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![Mortgage-backed transactions still far below normal](/upload/images/Introducer%20.png)
Mortgage-backed housing sales volumes over the last three months are still some 49% below this time last year. A new analysis by...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Lending plummets to 30-month low - but Better To Come](/upload/images/shutterstock_2048038904%20-%20Copy.jpg)
Total mortgage lending sat at just £50.5 billion during the first quarter of 2024, the lowest level seen since interest rates...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage market will see off General Election instability - expert's view](/upload/images/24%2006%2010%20%2005.jpg)
The mortgage market is resilient enough to endure temporary political uncertainty created by next month’s General Election. That’s the view of Jonathan...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage lending plummets ahead of expected summer surge](/upload/images/24%2004%2024%20%2004.jpg)
Mortgage lending has fallen by -28.6% in the past year, according to a new analysis. Octane Capital analysed gross mortgage lending data*...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Broker industry revenue set to pass £2.5 billion by 2030](/upload/images/24%2004%2024%2005.jpg)
Jonathan Samuels, chief executive of Octane Capital, believes that with the property market now showing early signs of a return to...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Most activity down to remortgagers not buyers - analysis](/upload/images/24%2002%2028%20%2005.jpg)
Remortgagers, not buyers, are fuelling the increase in mortgage industry activity. That’s the view of Octane Capital following an analysis of Bank...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Worst Case Scenario - mortgage costs up hundreds per year](/upload/images/24%2002%2021%20%2004.jpg)
A specialist lender claims that first-time buyers could see annual mortgage costs climb by £398 per year, while landlords suffer a...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Octane Capital issues a brutal warning on mortgage rates](/upload/images/240214%2005%20%20by%20Jonathan%20Samuels.jpg)
By Jonathan Samuels, chief executive of specialist property lender Octane Capital, writes: The Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates on...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords hit hard by Soaring Mortgage Costs - new data](/upload/images/24%2001%2003%20%2004.jpg)
Monthly interest costs have surged by 283 per cent since 2021 for landlords using interest-only mortgages, research shows. Octane Capital compared rates...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Falling swap rates indicate lower mortgage rates - eventually](/upload/images/23%2012%2020%203.jpg)
Mortgage rates are predicted to fall next year as lenders take advantage of cheaper funding, after figures show that average swap...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let arrears double in 12 months](/upload/images/23%2012%2013%202.jpg)
Cases of buy-to-let arrears have doubled in a single year, according to a new analysis. The research, from Octane Capital, analysed quarterly...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Google search topics reveal growing worries about repossessions](/upload/images/23%2012%2013%203.jpg)
Homeowners are increasingly researching into mortgage repossessions online, signalling that many are worried about falling behind on their payments. The research by...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let landlords reduce borrowing amidst rising rates](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2015%201%20shutterstock_1640429362.jpg/23%2011%2015%201%20shutterstock_1640429362__400x267.jpg)
The nation’s landlords are responding to higher levels of mortgage interest rates by cutting their borrowing. The research comes from specialist property...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Approval Totals Braced For Double Digit Fall in 2023](/upload/images/23%2008%2014%20%202.png)
A new analysis suggests that mortgage approval levels will decline by 11 per cent annually come the end of 2023. Octane Capital...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage brokerage industry growth defies cooling market](/upload/images/3-MortgageRates1.png)
A new analysis shows that the UK's mortgage brokerage market is projected to grow this year despite ongoing economic insecurity. Octane Capital...
08 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage approvals down 20% year on year, but sunnier days ahead](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageApplication_400x310.png)
The latest market analysis by specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital, reveals that recent uncertainty in the property market during the...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage products drop by 41% this Christmas](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated_400x310.png)
A new mortgage market analysis by Octane Capital claims that the number of mortgage products available have dropped 41%, compared to...
13 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage approvals predicted to drop by 13% for residential property purchases](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/FinanceCalculator-400x310.png)
Octane Capital expects the total level of UK mortgage approvals to be 1.570 million by the end of 2022. That is...
22 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Billion Pound Industry - UK mortgage broker sector to value £2 billion by 2025](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated_400x310.png)
Property lending experts, Octane Capital, claim the UK’s mortgage brokerage market is estimated to increase by 12%. That would mean the industry...
18 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property forecast - mortgage repayments are predicted to rise by £300 per month](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceRising_400x310.png)
New research by specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital, shows that monthly mortgage payments could increase by £300 each month. Homebuyers coming to...
06 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Devastating hit for homebuyers as mortgage costs climb](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MortgageStatement-400x310.png)
As governmental changes sweep through the nation, countless elements within the property sector have been affected, including mortgages. Market analysis by specialist...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight - is the pandemic property market boom fizzling out?](/upload/images/Coronavirus/CoronavirusLockdown-400x310.jpg)
Despite a strong start of the house price growth this year, the latest analysis from specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital,...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage roundup – and the market continues to thrive…](/upload/images/Site%20logos/MortgageRoundup-400x310.png)
Introducer Today returns with a bumper mortgage roundup, this time featuring the latest industry views on mortgage approvals, new and extended...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Are mortgage approvals set to soar in 2022? Studies point to yes](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/TenancyDeposit-400x310.png)
Mortgage approval levels could climb right through until Christmas as the pandemic property market boom shows little sign of slowing, new...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - rental stock drops below pre-pandemic levels](/upload/images/library/HousingMarketStockImage-2-400x310.jpg)
New research from property lending expert, Octane Capital, has revealed that rental market stock levels have plummeted across the major cities in...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - UK the world’s 4th largest rental market](/upload/images/library/UK-US-Flags-400x310.jpg)
Property lending expert, Octane Capital, recently released new findings about the global total volume of privately rented properties. The research concludes that the...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Housing equity hotspots - Britain’s most valuable property market revealed](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-NEW-400x310.jpg)
A study from specialist property lending firm, Octane Capital, estimates that homeowners across England have accumulated over £2.547 trillion worth of equity within...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let sector has increased by £239bn since 2017](/upload/images/library/BuytoLet3-400x310.jpg)
New research conducted by the property lending experts, Octane Capital, claims that over the last five years the buy-to-let sector has...