Average mortgage rates on the overall two- and five-year fixed rate deals have now been falling for six consecutive months. The overall...

High street bank Virgin Money UK says there is light at the end of the tunnel for mortgages and the housing...

New research indicates that the Bank of Mum and Dad may not be as prevalent as it once was, with the...

Respected estate agency and property consultancy Savills is warning that house prices may dip in 2024. In the run-up to Christmas it...

The UK’s residential mortgage market has started 2024 with the biggest choice of products for prospective borrowers in over 15 years. A...

Latest Bank of England data released in recent days shows net mortgage approvals for house purchases rose from 47,900 in October...

Three high street lenders - Virgin Money, TSB and Skipton Building Society - have joined the commitment to offer mortgages on...

Research from Coventry for Intermediaries has revealed that there is a clear generational difference in attitude when it comes to making...

Approaching a third of people are struggling to meet loan repayments of all kinds because of the cost of living crisis. That’s...

Lenders are offering more fixed deals with incentives since the start of last month - November - but analysis by Moneyfactscompare...

Rightmove is launching its first broker product, which will allow customers to access mortgage advice through the property website.   The portal,...

Moneyfacts is reporting that there’s what it calls a “thriving choice” of mortgage options.  Its latest UK Mortgage Trends Treasury Report shows the number...

A new study shows a remarkably low number of people seeking professional financial advice. The report is called State of Flux and...

There’s been an alarming set of figures in the Bank of England’s latest Money and Credit report, which relates to September. Net...

The equity release market has seen growth for the first time in 12 months with quarterly increases in both new customers...

The Bank of England has held base rate at 5.25 per cent, with most analysts saying this is likely to be...

The Bank of England is expected to hold base rate at 5.25 per cent this week with many analysts expecting this...

A range informal media briefings on behalf of the UK government suggest that an extension of the current mortgage guarantee scheme...

UK mortgage holders are repaying record amounts of mortgage debt, according to the  Equity Release Council. But the ERC claims high levels...

The buy-to-let sector has seen fixed rates fall and product choice grow month-on-month, according to the latest analysis by Moneyfactscompare. Overall buy-to-let...

It’s now one year since former Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ill-fated mini-budget, which acted as a catalyst...

The interest rate on the average five-year fixed mortgage has dropped below 6.0 per cent for the first time in nearly...

Metro Bank customers will now benefit from a smoother house buying process thanks to a new partnership with Legal & General...

Estate agency group My Property Box has launched a financial services arm. My Property Box Financial Services offers advice on a wide...

Half a million mortgage-holders are facing an imminent financial shock as their fixed deals end in the run-up to Christmas or...

Almost 400 misleading promotions by later life mortgage firms have been binned or amended, thanks to the Financial Conduct Authority.   The...

Mortgage-related fraud has increased by 32.8 per cent in the past year, it’s been claimed. Apex Bridging has analysed the number of...

There’s been a flurry of rate cuts from lenders serving all sector of the market as a battle begins for market...

There’s general agreement amongst brokers and other finance sector professionals that the Bank of England will next week raise interest rates...

The Bank of England’s latest stress test of the financial system suggests that UK's eight largest lenders could survive a worst...

Research published by the Home Builders Federation shows that the new homes owners will save an average of £135 on monthly...

Mortgage approvals rose by just over three per cent from 49,000 in April to 50,500 in May according to new Bank...

Fleet Mortgages is offering landlord borrowers £1,000 cashback if they improve the Energy Performance Certificate of the property to a C...

Trade body UK Finance has issued a timely reminder to the mortgage lending sector of its obligations to borrowers struggling following...

Property portal OnTheMarket - the third major portal, behind clear market leaders Rightmove and Zoopla - has launched OnTheMarket Money, a...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee does not meet until June 22 but that doesn’t mean there’s any let up...

A new analysis by Moneyfactscompare - perhaps still better known by its old name, Moneyfacts - shows precisely how many mortgage...

Nationwide Building Society has launched a new Home Energy Efficiency Tool to coincide with the debut of new green loan products. The...

After the latest rise in Bank of England Base Rate, mortgage lenders are offering new products to help those struggling to...

Mortgage interest rates increased by 2.56% in 2022, with a sharp increase from 1.51% in January to a record 4.07% on...

