International buyers are slowly returning to the London property market after three consecutive years of declining market activity, research by debt...
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19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Despite a more lethargic pandemic property market performance, a recent study by debt advisory specialists, Henry Dannell, has analysed sold price...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

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

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

New research from sales optimisation platform, Unlatch, claims that new build homes are likely to sell 28 days faster compared to existing...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A new partnership between Hometrack and Mortgage Brain is set to provide a ‘game changing’ solution that streamlines and digitises the...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News

New research by sales optimisation platform, Unlatch, shows that within the new-build sector help to buy homes has declined. Since 2013 Help to...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

New-build homes are proving ever-popular among homebuyers, and the latest research by Unlatch has revealed where the nation’s demand for new-build homes...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Demand for chain-free homes has skyrocketed as buyers continue to pay a significant premium for a fast, efficient purchase, research from...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A study by Barrows and Forrester has uncovered how much UK homebuyers could save by buying a property at auction, as...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Recent property market analysis by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has found that Russian residential property purchases contributed...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A study by GetAgent.co.uk has shown how the nation’s property sellers could be left with a particularly sweet taste in their...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

New build transactions have fallen over the last year in cities and towns across England and Wales, according to a recent...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News

London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, recently revealed which boroughs in the capital have the highest levels of homebuyer...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

This week, Introducer Today takes a look at the latest mortgage news, from Aldermore’s expansion to support more brokers, to Roma...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Research from the property platform, Boomin, has discovered that living on a Valentine’s related road name could provide a substantial boost...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Retirement non-profit company Cognatum Estates provides advice for those who are considering selling and buying in later life. It is unquestionably a difficult...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

New-build sales optimisation platform, Unlatch, recently revealed that over the last year the new-build property stock currently listed on the market...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A study from London lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves uncovered which London boroughs have been the busiest in the past...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News

In the first mortgage roundup of 2022, Introducer Today takes a look at the latest mortgage news, from Landay’s bolstered Green...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Market analysis has revealed where house price growth could stutter should monthly interest payments start to climb as a result of...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A study by Henry Dannell, a specialist mortgage broker, has discovered how London remains the nation’s million-pound property market hotspot despite a...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

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

Bective, the sales, lettings and property management company, recently revealed how superstitions around the number 13 often lead to homebuyers paying less for properties. Traditionally it is considered to...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

London estate agent Bective recently conducted a property market analysis. The findings show that London ranks third place for the third-largest...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

New research from estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk has found out which street names have proved the most popular with homebuyers across...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Roma Finance has launched new bridging and development ranges with improved rates and enhanced criteria. The new bridging range, called RomaPrime, is...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Although record property sales and skyrocketing house prices have dominated the headlines, new figures suggest that the rosy picture of the...
15 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

Across England and Wales, many homebuyers have made use of the stamp duty holiday. The land tax discount encouraged many to...
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

New research from GetAgent has revealed which areas of the property market in England and Wales are seeing homes sell the...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has warned property agents are in serious danger of non-compliance with new regulations, unless they ditch documents...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Paymentshield is launching its first virtual conference of the year to help bring advisers together and create an opportunity for the...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The Nottingham has unveiled loan-to-value (LTV) limited company buy-to-let (BTL) fixed-rate products. The building society has announced four new two and five-year...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

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
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

Sales of holiday homes near the coast have surged over the past six months with holiday let mortgages for properties in...
08 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

The latest government Help to Buy (H2B) scheme could benefit over a half of all new-build homebuyers to get a foot...
25 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

Property buyers in certain cities could enjoy a hat-trick of savings via the stamp duty holiday, a reduced mortgage deposit requirement and...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The managing director of bespoke property search firm Index West Midlands says the government must urgently review the UK’s ‘outdated and...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Together has added its bridging products to Legal & General’s digital criteria service, designed to improve the process of...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Residential transactions across England and Wales fell by 41% in 2020 when compared to the previous year despite a boost in...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Nottingham has rolled out a new five-year fixed product as an option for people looking to remortgage in light of...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

As we leave behind one of the strangest years in memory, we anticipate starting fresh in 2021. With a buoyant housing...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Equity Release Supermarket (ERS) has reported the behavioural shifts and factors still influencing customers due to the ongoing effects of the...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

Like most industries impacted by the Covid pandemic, the world of bridging finance has experienced a contradictory, sometimes stormy and altogether...
02 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

