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

The number of mortgages offered to home buyers went up from 49,300 in November to 50,500 in December, against the normal...

Knight Frank says a reduction in mortgage costs as early as February - or perhaps more likely in Q2 next year...

New data from Experian reveals that one in four mortgages lent to those under 30 now have a term of 35...

Despite the housing market slowdown, brokers are being warned that the autumn months of September, October and November have typically seen...

The Bank of England says net mortgage approvals decreased from 54,600 in June to 49,400 in July, although approvals for remortgaging slightly increased...

Pepper Advantage, a global credit intelligence company with over $60 billion in assets under management, has published a gloomy report on...

LMS’ Monthly Remortgage Snapshot for April  showed £300 increases for remortgagers last month. Key findings: £300 average monthly payment increase for those who...

New seller asking prices rise by just 0.2% (+£890) this month to £366,247, which is notably lower than the average increase...

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

House Buyer Bureau reveal that transactions could drop by 17% in spring 2023 next year. The property purchasing specialist claim that the...

The colder months are already creeping up on the nation which means that doing some patchwork around the house could make...

As the weather begins to warm up, many will be starting to think about giving their homes a seasonal spring clean....

A study by GetAgent.co.uk has found the cost of buying a property across one of the nation’s festive road names, with a...

First-time buyers and others with small deposits took a greater share of the market last month than in August, according to...

Commercial Trust Limited is urging landlords to speak with specialist buy-to-let mortgage broker firms as many are considering remortgaging options once...

The Mortgage Hut has seen a year on year rise of 30% in mortgage applications in August despite the traditional seasonal...

Research carried out by Equifax Touchstone, analysing the intermediary marketplace, has revealed that Northern Ireland had the highest regional mortgage sales...

House prices in the three months to May were 9.2% higher than in the same three months a year earlier, according...

Residential property transactions plunged by almost half in April in the wake of a bumper March. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell by 45.2% last...

The surging remortgaging sector has helped to offset April's seasonal housing market slowdown, new figures show. Total valuations carried out in April rose...

The number of people buying their first home has grown almost 7% over the past year despite growing concerns over affordability. The...

Gross mortgage lending in February hit its highest level for eight years after leaping 30% year-on-year. Lending totalled £17.6 billion which marks a fall from £18.5...

The supply of rental properties has fallen to its lowest level for a year and experts warn the Chancellor's tax crackdown...

New figures show the housing market defying the traditional seasonal slowdown in December as mortgage approvals hit a two-year high. The number of...

The housing market is facing a buy-to-let "storm" as investors rush to buy property before the stamp duty surcharge comes into...

Average UK rents climbed 3.8% in 2015, twice as fast as wages, new research shows. This was largely down to the housing...

Mortgage approvals for house purchases rose again in November as the market defied a seasonal winter slowdown. Loan approvals for house purchases...

October saw a sharp seasonal fall in remortgaging with a 21% drop compared to September. But remortgaging activity still soared 53% in...

November has seen the smallest seasonal drop in new seller asking prices since 2011, setting the scene for higher prices in...

There is further evidence of a slowdown at the top of the market as the pace of house price growth in...

The property market continued to tick over in September with activity up 5.4% on the same month last year. There were 106,030...

UK housing market activity climbed to its highest level for six months in September. The total number of property valuations was also the...

Residential housing market activity defied the summer slowdown to post strong growth in August. The latest HMRC Property Transactions figures for August 2015...

Residential property transactions fell by 4% between June and July, according to new figures from HM Revenue & Customs. July's seasonally-adjusted figures...

The property market is enjoying its strongest August since the financial crisis with a far lower seasonal fall in prices than usual. Prices fell just...

Lloyds Bank is looking to spread some early seasonal cheer with its latest remortgage offer. It will refund a standard monthly mortgage...

A sharp drop in new property supply is forcing house prices ever higher with the average asking price now just a...

The price of property coming to market has surged to an all-time high after rising nearly £8,500 in a month. The average...