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Advisers have recently faced a relentless succession of challenges in the attempt to source consistent returns for clients in an environment...

A ‘highly unusual’ spike in mortgage searches and applications was seen in August, which increased its five-year average by a whopping...

United Trust Bank (UTB) has revealed the next set of mortgage product, criteria and technology enhancements as part of its Broker...

‘Interest-only loans’ have maintained their place in the top five most searched-for criteria in August after making their very first appearance...

The number of 40-year mortgages approved jumped over 20-fold in 2018, up from only 162 in 2017, according to ludlowthompson. The London...

Specialist banking group, Paragon, has reported a 16% increase in first-half mortgage lending to £834 million – up from £721 million...

The proportion of homeowners selling up increased in May, as sellers tried to secure offers before the housing market’s typical summer...

The majority (74%) of mortgage applications via intermediaries for first-time buyers resulted in a completion during Q4 2017, according to the...

Research from Mortgage Advice Bureau Swindon has found that it is cheaper for Swindon tenants to purchase a new property than...

The so-called Bank of Mum and Dad will lend 23% more funds in 2017, putting it on a par with the...

Property data firm Hometrack has been appointed by TSB to be its long-term partner for Automated Valuation Model (AVM) services. The analytics...

The number of properties available to buy through estate agents in March was the lowest level recorded for the third month...

HSBC has signed a one-year contract extension with property analytics business Hometrack, securing the delivery of valuation and risk services for...

As the supply/demand imbalance continues there is an average of 11 prospective buyers chasing every property for sale, according to NAEA...

The latest research from Connells Survey & Valuation has revealed that January saw an increase in the number of first-time buyers...

Data published this week by the Resolution Foundation confirms the continuation of the downward trend in home ownership in the UK.  Since 2003...

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

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...

The housing market could suffer from construction skills deficit and plunging rental demand if the UK votes to leave the EU...

The surge in buy-to-let transactions in the run-up to the stamp duty surcharge on 1 April has left first-time buyers facing...

The price of the average home in London broke through the £600,000 price barrier in April for the first time, Home values in...

Demand for UK property has dipped for the first time in 12 months in the latest sign of housing market weakness. However,...

UK house price growth slowed more than expected in the three months to April, further evidence of a slowing property market. House prices in...

The cost of servicing a mortgage for buyers with small deposits has fallen sharply over the past 12 months, according to...

New data showing a sharp decline in property affordability in the UK capital will put pressure on the new London mayor...

Two sets of industry data published yesterday suggest that house price growth is finally starting to slow. Nationwide's figures showed annual house price...

The supply of rental properties plunged in the run-up to the new stamp duty surcharge on 1 April and further falls are...

The number of properties for sale jumped by more than half in March as buy-to-let investors exited the market. Demand fell at the...

The Legal & General Mortgage Club delivered a record month in March with completions up 33% year-on-year. Total lending of £4.7bn was...

Brokers have welcomed latest Bank of England statistics that show a jump in mortgage approvals in February. The increase was partly down to...

Mortgage brokers and property experts are warning that the latest attempt to dampen the buy-to-let market could backfire. The Bank of England...

Chancellor George Osborne's forthcoming stamp duty surcharge will push up buy-to-let rental costs and trigger a decline in the supply of...

UK house prices continue to accelerate increasing by 7.9% in the year to January, up from 6.7% in December. Prices were driven...

The average price of a property coming to market in England and Wales has passed £300,000 for the first time. Asking prices...

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...

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...

Property experts have warned that Chancellor George Osborne's new Lifetime Isa will do nothing to solve housing supply and affordability problems. From April...

Chancellor George Osborne surprised many in the property industry by confirming that larger buy-to-let investors must pay the new 3% stamp duty...

The property industry is calling on Chancellor George Osborne to reform stamp duty and boost housing supply in Wednesday’s Budget, but...

April's forthcoming stamp duty surcharge on investors has brought the prime central London property market back from the dead. Property demand has...

Two new sets of figures show house prices continue to power upwards but property experts warn a slowdown could be in sight. The...

The supply of available housing has plunged to a new low while demand from buyers has surged in recent weeks. Housing supply...

The Brexit referendum is adding to housing market uncertainty which has seen a 2% drop in sales in major UK cities,...

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

The price of property coming to market has leapt by 2.90% this month pushing the average asking price to within a...

The flood of buy-to-let investors looking to beat the forthcoming 3% surcharge on stamp duty is driving house prices even higher...

The collapse in the supply of houses for sale has forced prices to new highs with an average increase of £3,500...