Pepper Money has become the latest lender to go live on Affordability Hub, the affordability-based sourcing system from Mortgage Brain. Launched last...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Roma Finance has announced the expansion of its sales and relationship team, including the appointment of Laleta Buctkuar as key account...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

General Insurance (GI) provider Paymentshield is predicting a surge in the number of mortgage adviser firms appointing a GI specialist next...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has appointed Erica Pearce as head of intermediary relations to further extend its intermediary range. Pearce will oversee...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

Creating blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest task for mortgage professionals, particularly when you consider that client meetings, calls and...
30 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

Mortgage Magic, the customer relationship management (CRM) and mortgage management platform, has incorporated several of iPipeline’s webservice solutions into its broker...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Saffron for Intermediaries and MCI Mortgage Club have collaborated to offer club members access to the society’s range of specialist mortgage...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Equity release advisory firm Key has strengthened its estate planning team with the hire of Andrew Parkinson as head of sales...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgage broker CLS Money has partnered with FinTech specialist Nivo to provide its customers with a fully branded ‘white labelled’ app. The...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Responsible Life, a later life lending specialist, is reporting a 52% annual surge in lifetime mortgage sales, as retirees increasingly look...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Virgin Money has become the latest lender to join Lendex, the new multi-lender application and submission gateway from Mortgage Brain. Lendex allows...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Pure Retirement has decided to expand its ‘Classic Lifetime Mortgage’ range to a wider selection of the equity release market. The latest...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Knowledge Bank, a market-leading criteria search system, is expanding with the appointment of three new roles. An increasing number of mortgage brokers...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Pure Retirement has launched its latest tech innovation in a bid to simplify the adviser journey. Its new postcode finder tool enables...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgage Brain has confirmed that Nationwide Building Society has joined Lendex, its new multi-lender application and submission gateway. This latest integration will...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Lender has increased its loan-to-value (LTV) for capital-raising landlords from 65% to 75% on all remortgage products. The rise means...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Ipswich Building Society has appointed Charlotte Grimshaw who joins the senior management team as head of mortgage sales. Charlotte, who is CeMAP...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Just Mortgages continues its expansion and diversity drive by appointing its first financial services director, Kerry-Ann Davies. Davies brings 16 years of...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Just Mortgages has bolstered its client services team to drive increased remortgage and protection business for its brokers. Headed by operations manager...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Workers who received a festive bonus and are looking to purchase a property in 2020 could boost their borrowing power by...
16 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Eleven new brokers will begin training with Just Mortgages’ broker academy in the New Year. The new members will join the firm’s...
12 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The level of new-build properties being sold has picked up as we approach the end of the year, while sales across...
04 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A free pilot seminar has been launched to demonstrate how advisers can use websites and social media channels positively. Launched by financial...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Almost seven in 10 (67%) commercial mortgage brokers feel confident about the lending environment in 2020 despite the current political climate,...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Pure Retirement has partnered with My Care Consultant on its latest ‘CareBox’ programme. The project – aimed at financial services, professionals, financial...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Nearly a quarter (23%) of mortgage intermediaries expect that consumers will choose to bypass advice and arrange their mortgage directly with...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Independent equity release advisor Key has announced the expansion of its corporate business development team in response to growing industry demand. More...
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The Nottingham Building Society has added to its retirement interest-only (RIO) mortgage range to help with home ownership. Its two new offerings...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Newbury Building Society has introduced a video call mortgage advice system following a successful pilot. The ‘home-to-branch’ Skype-style system aims to enable...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Asset management specialist Spicerhaart Corporate Sales has joined forces with fact-finding experts Excel and UK law firm TLT to create an...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has increased its loan to income (LTI) multiplier across its residential range for applications where the...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of properties available in London under Help to Buy (HTB) has declined by 64% since 2017, according to modular...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Auxilium Partnership has announced that it will show intermediaries an alternative way of responding to their clients’ protection needs. The firm –...
11 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Fluent for Advisers has announced the appointment of two new Business Development Officers (BDOs) to its internal sales team, and a...
05 March 2019
From: Breaking News

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,...
12 February 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