People aged 18-24 are more than twice as likely to choose a tracker mortgage than any other age group Those 55 or...

Homebuyer confidence is higher than was expected at the end of 2022, according to a leading mortgage broker. Richard Campo, founder of...

The latest sentiment survey by Knight Frank saw the demand for electric vehicle charging points continue, and 35% of respondents rating...

Staying close to a mortgage broker will be an important part of timing a house purchase correctly in 2023. Mortgage rates will...

Leading identity verification checks provider, Credas Technologies, claims that anti-money laundering registrations in the real estate sector are set to grow by...

Research by Credas Technologies reveals that the average Anti-Money Laundering (AML) fine has increased by 63.7% in the estate agency sector.  Although the fine...

During these uncertain economic times, people are extra careful with their money, and to this end, new research reveals that 48%...

Ever wondered how your tax money is distributed? Research from RIFT Tax Refunds has disclosed exactly where your tax goes, with the...

New research by money.co.uk has revealed the areas in the UK with the most new-build properties – perfect for those looking...

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

Mortgage Brain announced West One as the latest lender to go live on Sourcing Brain and Criteria Brain on the 6th...

New research by specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital, shows that monthly mortgage payments could increase by £300 each month.  Homebuyers coming to...

Since Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget last Friday - which has caused a run on the pound and mass panic in financial markets...

There seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel for UK citizens regarding tax as research from RIFT...

A new golden hello scheme has recently been launched by leading national broker firm Just Money, to help principal firms attract...

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

New findings by Revolution Brokers reveal exactly how much more money homeowners and buyers can expect to pay for their mortgage...

Identity checks remain a crucial part of the home moving process, yet new research shows that regulated firms using manual methods...

Mortgage broker, Henry Dannel, claim that over the past 12 months there has been a 22% increase in bridging loan lending...

Sector data analysis and insight by Credas Technologies, the leading identity verification checks provider, shows that UK estate agents are contributing...

A study done by RIFT Tax Refunds has disclosed just how much the average person would need to see their pay...

Provider of retail financial product data, Moneyfacts, announced that although average rates have risen for a 10th consecutive month the average...

Recently, MPowered Mortgages, the fintech mortgage lender using AI to enhance the mortgage journey for homebuyers and re-mortgages, announced it has...

There has been some significant developments internally for Moneyfacts Analyser, the UK’s leading online residential mortgage analysis system. The recent update has...

Equity release allows the older generation to release some of the money from the value of their home through a series...

As interest and mortgage rates rise, mortgage providers are becoming stricter when it comes to who they will and will not...

The four-day work week has been a subject contemplated by many companies across the nation and Evolution Money has recently announced...

In this guest piece, Adrian Plant, director of Shared Ownership at Leaders Romans Group and Calum Toone, mortgage advisor at Mortgage Scout, delve into the...

A recent change in mortgage rules that required lenders to check whether homeowners could afford repayments at higher interest rates has...

The UK’s largest financial services review site, Smart Money People, announced that building societies remain the top-rated sector for broker satisfaction. Leek...

Last week (June 16), the Bank of England increased the base rate by 0.25%, up from 1.00% to 1.25%. In response, Moneyfacts.co.uk...

A portion of the market activity accounted for by foreign buyers has been in a slow decline since 2018, Credas Technologies,...

The UK property market recorded the highest ever number of anti-money laundering (AML) checks during the first quarter of 2022, a...

This story originally appeared on Estate Agent Today, but has been reproduced here in full for the benefit of Introducer Today...

This article originally appeared on Estate Agent Today last week, but is reproduced here in full as is likely to be...

Over the weekend, Nat Daniels - CEO of Angels Media, the founder of the Today sites - penned this piece in...

New research from Canopy reveals 10% of UK private renters have been unsuccessful in getting a mortgage, despite 80% never missing...

Almost a third of property professionals believe their own anti-money laundering (AML) procedures wouldn’t stand up to scrutiny, research from Credas...

Stipendum, the platform that aims to simplify life’s complex events, has released a number of top tips to help the nation’s...

Estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, has revealed the five biggest homebuyer turn-offs and how much money each of them...

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

Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has discovered that the vast majority of UK homebuyers want to see the practice of gazumping made...

When it comes to the money owed as a result of mortgage borrowing in the last 10 years, UK homebuyers have...