London property prices rose at double the pace of the rest of the UK last year, new figures show. Prices in the capital...

The supply of available housing has almost halved in 10 years while the number of buyers has steadily risen. This growing imbalance between...

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

Gross mortgage lending jumped 8% in 2015 to hit a better-than-forecast total of £220.3 billion. Lending in December totalled £19.9 billion, up 23% on...

The shortage of properties for sale has hit house purchase approvals which fell more than 3% in December. There were 68,218 house purchase...

Market confidence among intermediaries is at a record high due to rising prices, strong remortgage demand and healthy lender funding. The only...

The property market has made a bright start to 2016 with the average home coming to market priced £1,500 higher than...

Construction industry output fell by 0.5% in November to put even greater pressure on the UK housing market. The shortage of properties...

The number of first-time buyers topped 300,000 in 2015 for the second year in a row, new figures show. This is a...

Brokers say the housing market is "buzzing" as latest Halifax figures show activity rebounded in December. Prices rose 1.7% in December, reversing...

Continuing property growth will push prices beyond the reach of low to middle earners next year. 2016 will prove a growing struggle...

Letting agents are feeling increasingly pessimistic about the future for the buy-to-let market after the stamp duty surcharge comes into force...

The property market is set for a strong finish to 2015 after a healthy 8% rise in house purchase lending in...

The housing market is set for its strongest December since 2006 and next year should be equally buoyant, according to Rightmove. Asking...

Buy-to-let is in the line of fire again with reports that officials at the Basel Committee are looking to get tough on...

The mortgage market is enjoying a buoyant end to 2015 as two new sets of figures published yesterday show continuing strong...

House price growth will slow in 2016 as buyers struggle to get on the housing ladder and interest rates potentially rise,...

House sales to first time buyers accounted for nearly a third of total sales in October, the highest proportion since August...

Chancellor George Osborne's assault on the buy-to-let market yesterday could trigger a short-term “spree” as landlords rush to buy property before...

British buyers are "emboldened" in the London property market and now account for nearly eight out of 10 new sales. Overseas buyers account...

The number of new properties coming onto the market across the UK increased for the second consecutive month in October. Online estate...

UK house prices rose 9.7% in the year to October and should continue climbing over the coming year, according to the...

The London property market is the most overvalued in Europe and is at risk of a bubble due to "explosive price...

Loss of higher rate tax relief and tighter regulation on buy-to-let could harm tenants more than landlords by constraining the supply of rented...

Last month was the strongest September for home sales since 2007 as the property market enjoyed an Indian summer. The growth was largely...

House prices fell by nearly 1% in September as the annual pace of growth starts to ease off, new figures show. This...

Landlords have been warned of a sharp rise in sub-letting scams as sky-high demand for property gives unscrupulous tenants the opportunity to...

The price of property coming onto the market has hit a new high after the biggest September rise for 13 years. New...

UK house prices rose 9% in the past year after a strong summer that saw prices leap 3% between June and August,...

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...

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) is holding an interim conference to support the next set of changes that...

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...

House prices in England and Wales hit a post-crisis high in June with the average price rising to £181,619. That finally tops...

The number of house hunters has hit its highest level in 11 years while supply levels are continuing to fall. Sales to...

While the London housing market drove UK growth in 2014, the capital should underperform the rest of the country this year,...

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

The government and the Bank of England must not put too much of the blame for a lack of housing supply...

Demand for mortgage lending has risen to its highest level since the end of 2013, new figures from the Bank of...

Proposals announced last week by Chancellor George Osborne to reform the planning system in the UK may not do enough to...

Mortgage brokers and property companies have welcomed government proposals to overhaul Britain’s planning laws and increase housebuilding. Chancellor George Osborne announced on...

Changes announced in last week’s summer Budget could in fact make the UK’s shortage of housing even worse, according to a...

A lack of supply of homes has translated into rising housing market values according to the latest Halifax House Price Index. The...

Government plans to raise the inheritance tax (IHT) allowance could inflate the housing market by putting greater restrictions on the supply...

Brokers remain confident that house prices will continue to rise this year despite new figures showing a fall of 0.2% in June. The surprise price...

Landlord income from buy-to-let income is rising again as demand from tenants outstrips the plunging supply of rental property. The number of...

Help to Buy schemes have created 131 new homeowners every day since April 2013, Housing Minister Brandon Lewis has said. More than...

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

The property market shrugged off pre-election jitters to jump 1% in April, according to Nationwide. Experts say the housing market is now "a...