Pepper Money has increased its sales support for brokers with the appointment of a new regional development manager for the North...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Insurance administrator Paymentshield has launched a free online guide for advisers to stimulate conversations that could result in increased business and...
17 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Average property prices in the three months to October were 1.5% higher than in the same three months a year ago,...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Pepper Money has appointed Phil Quinn to the new role of National Account Manager. Quinn will work with Pepper Money’s key distribution...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has removed any maximum age limit for the term end of its entire range of mortgages,...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A unique systems integration between Paymentshield and The Key has made it possible for mortgage advisers to gain instant access to...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Castle Trust has appointed Charissa Chang as business development manager (BDM) for the North. With over 17 years of experience working at...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Following its continued growth, Mortgage Brain has appointed three new members to its sales team. Josh Christie, Kosta Kostadinov and Sophia Smith...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Bluestone Mortgages has announced the launch of its new Help to Buy range which will cover the England and London schemes. Available...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Assetz Capital has agreed a deal with Connect for Intermediaries to be the first network that it distributes its products through. The...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Shawbrook has announced the additions of Amanda Meadows and Shrena Patel to the commercial mortgages sales team as business development managers...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The proportion of sales made to first-time buyers rose by five percentage points to 29% in June, the highest figure recorded...
09 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Accord Mortgages’ national intermediary sales manager, David Robinson, is set to leave the company at the end of July. Having been with...
20 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The national month-on-month figures for new listings ‘for sale’ reached 9.4%, while the amount of properties sold sat at 6.2% in...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The proportion of homeowners selling up increased in May, as sellers tried to secure offers before the housing market’s typical summer...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News

UK lenders were given an insight into Mortgage Brain’s vision and technology strategy for the next generation at three exclusive events...
21 June 2018
From: Breaking News

UK mortgage advisers Just Mortgages grew from 13 brokers at the start of 2017 to 81 by the end of the...
16 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Kensington Mortgages and New Street Mortgages have announced a successful market launch into Scotland. While Kensington now offers an extensive range of...
16 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Shawbrook Bank has appointed Phill Tyson as head of credit, residential lending – further strengthening its residential mortgage team. Having been with...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News

It's only right and proper that as a mortgage adviser you spend most of your time helping your clients buy or...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Kent Reliance has announced three new appointments, which it says will help it cope with increased demand from brokers. The firm, which...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Accord Mortgages has launched interest only repayment options to its residential mortgage range. New borrowers seeking up to 75% loan-to-value...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist property finance lender LendInvest has announced its new buy-to-let (BTL) loan products for the specialist lending market. Targeted at professional property...
21 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched an online buy-to-let (BTL) calculator for landlords and lower reference rates for like-for-like BTL...
31 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Foundation Home Loans has announced multiple new appointments to its senior team, with more to follow. Andrew Ferguson is now...
24 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Mortgage Brain has launched a new version of the Key, the company’s POS and CRM system, offering customers a streamlined service...
24 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Advice has surfaced from Accord Mortgages on how brokers can reduce house sales delays caused by property valuation set-backs during autumn. Recently,...
17 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Fresh data from UK Finance has found that borrowing and lending for house sales increased in both value and volume in...
17 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Bluestone Mortgage has announced the launch of a new facility from National Australia Bank (NAB) with funding provided by...
12 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Mortgage Brain has strengthened its integrated second charge sourcing capability by expanding the Master Brokers accessible to network companies, as well...
12 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Vida Homeloans has attracted £1.6 billion decisions in principle (DIPs) and £800 million in applications one year after launching its specialist...
06 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Free legal assistance is still a popular option among the majority of borrowers remortgaging with Accord Mortgages. Figures from the lender show...
02 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Accord Mortgages is offering its lowest ever two-year fixed rate at 80% loan-to-value (LTV) with a 0.99% two-year fixed rate mortgage...
25 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Half of BTL brokers still unware of upcoming PRA changes Just over half (54%) of brokers believe that they fully understand what...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Bluestone Mortgages has announced the appointment of Steve Seal as director of sales and distribution as part of its...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Figures from Accord Mortgages show a jump in remortgage applications over the summer, with borrowers grabbing competitive mortgage deals ahead of...
08 September 2017
From: Breaking News

New data from mortgage lender, Vida Homeloans, found more first-time buyers are seeking lenders for deals that cater to their needs...
08 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Pepper Homeloans has been appointed to the mortgage lender panel of Intrinsic Network. Intrinsic will market Pepper Homeloans’ full range of residential...
25 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Accord Mortgages has revealed competitive remortgage options with a £495 fee and the benefit of additional features. The new products from the...
25 August 2017
From: Breaking News

OneSavings Bank (OSB) has announced its new lending criteria for portfolio landlords to help brokers prepare for the PRA Phase 2...
21 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Legal & General Home Finance has become the biggest provider of lifetime mortgages in the first half of this year (H1). The...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has become the latest network to be added to the Mortgage Lender’s distribution panel. Brian Murphy, head of...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Annette Tilbury has been added to the Foundation Home Loans team as Regional Area Manager for the South East. Having previously worked...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Furness Building Society (FBS) has confirmed the launch of its improved product range with new competitive discount and tracker products. These new...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News

First Complete and Pink have revealed that their mortgage, protection and general insurance sales all reached record highs in 2017. The two...
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of properties available to buy through estate agents in March was the lowest level recorded for the third month...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Research carried out by Equifax Touchstone, analysing the intermediary marketplace, has revealed that Northern Ireland had the highest regional mortgage sales...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The partnership between TMA Mortgage Club and Mortgage Brain has been extended, with TMA committing to offer Mortgage Brain's latest technology...
27 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist mortgage lender Magellan Homeloans has appointed Pauline Hibbert as Regional Sales Manager. Once in post, she will have responsibility for...
10 March 2017
From: Breaking News

First Complete and Pink are calling on mortgage brokers to update their landlord clients on buy-to-let tax changes coming into force...
03 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist mortgage lender Magellan Homeloans has announced it will distribute its full range of mortgage products through the specialist distributor and...
03 March 2017
From: Breaking News

As the supply/demand imbalance continues there is an average of 11 prospective buyers chasing every property for sale, according to NAEA...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Members of the PMS Mortgage Club will have access to Magellan Homeloans full range of products, after an agreement was reached...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A fall in the mean average value of leads from SMEs in the first six weeks of 2017 seems to suggest...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Bridging lender Mint Bridging has appointed Sinead Moynihan as its Head of Sales. She will be based at the company’s head...
17 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Pepper Homeloans is to market its specialist mortgage products via The Mortgage Alliance (TMA). TMA’s brokers will have full access to Pepper...
15 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Precise Mortgages has announced the appointment of Dan Watson to its sales team. Watson will work predominantly in the South...
03 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Steve Seal has been promoted by lender Kent Reliance to Head of Sales with immediate effect, as a direct reward for...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Sourcing systems have been around for so long now that it's easy to think they have the same features and capabilities...
08 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Tipton has launched a new shared ownership range, including mortgages available throughout England and Wales up to 90% of the share...
11 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The winner of Furness Building Society's Euro 2016 football predictor for intermediaries has been announced. Jerome De Jonk of Lighthouse Wealth has...
14 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Average house prices dipped by 0.4% between April and May, according to the latest figures from estate agents Your Move and...
17 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A Euro 2016 football predictor for intermediaries has been launched by Furness Building Society. The winner will receive a prize of £250...
10 June 2016
From: Breaking News

House prices in the three months to May were 9.2% higher than in the same three months a year earlier, according...
08 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Pepper Homeloans have added Ryan Brailsford to their team as Regional Development Manager for the North. Brailsford, whose role involves...
08 June 2016
From: Breaking News

House prices in Greater London have topped £600,000 for the first time ever, new figures show. Prices increased by 14.9% over the...
03 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Kent Reliance has launched a new mortgage retention product that pays a broker procuration fee. The lender, part of specialist lending group...
02 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let investors have started selling off properties as Chancellor George Osborne's tax crackdown begins to bite. Demand is also likely to fall...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

TMA has launched a new general insurance proposition that lets advisers quote and apply for residential household insurance from a panel...
31 May 2016
From: Breaking News

First-time buyer sales soar last month as landlords abandoned the market following the introduction of the new stamp duty surcharge on 1...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let mortgage sales surged by 163% in the year to March as landlords raced to beat the new stamp duty surcharge...
18 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The price of the average home in London broke through the £600,000 price barrier in April for the first time, Home values in...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Demand for UK property has dipped for the first time in 12 months in the latest sign of housing market weakness. However,...
12 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Cash is now king in the prime London market with six out of 10 of purchases made by investors or second-home...
27 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Magellan Homeloans is offering brokers the opportunity to book a one-to-one consultation session at the trade shows, conferences and events it is...
26 April 2016
From: Breaking News

March saw a significant slump in buy-to-let activity with sales falling 26.2% compared to February. The fall of £1.04 billion came despite an expected last-minute...
25 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Private Finance is recruiting experienced mortgage brokers and support staff to develop its association with Strutt & Parker. The two have worked...
19 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let investors are said to be "storming the housing market" as estate agents report an increase in the numbers trying to...
30 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Intermediary mortgage sales exceeded all expectations in February to hit the highest level since the 2008 market crash. Residential and buy-to-let sales...
23 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Chancellor George Osborne's eighth Budget delivered another blow to buy-to-let investors by excluding property from cuts to capital gains tax (CGT) rates. Investors...
17 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The property industry is calling on Chancellor George Osborne to reform stamp duty and boost housing supply in Wednesday’s Budget, but...
15 March 2016
From: Breaking News

More than 150,000 people have become homeowners through the Government’s flagship Help to Buy housing scheme. New official figures show that 80%...
11 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The pace of house price growth has doubled due to a boom in buy-to-let sales ahead of April's stamp duty surcharge, new...
10 March 2016
From: Breaking News

House prices leapt by 2.5% in January to mark the biggest monthly upswing for 14 years, Land Registry figures show. The average...
29 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The Brexit referendum is adding to housing market uncertainty which has seen a 2% drop in sales in major UK cities,...
26 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Accord Mortgages and Leeds Building Society have launched new five-year fixed-rate mortgages with added incentives. Intermediary-only lender Accord’s deals are aimed at borrowers...
17 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Legal & General Mortgage Club has posted 15% sales growth to make 2015 another record year. It pinned its £46 billion of sales...
15 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The flood of buy-to-let investors looking to beat the forthcoming 3% surcharge on stamp duty is driving house prices even higher...
12 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The housing market has been given a one-off boost from the surge in buy-to-let lending triggered by April’s tax changes. New figures show that...
11 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Fears of an affordability crisis are likely to grow as new figures show property prices increasing at twice the pace of...
11 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Demand for property in London continues to soar as buyers rush to beat April's forthcoming stamp duty surcharge on investment properties. Both new buyer registrations...
10 February 2016
From: Breaking News

House prices in England and Wales have risen by nearly £18,000 in the last year, an average rise of nearly £1,500...
14 January 2016
From: Breaking News

First Complete has started its series of country-wide roadshows which aim to encourage brokers to develop and share best practice. Its “kick...
12 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of first-time buyers topped 300,000 in 2015 for the second year in a row, new figures show. This is a...
11 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Brokers say the housing market is "buzzing" as latest Halifax figures show activity rebounded in December. Prices rose 1.7% in December, reversing...
08 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Mortgage sales through intermediaries have disappointed for the second consecutive month, new figures show. Total mortgage sales have fallen by 8.4% last...
23 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Higher stamp duty on £1 million plus properties has hit growth in prime central London and pushed it to the fringes...
22 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The UK housing market is in for a bumpy ride next year as new property taxes hit sales and prices. Higher stamp...
22 December 2015
From: Breaking News

House prices in England and Wales jumped £16,446 in the last year to hit a new record high of £290,640. This is...
10 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The typical home buyer approximately £4,500 better-off due to last year’s stamp duty changes. Chancellor George Osborne reformed the “slab system” of...
08 December 2015
From: Breaking News

House sales to first time buyers accounted for nearly a third of total sales in October, the highest proportion since August...
01 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Life remains tough for first-time buyers with a shock fall in completions in the three months to October. The new figures underline the...
27 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Mortgage brokers have attacked the Chancellor’s "truly aggressive attack" on buy-to-let in his Autumn Statement and Spending Review yesterday. George Osborne punished...
26 November 2015
From: Breaking News

British buyers are "emboldened" in the London property market and now account for nearly eight out of 10 new sales. Overseas buyers account...
19 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Two new sets of figures published today showing the housing market firing on all cylinders into the autumn. House in England and...
12 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Members of Legal & General’s Mortgage Club now have direct access to Kent Reliance’s mortgage range. Kent Reliance, the specialist intermediary lender...
11 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Chancellor George Osborne is under attack by critics who claim his recent stamp duty overhaul which has hit property sales and slashed revenues from...
09 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Broker-only lender Accord and Coventry for Intermediaries are the latest to cut mortgage rates as the lender price war continues. Accord is...
05 November 2015
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Just Mortgages has launched a specialist new homes division. The New Homes Division will cover the whole of England and Wales, launching with...
04 November 2015
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Brokers have enjoyed boom year in the buy-to-let market with intermediary mortgage sales surging more than 30% to nearly £30 billion. That overshadows healthy growth of...
30 October 2015
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The average London house price has leapt 9.6% in a year to £499,997 as the capital's market springs back to life. This reverses the recent...
29 October 2015
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Equity release has posted the biggest quarterly rise for 11 years as over-55s withdraw a record £5 million of housing wealth...
27 October 2015
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First-time buyers accounted for 29% of total sales in September, a rise of 45% compared to August. The National Association of Estate...
27 October 2015
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There has been a sharp fall in sales of million pound houses as the top end of the property market continues...
26 October 2015
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There is further evidence of a slowdown at the top of the market as the pace of house price growth in...
23 October 2015
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Last month was the strongest September for home sales since 2007 as the property market enjoyed an Indian summer. The growth was largely...
09 October 2015
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The property industry has warned that Prime Minister David Cameron's plan to build 200,000 new starter homes won't be enough to keep...
08 October 2015
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Two new sets of figures published today show that September was another buoyant month for the housing market. There was a 20% year-on-year...
08 October 2015
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Landlords have been warned of a sharp rise in sub-letting scams as sky-high demand for property gives unscrupulous tenants the opportunity to...
06 October 2015
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Changes to the stamp duty system introduced at the end of last year have led to a slowdown in sales of...
02 October 2015
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Buy-to-let sales through intermediaries have soared over the last year as the sector continues to boom. Sales in August 2015 were up...
25 September 2015
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First-time buyers enjoy their strongest summer on record as sales picked up 25% in the aftermath of the general election. There were...
25 September 2015
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Residential housing market activity defied the summer slowdown to post strong growth in August. The latest HMRC Property Transactions figures for August 2015...
23 September 2015
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NatWest Intermediary Solutions is reducing rates on a number of higher-LTV residential mortgages in its broker portfolio from today. It will also...
18 September 2015
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Two new surveys published today show that the property market scaled new highs yet again in August. The RICS UK Residential Market...
10 September 2015
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The prime central London property market has endured a "subdued summer" after the excitement of recent years. Annual price growth of 1.7%...
09 September 2015
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One in five older people are considering downsizing but are being put off by a lack of homes and the cost...
07 September 2015
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House prices now cost six times income even in the most affordable regions of England and Wales as the affordability crisis worsens. In...
03 September 2015
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The number of first-time buyer sales rose nearly 5% in July to hit the highest figure since the recession. There were 29,700...
28 August 2015
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NatWest Intermediary Solutions will be increasing its mortgage rates by up to 14 basis points (bps) amid signs that rates are...
28 August 2015
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The number of house hunters in July hit the highest level in almost 11 years after leaping 5% in a month. The supply of available...
25 August 2015
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Four out of five new mortgages are fixed rates as borrowers increasingly turn their back on tracker deals. Borrowers are also fixing for...
14 August 2015
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Last month was the strongest July for home sales since 2007 with a rise of 13% on June to 90,000. This is the first time...
13 August 2015
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Two new sets of figures show the prime London property market has slumped in recent months after years of surging ahead. Analysis...
13 August 2015
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Investors have strengthened their grip on the prime central London property market and are now responsible for more than four out...
06 August 2015
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Property sales in prime central London property sales have been hit by stamp duty reforms with no sign of an immediate recovery. In...
04 August 2015
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House prices in England and Wales hit a post-crisis high in June with the average price rising to £181,619. That finally tops...
29 July 2015
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The number of house hunters has hit its highest level in 11 years while supply levels are continuing to fall. Sales to...
28 July 2015
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Lender Kensington Mortgages has revealed details of a new range of loans aimed at landlords. The company said it was removing minimum...
16 July 2015
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House prices in the UK climbed solidly in May as a result of the certainty provided by the General Election result,...
15 July 2015
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The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has reported that nearly two thirds of businesses are operating with cash reserves of under...
25 June 2015
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Large loans: a user’s guide For those with less experience handling large loans, they can at first be a daunting prospect. This...
25 June 2015
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Mortgage sourcing systems – it’s all about accuracy Since the first mortgage sourcing system was built in 1986, their capabilities, not to...
25 June 2015
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As UK house prices reach new records and the price for an average London property crosses £500k, you might wondering whether...
25 June 2015
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Recent figures show that the UK is currently facing a housing shortage, with the lowest number of properties available for sale...
25 June 2015
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Help to Buy schemes have created 131 new homeowners every day since April 2013, Housing Minister Brandon Lewis has said. More than...
19 June 2015
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Buy-to-let lending grew at more than 12 times the pace of the residential market in the first quarter of this year. While buy-to-let...